Last Week (4 June - 9 June)

Thursday 7 April

FE sabbatical residential
Toni Pearce, Vice President Further Education; Ed Marsh, Vice President Union Development and members of the FE and Campaigns team attended the overnight residential themed around handover, union development and campaigns. Contact stephen.coole@nus.org.uk for more info.

NUS-USI women’s conference
Adrianne Peltz, NUS-USI President and members of NUS-USI staff attended. Contact laura.stobo@nistudents.org for more info.

Friday 8 April

NUS-USI 40th anniversary event
Past and present officers and members of staff from NUS-USI, NUS and USI attended to celebrate 40 years of NUS-USI. Contact laura.stobo@nistudents.org for more info.

Saturday 9 June

British Youth Council West Midlands convention
Dannie Grufferty, Vice President Society and Citizenship talked about her experience of campaigning in a panel debate called ‘Making Change Happen’.

Next Week (18 - 22 June)

Tuesday 19 June

Meeting with Angela Constance MSP, Minister for Youth Employment
Robin Parker, NUS Scotland President; Gordon Maloney, Scottish Executive Committee and NUS Scotland staff will set out NUS Scotland’s view on what the Scottish Government should be doing to tackle youth unemployment. Contact robin.parker@nus-scotland.org.uk for more info.

Wednesday 20 June

Scottish campaign for the Robin Hood Tax
Robin Parker, NUS Scotland President will ask Finance Minister, John Swinney to set out Scottish Government support for international introduction of the Robin Hood Tax. Meeting led by Oxfam Scotland. Contact robin.parker@nus-scotland.org.uk for more info.

Thursday 21 June

Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) and NUS Leading the Learner Voice awards
Toni Pearce, Vice President Further Education; Roshni Joshi, FE Zone NEC member and NUS staff will recognise individual and organisational excellence in learner voice practice within the FE sector. Contact stephen.coole@nus.org.uk for more info.

Scotland Colleges Policy Conference
Robin Parker, NUS Scotland President will set out students’ views on college funding and student support for the next Scottish Parliament budget. Contact robin.parker@nus-scotland.org.uk for more info.

Friday 22 June

London 2012 Legacy
Fiona Ellison, London 2012 Project Officer and Ben Ward, Interim Head of Charitable Services will meet staff from the Government Olympic Executive (GOE) to discuss how NUS and students’ union can support the legacy from London 2012. Contact fiona.ellison@nus.org.uk for more info.