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This Month's Students' Union Updates...
"I’m Leo, the Students' Union President at The Sheffield College and I recently attended the National Union of Students National Conference in Blackpool. I was joined by Bianca, Patience and Freyjah, who are all part of the Students' Union Officers team."
What is the NUS National conference?
"The National Union of Students is the collective of Students' Unions from across the UK. They campaign and advocate on behalf of students. the National Conference is a place where all the Student Unions who are under NUS come together to propose policies which NUS should focus on over the next year. These are then voted on by attendees and (if passed) NUS then campaigns to the Government, universities and colleges on these issues."
What was discussed?
"This year 5 policies were debated on, these include:
Campaign for International Student Equality
For our Future: Reform to NUS democracy and organising
Funding, Food & Shelter: Defending Students' Right to Basic Human Rights
Increased Further Education representation (this is students on courses levels 1-3) in NUS so that challenges faced are better recognised and addressed
Solidarity with the people of Palestine and preserving the student movement"
What was the experience like?
"It was definitely worth all the travel and I loved attending! It was so inspiring to see how to passionate everyone is about their different policies, issues students are facing and what NUS should do to help resolve these issues.
I was one of the policy proposers for the Further Education policy, so spoke in front of over 600 people on the importance of better representation of College students and the issues they face!
I met loads of amazing and lovely people who I now feel I have an amazing relationship with. I met representatives from National Association of Apprentices, Dudley College, Leeds Trinity, Cardiff Univiersity, University of Glasglow, and many many more."
What were the results?
"Every single policy passed this year and It was so inspiring to see each and everyone working together to make this happen, I’m looking forward to seeing these changes. More information on this past year's policies can be found here - this will soon be updated with the new ones that have just been voted in."
Local Elections 2024 - don't forget to vote!
Local Elections we be held across the UK on Thursday 2nd May. In Sheffield, residents will be electing local councillors, as well as voting for the Mayor of South Yorkshire.
There are also many other local elections taking place across the country, so no matter where you live, have a look below to see what election may be taking place in your area. You can do this here
One of the key values that The Sheffield College encourages among students is ‘Active Citizenship’ both within and outside of the College. Voting in elections is a key way to be an active citizen and have your say in democratic processes that will affect you. It is also great practice for the upcoming General Election.
Please use the PowerPoint below to learn more about the upcoming elections, making sure you have a correct form of ID to vote, and as a reminder for the importance of voting!
Any questions, please contact studentvoice@sheffcol.ac.uk
Happy voting!
Are you looking for a full-time job? Why not apply for one of the Students' Union's roles?!
The college Students' Union is ran by a group of student volunteers as well as a paid Students' Union President and Deputy President.
We are recruiting now to fill these roles - students will also be able to vote in an election to appoint these positions.
So if you are passionate about improving student experience, want to learn a variety of skills and get an insight into the ways the College is run, why not apply?
Click below to view job descriptions and apply - or email studentsunion@sheffcol.ac.uk if you have any questions!
Students' Union Clubs & Societies
Ran by our Students' Union President Leo, and our LGBT+ Officer Freyjah, the LGBT+ Society is a safe, social space for students to get to know each other and chat about experiences and topics that they feel passionate about. All are welcome!
For City Campus:
You can join the Google Classroom for more updates and information, with the code: gxyrd33
It will take place every Thursday 1-2pm, rooms vary so please join the Google Classroom for room numbers.
For Hillsborough Campus:
You can join the Google Classroom for more updates and information, with the code: dxhfosh
It will take place every Thursday 12-1pm in room E123
We will continue hosting our Well-Being Cafès, offering a space for students to gather, meet, make new friends and do some mindful craft activities and games. These are open to everyone, and can even just be used if you want a quieter place to sit and eat your lunch and chat.
These will be ran by our wonderful Students' Union Vice President, Sharon. She had this to say about the Cafès:
"I got involved in the Students' Union to make a difference .
The Well-Being Cafès are good for students from different walks of life to get together and relax. Students can attend, to put their classes to one side, do something different over lunchtime and meet new people."
They will be every Wednesday 1:30-2:30pm, in the room at the LRC at City campus.
