Role and responsibilities of Programme Reps

• Being the voice of the students studying on their programme
• Gather information feedback from their peers on any issues affecting their academic experience
• Liaise with Programme Leaders and tutors on a regular basis to share feedback and issues from their cohort
• Attend Programme Committee Meetings
• Engage with GSU for training, feedback and insight and assisting with developing and changing policy across the Students’ Union and University

Academic Staff's role in Academic Representation

• Conduct an election to decide the Programme Reps for your cohort and keep this information up to date on Moodle for students to be able to access
• Facilitate and encourage your students to share their feedback with the Programme Rep on a regular basis
• Organise and invite Programme Reps to Programme Committee Meetings throughout the year
• Share your meeting dates with the Reps and GSU to ensure attendance
• Encourage the Programme Rep to feedback to the class any resolved or ongoing actions as a result of a meeting

If you are yet to elect Programme Reps for your Programme, please email reps@gre.ac.uk to find out how our Representation Team can help support or run an election.

GSU has a dedicated Representation Team mixed of staff and volunteer students who assist and support the Programme Reps through regular communication.

How GSU supports Programme Reps

• Trains the Reps to give them the skills necessary to fulfil their role
• Give them the tools to be able to constructively gather and disseminate feedback from their peers and to their Programme Leaders
• Ensure that their feedback is taken into account across the University
• Ongoing development opportunities throughout the year
• Reward and Recognition for their voluntary time through incentivised engagement opportunities

For any other information about the work or role of Programme Reps please e-mail reps@gre.ac.uk and a member of the GSU Representation Team will be in touch.