NStEP Newsletter: Here comes the summer!

As the 2020-21 academic year comes to a close, NStEP was proud to launch our new Steps to Partnership framework, including an interactive version on our website. We're also looking back on a successful year of student-led projects and initiatives that have helped shape the future of student engagement in decision-making. Find out more below and we'll see you again after the summer break!

Receive your copy of Steps to Partnership!

At the recent National Student Engagement Network, the NStEP partners (QQI, HEA, and USI) launched Steps to Partnership: A Framework for Authentic Student Engagement alongside members of the national project team of students and staff who worked to create the new framework over the past year. You can now view an interactive version of the framework on our website, as well as download some supporting resources, including a toolkit to explore the domains of student engagement.

During the pandemic, we know it was nice to stay in touch through the post. So what better way to celebrate the launch of Steps to Partnership than to send you a copy direct to your letterbox?! Sign-up on our website and we'll send you a copy in the post to read when you're enjoying the summer sunshine.

View Steps to Partnership and receive your copy

"One of the positive dimensions of developing and redeveloping the framework for me has been the process of trying to make sense of a complex and messy topic so that everyone can engage with it."

Professor Colin Bryson

Read Colin's Reflection

"Student partnership is not only the role of the SU and one or two staff champions in the institution - it needs to be the basis for all engagements, processes, decision making structures across our institutions."

Lorna Fitzpatrick, USI President

Read Lorna's Reflection

National Student Engagement Network:
Watch it back on the NStEP YouTube Channel.

NStEP Student Trainers, Cameron Keighron and Ryan Lynch, reflected on a year of successful student training in a difficult environment for class representatives. Find out more about their thoughts on the lessons learned for student engagement in the next academic year. Watch it back.

Student Associates, Naomi Algeo and Muireann Nic Corcráin, discussed their projects on inclusive student engagement, outlining the new Representing Diversity project and the Postgraduate Student Engagement Report. Watch it back.

Stephen Foley, Sarah Gibbons, and Dr Aimie Brennan formally launch Steps to Partnership, discussing it's collaborative creation and the next steps for higher education institutions. Watch it back.

The team at NStEP would like to wish all students and staff across the Irish higher education sector a very happy and restful summer. We look forward to working with you again in academic year 2021-22!