Student Voice

We want to give you the opportunity to shape your college experience. Student Voice let’s you share your views, help us understand what’s working, spot areas to develop and keep students at the heart of what we do.

It’s about students and staff working together to keep improving our teaching, learning, support and the wider EDC experience. You talk, we listen and act.

You can get involved through:

  • student representatives
  • surveys and focus groups
  • meetings and consultations
  • the Students’ Union

Roles and expectations

Here’s what we expect from everyone involved in making Student Voice work.

WhoWhat they do
Staff (teaching and support)
  • encourage student feedback through surveys, forums and class discussion
  • support students in collecting and presenting peer views
  • work with the Student Wellbeing and Enrichment Coordinator and Directors to act on feedback, and report back
  • make feedback opportunities accessible, inclusive and timely
  • respect diverse student views, and keep feedback confidential where needed
Student Wellbeing and Enrichment Coordinator
  • organise and coordinate Student Voice activity (Class Reps, ambassadors, SU, student governors)
  • help design surveys, forums and other feedback channels
  • work with Directors to interpret and respond to Class Rep feedback
  • support the Students’ Union and elected student roles
  • liaise with student governors
  • report on Student Voice progress to senior leaders and governors
Directors
  • meet students regularly to hear feedback directly
  • review Class Rep survey feedback with the Student Wellbeing and Enrichment Coordinator
  • provide action plans and communicate them to students
  • embed student voice in quality assurance and curriculum review
Students
  • take part in surveys, focus groups and forums
  • stand for Class Rep, SU or student governor roles
  • act as ambassadors for the college and its values
  • give constructive and honest feedback
  • attend meetings and forums when elected
  • support inclusion, making sure all voices are heard
Governors
  • review student feedback through reports and student governors
  • include student views in strategic decisions
  • hold leadership to account for acting on feedback
  • support 16–18 and HE student participation in governance
  • support the Students’ Union’s role in governance