STUDENT / STAFF LIAISON COMMITTEE

STUDENT / STAFF LIAISON COMMITTEE

Student / Staff Liaison Committees (SSLCs) are an important channel for students to air their views, criticisms and suggestions for improvements, and a wide range of issues regarding modules and teaching is covered each year. All reasonable suggestions are carefully considered by the department(s) concerned. Issues raised are reported to the School Teaching and Learning Committee, where appropriate, with other matters being referred to the Junior Deputy Head of School. Students are encouraged to make full use of this forum.

Terms of reference

The SSLCs exist to consider and discuss matters relating to:

• the content and organisation of programmes of study and any proposed changes;
• the provision of academic facilities and general departmental/ School/ College facilities;
• Departmental/ School social activities;
• provision for student welfare including the operation of the personal tutor system;
• arrangements for induction and study skills provision;
• Local monitoring of academic standards through, for example, consideration of annual programme reviews on undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, external examiners’ reports, first destination statistics and results of student evaluation questionnaires;
• election of student representatives to Faculty/ School Boards and College committees with assistance from the Students’ Union;
• any other topics on which the SSLC wishes to express a view.

Membership

• One undergraduate student from each year (first, second and final) from each of the following subject areas:

Comparative Literature, Film Studies, French, German, Iberian and Latin American Studies, Linguistics, Russian

• One taught postgraduate student from each of the following:

MA in Anglo-German Cultural Relations, MA in Linguistics, MA in Film Studies.

• One research student from each subject area
• One member of staff (the departmental Teaching and Learning Committee representative) from each of the following:

Comparative Literature and Culture, Film Studies, French, German, Iberian and Latin American Studies, Linguistics, Russian

Each department will hold SSLC meetings of its own student and staff representatives throughout the year.

Election of student members

The Students’ Union hold elections in September and October, and they offer full training to those who are elected. Students will be invited to nominate themselves each year to represent their subject area and year. The posts are held for one year; elected representatives may stand again for a second or third year, but must be re-elected by their peers.