We are currently planning sessions at Hillsborough campus, please email us at studentsunion@sheffcol.ac.uk if you are interested in this.
Favour and Leo (our Black Students' Officer and SU President) have set up a Book Club in collaboration with the College libraries.
This will be a place where students can select books to read as a group, and then come together to discuss the book. It will be a great place to socialise, talk about books you have been reading and exchange book recommendations.
This will start on Thursday 1st February and run once a month in the Study Room in the City LRC.
We are looking at expanding this to other campuses - let us know if you want to see it at your campus by emailing studentsunion@sheffcol.ac.uk
After the success of last year's British Sign Language Basics sessions, they are back again.
Taught by a student, they will take place every Monday 12:30-1pm in room C106 at Hillsborough campus.
This is a great opportunity to have so fun, learn something new and make friends - all welcome!
Save the Date - Sheffield College Pride 2024
The College will be running Pride events open to all students on Wednesday 19th June at City campus and Thursday 20th June at Hillsborough campus. More information will be shared via email and on social media soon so make sure you are following!
These events are a collaboration of staff and students, so if you want to get involved and have ideas, please email studentsunion@sheffcol.ac.uk
Opportunity to contribute suggestions and improvements to the College canteens
Staff who manage the College refectories and food outlets have lots of plans for improving the spaces and how they run. They want to make sure these improvements are ones that come from students too, and so are running focus groups to discuss suggestions.
This is a great opportunity to have a say on how the canteens and the spaces are run and will be really valuable to help guide decisions being made - so join us on one of the following days:
Olive Grove campus - Wednesday 8th May, 12:45-1:15pm in room ET112
City campus - Wednesday 8th May, 1:30-2pm in the refectory (canteen)
Hillsborough campus - Friday 10th May, 12:30-1pm in the Innovation Suite (S225)
Please email studentvoice@sheffcol.ac.uk if you have any questions
Free Carbon Literacy Training for Sheffield College Students!
The College is offering free Carbon Literacy® Training for students who are interested in and passionate about sustainability. Carbon Literacy is relevant climate change learning that leads to positivity and action towards reducing carbon emissions. A Carbon Literate citizen understands how climate change will affect them and the people around them. A Carbon Literate citizen has acquired the knowledge and skills to develop their own responses to lowering their carbon footprint, and the carbon footprint of others, whilst having the confidence to share their Carbon Literacy.
Carbon Literacy looking amazing on CVs and UCAS applications, showing commitment passion, and opening up opportunities for you!
Certification is awarded following the successful completion of an approved Carbon Literacy course whereby each learner is awarded a uniquely-coded Carbon Literacy certificate to reference that achievement.
The Carbon Literacy course takes 1 day and covers:
The science behind climate change
Social equity & climate change
What you can do to act on climate change
Strategies and skills for communicating action on climate change
The training will take place on 24th, 27th or 28th June at City Campus and is a full day.
Places are limited so fill out the expression of interest form as soon as possible to gurantee your place!
Contact sustainability@sheffcol.ac.uk if you have any questions
Opportunity to learn life-saving First Aid
There is a fully funded First Aid Course on offer to all of the students at The Sheffield College. This is an online qualification, so is easy to complete and would look amazing on CVs and UCAS applications.
Key things to know:
No additional marking, system generates this
Takes an average of 1hour 30 to complete (no timescale, so you can do bits at a time)
Instant certificate download on completion
Easy to use e-learning
This will not qualify you to be a first aider in the workplace however will help you understand key concepts of how to save a life and perform skills in the community. Sign up and complete this course by clicking below!
Fundraising and Awareness event by Oddballs Foundation
On the 21st May at 11.15am an ambassador from The Oddballs Foundation is coming into college to give a talk to our students about testicular cancer, to educate and raise awareness.
This type of cancer is primarily in males aged 15-44 so education is key. The talk will take place on the atrium opposite the canteen, outside the hairdressing salons. There will be some small fundraising activities taking place to raise funds for The Oddball Foundation Charity, just for a small charge if the students wanted to participate. There will be body painting by the makeup artists, barbering, and prizes to be won.
Please attend and support if you are able to - it could save lives!
Support the Hair & Beauty Department's Charity Catwalk!
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