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Hi everybody, I’m Georgia, the Student Union President for 2024/2025. I hope you've all had a great start to college this September!
Working in this role so far has been exciting and also very challenging, but I have learnt so much already.
Throughout this role, I am keen to make sure that I can be a voice for students. This is so that what happens around college campuses is fun and engaging, so that you have the best experience possible in your time at college. I have so much in store that you can all enjoy and get involved in.
There are many topics I am passionate about, such as Mental Health. This is something that I want students to feel like they can talk about. Not many people will know that I suffer with anxiety myself, so mental health is really close to my heart. I know that it can be a subject that people may be afraid to talk about or embarrassed, but don’t be, because there's more of us suffering from it than people may realise, and I’m always here to talk if anybody needs any support.
After induction has been completed in September, we then had Freshers Fair to welcome all students back into college, which was a very successful and exciting event. For students, this is a huge opportunity to see what is available around the college, to improve student experience.
✩ Freshers Fair ✩
✩ Freshers Fair ✩
Freshers Fair has made a comeback this month, being one of the largest events taking place across Sheffield College. Students and staff came along to fully enjoy experiencing a variety of activities and events, also including free food. I don't think it can get any better than that!
It was a fantastically organised day, and we had a great response to the Freshers Fair's engaging activities that we held at both Hillsborough and City College, with many students willing to participate. In the Students Union, Hillsborough ran a Cyclathon, where you had to cycle as fast as you could in 1 minute to win a £15 gift voucher. Sheffield College held a Rowathon where all you had to do was row for 1 minute to be entered into a draw to also win a £15 gift voucher. The Cyclathon's aim was to get students active and competing against one another. However, through the Rowathon, the goal was for students to feel as though they can be included no matter how passionate they are for sport and can have fun.
Consequently, it has been lovely getting to have conversations with students and seeing how an event like this brings students together, which is why I want you, the students, to feel as though you can get involved in events like these in the future, as well as form new friendships, gain confidence and have a fantastic time.
Here are some photographs of how Freshers Fair has looked this year.
Hearing how intrigued students are when it comes to participating in a range of clubs makes me want to push the need for weekly activities to take place around college. In result, I have created a table including all of the upcoming clubs and societies I have planned so far. It would be great if you came along!
Overall, the first month has been such a great start to term, which I can only see improving from here on, and I'm looking forward to being involved in its progression. There is so much that you as students are yet to experience around college, and I am excited about getting to know students even more and gaining confidence alongside you throughout the year.
Let’s get everybody talking. Let’s get everybody involved in something. Let's make a difference.
Become a Students' Union Officer!
SU Officers Opportunities Sep 2024 (1).mp4The Students' Union Officer roles are voluntary positions for students to participate in, with the elections taking place for students throughout October. Any student can get involved and make a difference, and you can gain so much experience from working in the Students' Union and writing pieces for the Student Newsletter. It would look amazing on CVs and UCAS applications too!
We are going to be running some social groups and some societies that you as a student officer can get involved in and help run. In doing so, you will be able to make a change towards student lives and empower students to feel as though they can speak up about their struggles and what they believe in.
There are so many roles you can get involved in, and more information can be found here
Please fill out the expression of interest form below by 11th October if you are interested in running for one of the roles. We look forward to working with you!
You can get in contact by emailing us (studentsunion@sheffcol.ac.uk), following us on social media (@sheffcolsu) or popping into one of the Students' Union Offices in Student Central to say hi!
Sport Enrichment Sessions
Hillsborough Sport Enrichment Sep 2024.pdfCity Sport Enrichment Sep 2024Amazing opportunity to become a 'Youth Social Action Ambassador' and lead on a community project!
The Association of Colleges (AOC) and the Pears Foundation have joined together to offer a great opportunity to select learners in Colleges across the country to become 'Youth Social Action Ambassadors'. The Sheffield College has been chosen as one of a few to run this scheme this year.
More information on the scheme can be found here
Youth Social Action Ambassador (1) (1).pdfWhy should I put myself forward for this opportunity?
There are many benefits to getting involved in a scheme like this, such as...
Empowering you to take action and address local issues, as well as having impact in the local community. You have the freedom to work on issues that you are passionate about, for example, sustainability, mental health, or supporting vulnerable people in the local community!
