Societies Forum Agenda

1. Union Update 2. Action Learning Sets

a. Skills sharing b. Cathedral partnership c. Training

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So what’s going on in the Union?

• • • • • General Election fever!

Voter registration day (5 th February) Women’s Week (2 nd -6 th March) Student safety campaign (now recruiting street angels) Officer elections

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What I’ve been up to…

Regular updates on this Action Plan at Assembly (held 3 times a term)

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Other things…

• • • • • Room Bookings Queen’s Campus office hours and competition Grant allocations review (with help from Societies Committee and Grant Allocations committee).

Reviewed both Union Fairs Raise your voice

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Other things

• • Sit on the Durham Events Forum and have met with Cathedral and SCA to create new opportunities for student groups Helping to write Union’s new strategy

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Action Learning Sets

- Network of other student leaders - Go to each other for support - Chaired by Society Committee Rep Here’s mine!

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a) Skills sharing

• • How can we ensure that student group execs have the right skills they need to run efficiently Take a look at the models on the handouts and feedback!

– Do you think a skills sharing scheme would work?

– How would you like to see it implemented?

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b) Cathedral partnership

• • • The Cathedral has approached the Union about creating opportunities for student groups and a potential partnership.

The exact details haven’t been pinned down yet but we want to know what you would like to get out of a potential partnership.

Use of the rooms and gardens? Volunteer opportunities? Something else?

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c) Student group training

• • • What soft skills would you like to learn, and why would they be useful? (Rank the top three) What hard (operational) skills would you like to learn, and why would they be useful? (Rank the top three) Why did you not come to training in November?

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Society groupings

1. Academic 2. Active 3. Arts 4. Culture and Faith 5. Hobbies and Games 6. Music 7. Political and Causes 8. Outdoors

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Action Learning Sets

• • • How could a skills sharing scheme work in our student groups? (see information sheet) How would you like a potential partnership with the Cathedral to work?

Student group training questions Any other business or questions? Please write them on the flipchart paper at the front. We will answer them at the end.

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Questions and Points

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