EDC Student as Partners 15.01.26 - 30.06.26

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EDC Student as Partners 15.01.26 - 30.06.26

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Faculty:

Social Sciences

Pay Per Hour:

£13.01 per hour + holiday pay

Closing Date:

24 Nov 2025

Application Closing Date:

24 Nov 2025

About The Role

The School of Education (University of Sheffield) is committed to providing a high quality education offer which is student centred and inclusive of appropriate learning environments from foundation through to doctorate level.

The ‘Students as Partners’ initiative, which has run in the School for several academic years, provides students with a paid work opportunity to design, implement, and take ownership of a short-term, small-scale project which further contributes to the School of Education’s key priorities in learning, teaching, and student experience.

We are looking to appoint six students from across Lifelong Learning, Sheffield Methods Institute and Education programmes to work in collaboration with the Education Leadership Team.

As a Student Partner, you will spend 100 hours working on a student co-led project in one of the three following work areas:
● Employability - to work with Dr Ryan Bramley, School Student Experience Lead, to design and run a project that explores how staff and student engagement with the mySkills platform and/or work-related learning experiences can be further improved in order to better prepare Sheffield graduates in the School of Education for the local and global career market.
● Student Voice and TellUS - to work with Dr Ryan Bramley, School Student Experience Lead, to design and run a project that considers how student engagement levels with Student Voice initiatives (i.e. TellUS and/or Academic Reps) can be enhanced; and/or exploring how School of Education staff can more effectively close the feedback loop - ensuring that students understand how their feedback is being used to influence change in the School.
● Student Recruitment - to work with Dr Camilla Priede, School Student Recruitment Lead, to design and run an initiative that directly supports the student recruitment and outreach ambitions of the School of Education. This could involve engagement with current students and/or School alumni, and/or working towards one of the key institutional priorities identified in our current Access and Participation Plan.

You will be responsible for the effective design, delivery and review of a project in one of these work areas, and will be supported by members of the School’s Education Leadership Team to achieve these aims.

We hope that the ‘Students as Partners’ group will be representative of the wide range of programmes offered within the School, and different experiences, including full-time, part-time, and distance learners, international students and home students, and students from a wide variety of diverse backgrounds. If you'd like the opportunity to be part of a Students as Partners project, and grow your skill set in areas such as communication, management, and teamwork, then we would love to hear from you.

Location: a mixture of on-campus and remote working (to be agreed on appointment)
Total Hours: 100
Duration: 15/01/26 - 30/08/26 (note: the end-date undergraduate taught students will coincide with the end of the academic year)
Hours Per Week: 3-5 hours

To Apply: Please complete the following Google Form

Main Duties and Responsibilities:
● Liaising with student cohorts and the School of Education Education Team
● Creation of student-facing materials (documents, presentations, accessible infographics) on an aspect relevant to the work area, and learning and teaching more broadly
● Collaborative leadership (with a member of staff) on a small-scale research project linked to the School of Education's strategic aims
● Input into the allocated work area (e.g. how students and staff engage with Employability, Student Voice/TellUS, and Recruitment)
● Other student experience, education and recruitment-related activities

Person Specification:
● This academic year, we are looking for individuals with a strong interest in Student Employability, Student Voice, and/or Student Recruitment who are interested in working as part of a student-staff community to bring about positive changes in the School of Education.
● No prior work experience is necessary, but we are looking for motivated individuals that may have prior experience of working in collaborative groups to influence and support change.
● Successful applicants will also be able to demonstrate:
- Effective communication skills, both written and verbal
- Ability to motivate high performance in others
- Ability to develop creative approaches to problem solving
Ability to assess and organise resources, and plan and progress work activities

Further Questions:
If you have any questions about the Students as Partners role, please contact the School Student Experience Lead, Dr Ryan Bramley: [email protected]

Information

***IMPORTANT***

If you wish to discuss any specific needs you may have to apply for or undertake casual work at the University of Sheffield, please contact your hiring manager in the first instance.

The University recommends that all full-time students do not work more than 16 hours per week during term time so that you can devote sufficient time to your studies.

International Students – Please check your visa entitlement to work in the UK during your studies. The majority of International Students are allowed to work in term time as long as the total work does not exceed 20 hours per week.

Further information can be found on our webpages: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/jobs/myjobshop