Student-led Staff Awards: Beyond a Popularity Contest

“Last year she took me out of a lecture and realised that something was different, she encouraged me to go see the student counsellor, and took time out of her free time to help me in anyway I needed.

She encouraged me to carry on university next year, and I believe that if she hadn't took the time to personally help me then I would have dropped out of university.”

Vice President Academic Representation 16/17

Edge Hill Students’ Union

vpacademicrep@edgehill.ac.uk

01695 657 311

Student-led Staff Awards: Beyond a Popularity Contest

Background

National Union of Students (NUS) and Higher Education Academy (HEA) introduced a project offering SUs the chance to apply for funding for their project

The Future

We produced a collaborative submission with the Dean of Teaching and Learning Development pledging to use it for marketing

Staff Awards not Teaching Awards

Best practice resources are produced for circulation

Findings are presented at relevant boards and committees

EHSU will continue to work with the Centre for Learning and Teaching to make best use of valuable data

Nominations

Further Plans

EHSU was awarded the £1000 and joined the first cohort of SUs to take on the project through the grant

Overview

2011/12 – 166 nominations

2012/13 – 708 nominations

2013/14 – 1,029 nominations

2014/15 – 854 nominations

2015/16 – 469 nominations

How did we market the event, using our grant?

Graphic designer produced new branding

Sponsored social media

door hangers in halls

Bunting around campus

Posters & flyers

Annual Awards Evening

Nominations open throughout the year

Videos interviews with awards winners and their nominees

• Background
• How it works
• Thematic analysis
• The future

What do students value in personal tutors?

What do the awards in SLSAs do?

What do students value in support staff?

Engage

students

What do students value in lecturers?

Identify what excellence means to students

Recognise and reward excellence

Collect data for dissemination of best practice

Awards Available

Course team of the Year

Inspirational Lecturer of the Year

Personal Tutor of the Year

Most Engaging Module of the Year

The Sustainability Award

Above & Beyond - Teaching

Above & Beyond - Support

How it works

Rachel Arland

Edge Hill University

What do students value in lecturers, personal tutors, and support staff?

1. Students nominate staff via an online form

2. Faculty Reps and VP Academic Representation sit on a shortlisting committee -

shortlisting is based on quality over quantity

3. VP Academic Representation alongside Directorate choose the winners

Reward & Recognition

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EHSU give staff a certificate of recognition, with an extract from their nomination

Winners are given their awards at graduation, in front of their peers, the students and their parents

The institution gives a £500 personal development grant to award winners