In the last two weeks I have been working on:

• Launching the Curriculum consultant’s project to recruit students to work collaboratively with their schools/departments on developing an inclusive curriculum.

• Working with Careers to implement more work-based learning across the curriculum

• Attended the Annual Members Meeting

• Working with Mia on the Tuition Fee Campaigns, including attending two Drop in events to plan and organise the campaign.

• Attended National Scrutiny Committee Meeting

• Meeting with PVC Education to discuss Safety Net Policy and Communications around Ignite

In the next two weeks I will be focusing on:

• Launching a video campaign for the Stand against Islamophobia Campaign

• Developing the training for Leics Decolonise Campaign

• Continued publicity of Curriculum Consultants project

• Planning for next Semester campaigns and projects

In the last two weeks I have been working on:

• Launched 'Stand Against Islamophobia'

• Launched #LeicsDecolonise

• Launched Curriculum Consultancy scheme in collaboration with the Leicester Learning Institute (LLI).

• Attended scrutiny panel where I was held to account on my manifesto commitments and what I have been up to this semester.

• Regular meetings with the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Education) discussing the student academic experience and 'Ignite'.

• Met with the University Executive Board to discuss student movement plans and communications strategy alongside the other executive officers.

• Alongside the rest of the Exec Team, met with members of the University Executive Board to urge caution, consideration for and consultation with students and staff around any planned disinvestments and restructures.

• Met with the newly elected Education network reps to discuss their priorities for the year.

• Sat on a Programme Approval Panel (PAP) for Msc Nursing with Leadership.

In the next two weeks I will be focusing on:

• Sit on 'Ignite Oversight Group' with Karli, your Wellbeing Officer

• To plan next steps for #LeicsDecolonise

• Appoint student interns and consultants for the curriculum consultancy programme.

• Prepare for the Annual Members' Meeting (AMM).

In the last two weeks I have been working on:

• Working with the Leicester Learning Institute (LLI) on a 'Curriculum Consultancy' programme where students will be trained and financially rewarded for contributing to projects around decolonising the curriculum. This will form part of the #LeicsDecolonise campaign we will be launching soon.

• Working with the Pro Vice-Chancellor (PVC) for Education to ensure that students have the opportunity to relay their concerns about Ignite - there is a dedicated email address for students wanting to send in concerns about Ignite (ignite@le.ac.uk).

• Working with the Academic Registrar in kick-starting a much-needed review in to the University Academic Misconduct policy.

• Alongside Elle, your Activities Officer and Hannah, your Sports Officer, met with staff from the Careers Development Service (CDS) to outline our plans and priorities around enhancing employablity for students.

• Meeting regularly with the Academic Representation team in the SU to make note of important course rep concerns and relay them on to the University.

• Together with staff members in the SU, we launched an ongoing 'Reporting Portal' for students to feedback to us throughout the year around any additional costs, barriers and issues they have had to face as a result of the pandemic.

• Alongside the rest of the Exec Team, met with members of the University Executive Board to urge caution, consideration for and consultation with students and staff around any planned disinvestments and restructures.

• Met with and delivered training sessions on 'Decolonising the Curriculum' to elected student reps at the annual Student Leaders' Conference organised by the SU..

In the next two weeks I will be focusing on:

• Working on student recruitment and timelines for #LeicsDecolonise with Tony Magaia, your Liberation Officer.

• Working with SU Voice Team on a forum for Course Reps to feedback concerns to myself as well as key leaders of the University.

• Planning on meeting with relevant student groups to plan for 'Stand Against Islamophobia'.

In the last two weeks I have been working on:

• Assisting with the update of policies relating to mitigating circumstances reform

• Increasing the transparency around the ways tuition fees are spent

• Delivering a taster session on Decolonising the Curriculum.

• Creating a podcast that explores the subject of decolonising education

• Ensuring that students have the opportunity to feedback about their current university experiences.

In the next two weeks I will be focusing on:

• Assisting with events such as “Why is my curriculum white?”, and recruiting for #LeicsDecolonise

• Attending fortnightly meetings on Ignite ensuring student voice is being considered

• Delivering talks and workshops at the Student Leaders Conference on Saturday 24 October.

University Learning & Teaching Committee passed a reform of the mit circs process which from this academic year will result in the following reforms:

• Removal of the need for evidence for family bereavements and sexual harrassment

• Inclusion of racialised trauma and other indentity-based trauma as a reason for mit circs.

• Updated policy to reiterate that repeated evidence is not required for flare-ups of declared long-term conditions

This is a big win for students and more longer term changes will follow. A huge credit must be given to Oge Obioha and Sana Ali, your former SU President and Wellbeing Officer respectively, who put in a lot of legwork to bring about this change whilst they were in office.

Priority 1 - Reintroduction of safety net

• PVC Education is already committing to uncapped resits and am lobbying him for a reintroduction of sorts given the challenges of the new environment.

Priority 2 - Ignite Accessibility

• More student voice input through forums, Q&As and response units.

• Tracking of Personal Tutor engagement.

• Expanding Laptop Loan scheme in the library.

• Sit on ignite oversight group which meets fortnightly and overlooks all strands that implement ignite, can feed in to change here

• Pushing for more accessible and clear comms around ignite