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The framework

 

2020 marked the launch of a newly revised QSU framework. We undertook an extensive review taking into consideration union feedback, expert advise and consultation with the education sector as well as with NUS members.

 

From now on, NUS will revise the framework every three years to ensure it’s up-to-date, fit-for-purpose and reflective of best practice across the student movement.

 

QSU is split into two parts. Part A is a basic health check, ensuring the union meets minimum standards for organisational good health including its statutory obligations.

 

Part B is a framework to help unions work to best practice – recognising where they are and helping them see how they can improve. It requires a more thorough self-assessment including qualitative data. Please note, the quality levels are cumulative and based on improvement - to be excellent, a union needs to meet the descriptors outlined in good and very good as well. Descriptors are lettered simply to aid ease of use but horizontal descriptors may not be linked.

 

You can find the QSU 2022 framework here

 

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