Target
Create a positive strategy
for self-help around mental
health
Methods
Timescale
Resources
Success criteria
Personal tutors & academic
staff provided with
comprehensive list of
support services for
signposting
List created & improved by
10th October
Circulated by November
Oli’s list
Senior tutor mailing list Staff
time to circulate & cascade
Wider use of other services
Students & staff more
informed
Staff able to signpost
Time To Change Pledge &
year of campaigns
encouraging discussion
around mental health
Monthly campaigns planned
– action plan drawn up in
August
VC agreement needed by
November at latest
Pledge signed by VC & SU
High attendance at events
Hits on website/videos
Engagement in activities
Reduction in cases for 4W
(long term)
Facilitate attendance at
mental health first aid
training for academic staff
by shortening course to
basics
Agreed July
Event to be attended in
November
Shorter version to be
investigated
Promotional materials
Officer time
Student Services time
Campaign space
Student volunteers
Student media
Website support
Student Service time
Officer time attending
Trainer time & cost in reevaluating
Potential staff time & cost in
attending
Session shortened
More staff attending
Target
Expand & raise profile of
volunteer area to include &
celebrate all community
volunteering and encourage
greater participation
Methods
Timescale
Resources
Success criteria
Create overall signups for
wider base & tracking
volunteering
Set up before start of term
Webmaster, volunteer team
Set up & used
Combine socs & sports
volunteering work under
same banner including end of
year celebrations
Throughout year
Socs officer, sports officer,
community officer,
volunteering staff, funding for
celebration evening
Larger database of union
volunteering tracked &
supported, & celebrated at
April evening
Bring in volunteer rep to liaise
with all volunteers and
oversee & promote area
Role description by start of
year, elections held in Oct
Volunteer team time,
community officer time,
Alison’s time
Rep elected
Create Students’ Community
Group to link up all
volunteering across the union
Elections for missing posts
held in October/November,
first meeting November, then
start/middle/end each
semester (6 weeks)
SCP coordinator time,
Community Officer time, staff
time for elections
Committee elected, 2
meetings held, some
collaboration seen
Target
Create a
community
with
“students as
residents”
where
students are
perceived as
residents and
engage with
their
community
Methods
Timescale
Resources
Success criteria
Informed students are better residents –
information on rights and responsibilities made
available & promoted to student residents
Basic rights on website
September
Responsibilities October
Promoted throughout the
year
Council, unipol, online
information compiled
SU Officer time
Community Liaison
Coordinator time
Students integrated into local community – students
participating in local events including voting, and
locals participating in university events; SCP fun day,
light switch on, chilli festival, oxjam…
Year long, with key points
around oxjam, SCP fun day,
good neighbour campaign,
moving in campaign
Lead up to general & local
election
Locals perceive students as residents, with the same
problems as them, through avoiding awkward
terminology around students v residents and
highlighting that problems that affect residents
affect students as part of that group
Year long with all issues
raised - ongoing
Capacity for events
Staff/Officer time
Campaign run in lead up to
election – promotional
materials needed
Advertising of local and
university events online
Information to be
disseminated around anyone
who could influence
Information made available
Hits on website
Reduction in complaints due to
students not knowing rights &
responsibilities
Increased recycling, cleaner
streets, nicer houses
More students voting
Students participating in local
events
Higher residential attendance at
university/student led events
SCP Newsletter issued to highlight the positive
contribution students and the SCP make to the
community (rather than just as a complaints
reporting mechanism)
First issue to be done by
Autumn – mid October
Jenny/Emma/Sally time
Councillor time in promoting
& circulating
“Student resident” and “long
term” or “local resident”
terminology used as standard
Students no longer viewed as not
being affected by local issues – as
seen in local resident associations
and their views/comments
3 issues published in academic
year
Target
A diverse and active
participation where all
students are encouraged
to participate and
actively make changes
and take the lead
Methods
Timescale
Resources
Success criteria
Student groups
(particularly Diversity &
Support to boost D&S
Exec) leading their own
campaigns
Support from SU to do this
Resources available online from
mid-October
First campaign run by
December
Interest in student-led
campaigns by end of year
Community
Officer/President/Representation
& Research manager time
Online resources (inc NUS) for
toolkit
Budget around campaigns
Campaigns strategy
Toolkit & action plan online
3 group campaigns happened in
year
Clubs and societies
encouraged through
accreditation scheme to
consider and remove
barriers to participation
Planned in full by end of
academic year ready for
installation 14/15
Established ready for academic year
D&S groups approve criteria
3 student groups ready for Bronze
at start of next year
Diversity & Support groups
expanded, with higher
profile & more active
membership
Communication with existing
committees before start of the
year
By elections held start of year
All groups to have one event in
semester 1
Officer time – Activities, Sport,
Community Officer
DCE P&M
Activities Manager
Possible funding
Committee time
Community Officer time
Advice & Community Manager
time
Campaigns budget
Marketing resources
Increased membership (long term
target of equivalent to societies –
min 30)
All committees able to give full
handover to new committees to
ensure sustainability
Each group has links with University
or external organisation