The amalgamation of all CRA emails in one.
I PROMISE I TRED TO MAKE THIS AS READABLE AS POSSIBLE
I also wanna say thank you to all the Course reps who ask for clarifications and ask questions because it helps me make things like this!
What is CRA
As course reps you voluntarily put in several hours to ensure your
courses voice is heard, ensuring that the quality of student's
education is upheld, and for this you deserve recognition.
By enrolling in the CRA you will be recognised and rewarded with
tangibly with LinkedIn badges and certificates contributing to
your employability after university.
These awards are also co-accredited by Gloucester City Council,
making the awards more widely recognised.
For all the skills you gain, we will be hosting a CV workshop that
shows you how to write them into your CV effectively to show
off your skills to employer
Emerging
Attend the first course rep training session
If you have not done the training yet,
please flick through the ppt and
LET ME KNOW when you have and ill mark the training session as complete!
Attend 2 Sub Council Meetings
The First one happened in November.
The Next on will be in February Tue 03/02/2026 17:30 - 19:30
If you cannot attend EMAIL ME your comments and it will count!!
Submit one feedback report per semester on your activities and share a success.
Basically fill it in with what you have done in Sem 1 and Sem 2 (when Sem 2 finishes) as a course rep!
Advocate
Meet all the previous criteria
Attend 2 Skills building sessions to develop leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills you can use in your career.
(You DO NOT have to do all of these!!! - PICK 2)
- Revalidation Workshops if your course is doing them!
- Course evaluation meetings DO count but I get no data to whether or not you have been to one so please use the self check forum
- If you are on the Student leader accreditation, going to add victor workshops also count! but I get no data to whether or not you have been to one so please use the self check forum
- February is full of opportunities, the first of them being in Speak Week which is the 16th – 20th of February, there is 11 sessions going on, and to achieve that leader level you only got to do 4!!
Click on the title of the session to book onto it!
(Please pls pls come if I’m speaking to an empty room I will cry)
STUDNETS ON PLACEMENT THESE WILL BE RECOREDED FOR YOU
Monday 16th February
An interactive session which you learn how to make change on an institutional, local and national level. (My session pls come)
A session of the Ins and Outs of being the Education and Community officer.(My session pls come if there's 10 of u i will literally start a rap battle)
Tuesday 17th February
Bring your CV and Linked in, the CV experts will come and fit your level of accreditation to your CV!
Learn about what the uni’s plans are with revalidation and how they will ensure more courses don’t get cut due to the new TEF framework!
Wednesday 18th February
We have over 15 local councillors from across Gloucestershire joining us for a day, where you can all come together to discuss how to embed student voice into the local community.
This is an opportunity for staff and students to come together and share best practices. We want you to work with each other to uncover what works for UoG and lead the way in doing Student Voice the Glos way.
Thursday 19th February
This is an opportunity for staff and students to come together and share best practices. We want you to work with each other to uncover what works for UoG and lead the way in doing Student Voice the Glos way.
Have you ever thought I really care about politics, but don’t care about all of these political parties. Join us for a session all about being political with a small p, looking at ways you can engage with politics outside of the traditional party system.
Friday 20th February ONLINE
How advocacy is activism and how you can be an advocate for yourself and others in spaces to create change within UoG and beyond.
The words we use have multiple meanings, and the words we choose can change how something is consumed. Join us to learn how understanding language choices and discourse can impact how we view and present a given topic.
A session with Laura, Student Voice, Campaigns and Advice manager all about student voice at UoG and why everyone should care
Participate/Spearhead a Student Voice (SU) campaign or help with an event your SCVO puts on or work with another course rep to co-lead a project or campaign.
(YOU ONLY HAVE TO DO ONE OF THESE!)
