Summer bulletin 2017

360 degree thinkingThe 2016/17 AMOSSHE professional development

year culminated in our July national conference, which took the theme ‘360 degree thinking:

leadership / collaboration / innovation’. Student Services leaders and higher education sector

experts from across the UK and around the world gathered under the brilliant Brighton sunshine for

three days of innovative ideas, forging connections and celebrating success.

More photos from the conference inside...

brighton5 to 7 July 2017

AMOSSHE national

conference

Keynote speaker Wes Streeting MPKeynote speakers Lee Elliot Major and William Hammonds

Keynote speaker Ben SmithAMOSSHE Executive

conference leads Nicole Redman and Chris Shelley

AMOSSHE Chair Ben Bailey and Vice Chair Fay Sherrington

Delegates enjoying Brighton beach

platinum supporter:

Gold supporters:

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Technology partners:

Delegates enjoying our Gala Ball

Photography by Stephen D Lawrence

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Save the date!

AMOSSHE National Conference 2018:4 to 6 July 2018

Liverpool

Developing student resilience

in accommodation settings

AMOSSHE annual supportersIn 2017 AMOSSHE is kindly supported by:

Themed group

interventionsUniversity of Stirling’s project pilots

a programme of themed interventions (group workshops / support groups) in

university residences, to address key issues at particular times of the year, such as

coping with stress, understanding homesickness, and managing

difficult relationships.

Supporting care leavers

Anglia Ruskin University’s project assesses the resilience levels of

student care leavers in both university and private accommodation, with the aim of

developing a needs-based support package to increase resilience and

improve retention.

Student-led interventions

Kingston University’s project researches and pilots student-led

interventions in university accommodation to develop students’ resilience over time.

The project looks at what prevents or encourages students to integrate, from

positive social relationships and access support networks.

Using the Mind

resilience programmeBournemouth University’s project aims to develop a resilience course for students in

residences, co-produced with students, based on Mind’s ‘Service Design

in Mind’ toolkit.

AMOSSHE, supported by Unite Students, is funding four new member-led Student Services projects about developing student resilience in accommodation settings. AMOSSHE Insight is our committment to research and development. Find out more: www.amosshe.org.uk/projects

Want to join AMOSSHE?

New ways to become a member

AMOSSHE, The Student Services Organisation is the UK’s professional association for Student Services leaders in higher education (HE). We inform and support Student Services to enable student success through networking, professional development events, project funding and more. In 2017/18 we’re broadening the opportunities for people to join our network

and contribute to good practice in this rapidly evolving sector.

Students studying in the Student Services sector

Join us as a student member if you’re taking a course related to professional development in Student Services (for example, a postgraduate degree in Student Affairs or HE management) at an AMOSSHE member institution.

£50 for each student member •

Providers with >50% HE provisionThe membership categories for UK providers with at least 50% HE provision haven’t changed. Membership is tiered depending on how many full-time equivalent (FTE) HE students your organisation has.• £610 (up to 10,000 FTE HE students) for one lead

and one core member• £761 (10,000 to 20,000 FTE HE students) for one lead

and two core members • £913 (over 20,000 FTE HE students) for one lead

and three core members

International HE providersJoin us if you work for a HE provider outside the UK.

£459 for one lead member for the organisation •

Additonal membersOnce an organisation is a member of AMOSSHE (whether an education provider, corporate or non-profit), more people can join

as additional members for the organisation. There’s a discount for four or more additional members.• £90 each for the first three additional members — £50 each for subsequent additional members •

HE consultants / researchersJoin us as an individual member if you’re a freelance consultant working in the HE sector, or you’re a professional undertaking research into Student Services.• £300 for each individual member

Find out more details and terms at www.amosshe.org.uk/membership

Providers with <50% HE provisionJoin us if your organisation is a UK education provider offering some HE courses, but these account for less than 50% of the courses on offer.• £550 for one lead member for the organisation

Non-profit organisationsJoin us if you work for a non-profit or charitable status organisation in the HE and/or student support sectors.

£700 for one lead member for the organisation •

Student Services staff at corporate organisations

Join us if you work for a corporate organisation from the HE sector and you’re responsible for the direct delivery of services to students (for example student accommodation,

non-medical helpers).£1,200 for one lead member for the organisation •