Teaching and learning approach

Student representative structure

Student Representation

Student Reps are the foundations of student representation. They represent the views of their fellow students directly to the staff in their Schools and are often the first point of contact between students and staff.

Student Reps ensure that academic and support staff are continually listening to and engaging with students to improve the student experience. Ultimately, class reps will improve courses for those currently involved and those who take them in the future.

By participating in student representation, class reps can help improve the delivery, content, assessment, feedback and materials for your courses, and they help build a stronger academic community within their School to improve School-wide issues. They reflect on and share their work using blog posts in their Student Rep Forum on Learn and can earn Open Badges and work towards the Edinburgh Award, and will also receive recognition for their work through recognition on the HEAR report,

Find out more about the role, available training and how class reps fit into our wider representative structures at www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/classreps   

Decisions are taken by the University or government which hugely impact on your student experience and it is important that you are represented so that those decisions benefit you. University of Edinburgh students are automatically members of Edinburgh University Students’ Association and can vote – and stand - in student elections, and get involved in everything we do. Your Students’ Association campaigns to improve the Edinburgh student experience, and represents your views to the University to make sure that the student voice is heard.

Find out more about the different representative roles and how you can make your voice heard at www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/representation

Staff members at the University of Edinburgh work closely with student representatives. Edinburgh University Students' Association (EUSA) coordinates student representation and provides training and support for student representatives across the University. Student representatives (‘Reps’) listen to you to identify areas for improvement, suggest solutions, and ensure that your views inform strategic decisions within the University, building a stronger academic community and improving your student life. All Schools are expected to facilitate communication between student representatives and the students they represent. Schools should either share with student representatives the University student email address of the students they represent (following guidelines in the guidance: http://www.ed.ac.uk/files/atoms/files/guidanceschoolcommsrep.pdf) or facilitate alternative ways for representatives to contact all classmates e.g. via m-list.

Student representation: http://www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/representation/