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The Student Strategic Advisory Committee (SSAC) meets three times a year to facilitate discussions between students and QAA on developments in the higher education sector.


SSAC meetings are attended by QAA's Chief Executive and other members of the QAA Board, and have shaped national student-centred projects with NUS, introduced student reviewers onto QAA review teams, and influenced QAA's overall strategy.

 

Recruiting now - join our committee!

Do you have a passion for sharing the student perspective on the quality of the student experience? Are you keen to become an active participant of a strategic committee for a UK-wide, world-renowned sector body? This could be a great opportunity for you!

 

We are currently looking to appoint up to 11 new members to the SSAC. Take a look at our recruitment pack, read the terms of reference, and send us your completed application form before midnight on Thursday 20 June. You can also find out more about current SSAC members below.

SSAC was one of my first opportunities to see how students and the student voice can influence national policy and practice on teaching, learning and the student experience. I loved being on SSAC, and it almost certainly contributed to the development of my career since.

Josh Gulrajani, ex Committee member (2016-18), now Director of Planning, Aston University


QAA Student Strategic Advisory Committee Recruitment Pack

Publication date: 16 May 2024

QAA Student Strategic Advisory Committee Terms of Reference

Publication date: 15 May 2024


Committee Members

Co-chair

Chloe Field

Student Board Member
QAA

Co-chair

Xenia Levantis

Student Board Member
QAA

Lucy Adams

PhD student and Course Administrator
Leeds Beckett University

Charlotte Baker

President
Winchester Student Union

Emily Bastable

PhD student
University of Southampton

Liam Brady

PhD student
University of Aberdeen

Kathryn Cribbin

PhD student, Queen’s University Belfast, and Academic Representation Manager, the Union
Manchester Metropolitan University

Dola Dada

President: Education
University of Sunderland

Grace Duffy

Undergraduate Education Officer
Queen’s University Belfast Students’ Union

Cali Jakes

PhD student, Lancaster University, and Senior Quality & Standards Advisor
Nottingham Trent University

Carrie Lee

Students' Union Sabbatical Officer
Blackpool and The Fylde College

Sam MacCallum

Graduate
University of Edinburgh

Alam Mahbubul

PhD student, Nottingham Trent University, and Director of Academic Services
British University in Egypt

Stella Maris

Student
University of St Andrews

Jack Medlin

Postgraduate student
Keele University

Oscar Minto

Postgraduate student
London School of Economics and Political Science

Conor Naughton

Postgraduate student and Educational Developer
Nottingham Trent University

Zoë Newth

Student Voice Coordinator
Bath Spa University Students’ Union

Nerius Shah

President
Northumbria Students’ Union

Sofia Soberon

VP Education
University of South Wales

Ellis Thomas

Postgraduate student, University of South Wales
and Student Representation Manager, University of South Wales Students’ Union