Enable you to create opportunities to undertake meaningful work experience around social action.
Develop personal development skills (leadership, project management, organisation, communication, problem solving, team work) and/or apply vocational/ technical skills that can be apart of your qualification delivery or additional volunteering hours that helps them to go beyond the qualification
Engage with local employers for support, networking and future sustainability.
Will look amazing on job applications, CVs or UCAS
To put yourself forward for this opportunity, please fill out the expression of interest form below. The deadline for this is Wednesday 16th October.
If you have any questions, please email studentvoice@sheffcol.ac.uk
Support from the college Careers Team
The College has an impartial Careers Team, who offer guidance appointments, support with getting a job, progression, getting into university, and more!
You can find out more information and resources on their website here.
UCAS Applications for 2025
The Careers Service are here to support you on your higher education journey, and we know the personal tutors have been delivering our 5-part series of UCAS sessions. This set of tutorials covers everything students need to know about the UCAS cycle for 2025, including what your options are, how to make a careers decision, how to prepare for an application personal statement and make a course choice as well as how to register for the UCAS 2025 cycle.
There are also lots of useful resources and information you can access from the Careers Service site here
Career Coaching Sessions
The college Careers Service are also running a number of UCAS sessions in our Careers Coaching Sessions at City campus, in Upper Student Central. Please have a look at the timetable on the link to see when they are on:
Deciding UCAS Course Choices (1st October, 14th November) This session explores what to consider while you narrow down your Higher Education course choices.
Writing your UCAS personal statement (18th December, 14th January) The main part of the UCAS application for 2025 entry is the personal statement. Learn our hints and tips to make yours stand out!
There are also sessions on making an application or CV, how to find a career, how to find work and apprenticeships and interview skills
Guest Speakers to help build your employability skills!
The Sheffield Chamber of Commerce and Business Enterprise Employer Skills Academy is one of the unique employer skills academies available at the College which aims to inspire students about enterprising employability skills, and for those who are considering it, entrepreneurship and self-employment.
The Academy is open to all students at all levels! Any student can be enterprising or show enterprising skills. All students who engage with us become members and get membership benefits, you can read more here. Information about the first event of the academic year is below...
The Secret to a Growth Mindset with Elliot Ghali Founder of Example Marketing
City Campus - Lecture Theatre
Thursday 24th October 10am-11am
Elliot has founded his own business in the Marketing space and mentors and supports businesses to grow their social media presence online. He is joining us to talk about his background and share his experiences focusing on the skill a growth mindset. When you listen to the most successful people, a common theme for the route of success is the belief that they can grow and develop. This month's theme is underpinned by ground breaking psychological research to support you to understand how a positive mindset can transform our thoughts which influence action. The speaker will encourage you to recognise the mindset that you have and to identify which circumstances facilitate changes. Adopting a positive mindset in any circumstances is often easier said than done, especially in challenging times. You will learn strategies of how to adopt a growth mindset and in turn will have a positive impact of every aspect of your life.
Student Voice is at the heart of what we do in the Student Participation Team. The Sheffield College highly values students' view and opinions and your feedback can really make positive changes and improvements across the college. We will ensure you are heard loud and clear, and there will be many ways you can get involved! These include:
Student Ambassador schemes
Student Representation (Student Reps and Academy Lead Reps)
Student Voice Surveys
Focus Groups
The Students’ Union (SU)
Campaigns
Social Enterprise and Youth Social Action
Student Voice also runs a campaign called 'You Said, We Did' where we highlight things that have been changed due to student feedback. A few recent examples are below...
Term 1 Student Voice First Impressions Survey
This survey will be open to you for 3 weeks in October, from Monday 7th to Friday 26th. You will be able to access it through your MyHub. MyHub is really useful for checking your timetable, contacting staff, printing, booking a careers appointment or reporting abuse/bullying. You can access MyHub by going to myhub.sheffcol.ac.uk or by creating MyHub as a shortcut on your mobile device. This survey has 5 themes, and they include Pre-enrolment and Enrolment, Induction, your Study Programme, Support and College values. The surveys are fully mobile response and super quick to complete so look out for it launching from Monday 7th October and ensure your voice is heard!
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