Previous things you could have done that counts towards this (Semester 1)
- If you came to the Shag365 Pop up at Park (November 2025)
- If you came to the Ending violence against woman event at Park (November 2025)
- If you came to the Housing Fayre at Oxstalls (November 2025)
- Voice it to the VC at Oxstalls (November 2025)
Things you can do in Semester 2 to count towards this
- Participate in any of the SHAG365 WEEK events (Do one of the games, do the survey, talk to an external even host your own table with a topic you wnat to talk about that relates to sexual health, etc)
- Monday 9th February events will be on at Park
- Tuesday 10th February Events will be on at Oxstalls
- Thursday 11th February events will be on at FCH
- Friday 12th February Events will be on at City
- Participate in the Speak week sessions (You will also get Ur skill ones – 2 for 1 YIPEE)
For the students on placement /can't get to in real life sessions!!! you can complete it by doing ONE of these
Take part in the OfS Data survey - This surveys data will prove that discounting grades HELPS students and that the OfS should allow UoG to keep our discounting practices. So PLEASE do it and circulate it
Attend a student voice conference OR AGM OR Priority Campaign Event
PREVIOUS ONES IN SEM 1
- Fed up: Spaghetti Bolognese cooking class
- Fed Up: Coconut Tree cooking class
- Fed Up: Attend any future cooking classes
- Fed Up: Guess the groceries that amount to £5
- GlosBound: GlosBound Goes Ghost
- Glosbound: Used the Community Access Fund
- Glosbound: Do an activity in the Glosbound Passport
- GlosBound: Go to a Be with bee activity
- Unmasked: Job Finder Talk
- Unmasked: International Student Day
- The EGM
SEMSTER 2
- GlosBound: Be with Bee: A video series which I bring students around activities in Gloucester for free, travel and activity is included. Keep an eye out on the SU Instagram and uogsuedcomm for when these are.
- GlosBound: Community Access Fund: Apply and Use the Community Access Fund
- FED UP: Cooking Classes: Keep an eye out on Freyas Instagram uogsuactivitiesopps for when the classes will be.
- Voice in the Community: 18th February from 9am – 12pm We have over 15 local councillors from across Gloucestershire joining us for a day, where you can all come together to discuss how to embed student voice into the local community. IF YOU ARE A STUDENT ON PLACEMENT - EMAIL ME WHAT YOU WANR TO BRING UP AND IT WILL COUNT
- AGM: This is when all SU members (Students, Sports, Societies, course reps, school reps, welfare reps) gather and talk about the state of the SU and criticisms of the SU as well as what the SU has done well. IF YOU ARE A STUDENT ON PLACEMENT - EMAIL ME WHAT YOU WANR TO BRING UP AND IT WILL COUNT
Leader
Meet all the previous criteria
Attend 4 Skills building sessions
Listed above!
More CV ones will be happening in March dates are TBC - will be a mix of online and in person
Write/ Help write a Policy Paper for Student Council/ Sub Council.
Literally come to sub council and take part in the convo and u will get this one
or email me your comments about something on the agenda! (PLACEMENT STUDNETS PLEASE)
Have a one-to-one with Education and Community officer / or a member of the Student Voice team.
Frequently Asked Questions
"Does going to the Course rep revalidation work shop count for anything in the accreditation?"
"What counts towards "Participate/Spearhead a student voice campaign or help with an event your SCVO puts on or work with another course rep to co-lead a project or
Campaign."
So many things count for this!
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Attend a Student Voice campaign event Examples: The Housing Fayre,
Stop Violence Against Women, Speak Week, SHAG365 Pop ups, SHAG365 Week.
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Spearheading a SV Campaign is starting a campaign, if you strongly believe in something start a campaign! For example, if you believe mature students need more of a community you can start a "mature students belong" campaign, all amount connecting and creating a community! Or if you believe more people need to be aware of something you can do an awareness campaign.
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Co - lead a project, projects are essentially anything small to big! We have 2 accommodation ones right now - those of you in upper quays you can hop on this upper quays project, just let me know!
"What is "Attend a student voice conference OR AGM OR Priority Campaign Event"
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The AGM happens close to the end of the year. If you attend any of those you can check this off.
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Priority campaign events are run by Officers
Myself,
Freya and
Iffat. If you attend any of those you can check this off.
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Student Voice Conference is the 18th of February and its a chance to meet ur local gov and talk about any issue you would like
"How do we track it"
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So personally, I'm tracking it on an Excel, but I cannot share that with you as it has everyone's names and S numbers on it. My best advice is to have a copy of the attached pdf and tick the boxes off as you go. Make sure to fill in your self check
Course Rep Accreditation scheme- Self Check – Fill in form so I can update my excel sheet to get you your award!