Student engagement through partnership provides one approach to promoting and developing student engagement and is distinct from listening to, or consulting with students.
Developing a culture of engagement through partnership will be most effective where educators, professional services, estates, decision-makers and students all understand and appreciate the value of partnership.
Ways we can help you
- Map partnership landscapes: Conduct comprehensive reviews of your current student engagement practices, identifying opportunities to deepen authentic partnership working.
- Cultivate student voice mechanisms: Develop robust frameworks that systematically capture, analyse and respond to student feedback across all institutional levels.
- Design co-creation initiatives: Establish structured programmes where students and staff collaboratively develop curriculum, assessments and learning resources.
- Embed partnership governance: Create inclusive committee structures ensuring student representation has meaningful impact on institutional decision-making.
- Foster Communities of Practice: Establish cross-institutional networks that share effective partnership approaches and celebrate success.
- Evaluate partnership impact: Design assessment methodologies that measure tangible outcomes from student-staff collaboration initiatives.
Resources, reports and publications on flexible learning
Framework for Student Engagement through Partnership
The framework is designed to be of value to a broad audience and can be particularly beneficial in supporting stakeholders seeking to establish partnership approaches across areas of activity that affect the student experience. This can include change projects that impact learning spaces, digital infrastructure and community engagement, as well as more traditional academic domains of learning and teaching, scholarship, curriculum review and research.
It recognises that developing meaningful partnerships takes time and trust to navigate the traditional roles and power relationships between staff and students.
Professional Development Opportunities
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Meet our experts
Vic Stephenson
Senior Consultant – Education, Advance HE
Vic is a Senior Consultant at Advance HE, designing and delivering support and training on inclusive pedagogy approaches and leading a range of collaborative projects to enhance quality, student experience and outcomes. She has over 25 years of experience in education as a teacher, teacher trainer, academic manager and assessment specialist. Vic’s main interests are in international education, inclusive curricula and assessment design and technology-enhanced learning.
Stuart Norton, PFHEA
Head of Educational Excellence , Advance HE
Stuart has over 20 years’ experience within higher education with extensive experience in designing and developing strategic, institutional-wide change.
In his role as Head of Educational Excellence at Advance HE, he focuses on both thought leadership and providing evidence-based solutions to support institutions, educators and students.
