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Campaigns: Union Development

Be a Champion celebrates UK Inspire Day

Tue 15 May 2012

UK Inspire Day

As part of the ongoing celebrations as part of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games we're celebrating some of the fantastic projects developed as part of the Be a Champion project

 
Running an Event Safely

Wed 09 May 2012

The Health and Safety Executive have produced a guide to running events safely, which will be of interest to student fundraising groups around the UK.

 
Officer Development Programme 2012

Tue 01 May 2012

NUS is delighted to launch the Officer Development Programme (ODP) 2012-13 for elected officers. Since last year’s programme we have listened to membership feedback and believe we have developed a programme that is current, interactive and challenging for delegates.

 
FE Leadership Introductory Course

Thu 26 Apr 2012

In partnership with the Learning Skills and Improvement Service, this courses has been developed for elected officers of FE students’ unions.

This introductory course aims to enable officers to gain skills and knowledge in all aspects of their role. From being a leader of a democratic organisation,a trustee, to a representative of the student voice and a campaigner for better student rights and both learning and student experience at college.

 
Last chance to become accredited for supporting London 2012

Wed 18 Apr 2012

The final wave of Be a Champion accreditation is now open, deadline 15th June, for you to show how you’ve supported the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

 
More unions recognised for supporting London 2012

Mon 26 Mar 2012

33 students' union have now been recognised for supporting London 2012. Find who has reached accreditation status, including 4 additional Gold accredited students' union

 
Investment in Olympics inspired programmes

Tue 06 Mar 2012

The Be a Champion programme has given out over £16,000 of grants to institutions. Find out what those unions have been up to

 
Showcasing students' union commitment to London 2012

Mon 27 Feb 2012

To celebrate 150 days to go NUS is showcasing what eight students' unions have been doing to celebrate London 2012

 
10 actions before National Conference

Fri 13 Jan 2012

Image of delegates voting

Here at NUS Towers we have written these 10 tips to help unions get involved in National Conference

 
Funding awarded to Olympics inspired unions

Wed 04 Jan 2012

NUS, through the Be a Champion project, has awarded 11 grants to students' union who will be running projects inspired by the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

 
Unions lead the way on supporting London 2012

Mon 14 Nov 2011

15 students' union are awarded Be a Champion accreditation for their commitment to supporting London 2012 and getting students involved in this once in a lifetime opportunity.

 
Sport Makers: be a sporting hero

Fri 14 Oct 2011

Five-time Olympic Gold medalist, Sir Steve Redgrave, unveiled a new way for people to become sporting heroes in their local community. Find out how you and your students can become SportMakers

 
NUS Launch Be a Champion Accreditation

Tue 09 Aug 2011

Get recognition for your efforts. Without support and guidance from students’ unions and the officers and staff that form their backbone students wouldn’t be able to play such a role in London 2012 inspired activity.

 
Getting students involved with sport

Tue 02 Aug 2011

Places People Play is a £135m initiative that will bring the inspiration and magic of a home Olympic Games and Paralympic Games into the heart of local communities.

 
Guidance on obtaining student contact information

Tue 02 Aug 2011

New guidance from NUS on the data protection law and how to obtain the contact details of students from your institution is now available.

 
Get Organised

Fri 15 Apr 2011

Get Organised is a campaigning newsletter created for NUS National Conference each year.

 
Sabbs and Employment

Fri 08 Apr 2011

NUS guidance on the employment status of sabbatical officers in students' unions

 
Managing projects and new initiatives effectively

Fri 14 Jan 2011

This is a video how-to guide from Endsleigh Insurance about managing projects and new initiatives effectively.

 
Assessing and Managing Risk

Thu 13 Jan 2011

This is a video how-to guide from Endsleigh Insurance about assessing and managing risk.

 
Conducting market research

Wed 12 Jan 2011

In the third in a series of video 'How to' guides from Endsleigh Insurance, we look at conducting market research.

 
Planning an effective marketing campaign

Tue 11 Jan 2011

In the second in a series of video 'How to' guides from Endsleigh Insurance, we look at planning a marketing campaign.

 
Induction planning and learning styles

Mon 10 Jan 2011

This is a video how-to guide from Endsleigh Insurance about induction planning and learning styles.

 
What the papers say...

Wed 12 May 2010

Each week, this page will feature all the major news coverage NUS and students have received in the national media.

 
 

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I'm Ed Marsh, Vice President Union Development. This part of the website forms part of our ongoing mission to promote students' unions and the work you do. Here you'll find resources, news/advice from other students' unions and best practice information from NUS.

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