A&P: Empowering the Student Voice
How can students shape the policies that affect them most? This workshop explores meaningful engagement and consultation practices that help embed the student voice at every stage of the APP process.
This workshop will help you: engage students meaningfully and collaboratively in shaping your Access and Participation Plan.
You’ll gain practical strategies for understanding lived student experiences, conducting credible consultations, and ensuring your student engagement activities improve APP outcomes. By the end of the session, you’ll be confident in facilitating inclusive dialogue and translating it into institutional action.
About the workshop
What’s included
- Approaches to student engagement and consultation
- Methods for addressing risks to equality of opportunity through student insight
- Best practice for embedding student voice into APP development
- Information transparency including fees and financial support
What’s not included
- Writing or reviewing your current APP – available via individual consultancy
Who should attend
- Access and Participation Leads
- Student Representatives
- Data Officers
- Quality Leads
- Registry Officers
Why it matters
Student voice is a key pillar of a successful APP. The OfS expects meaningful consultation – not tokenism – that drives real institutional change.