Students supporting other students can count as one of the roles for the "Step Up and Lead" part of the Stellify Award.
Peer Support aims to encourage students to work together and support each other within their learning community. Its primary objectives is to improve the student experience and empower students to become leaders within their learning community.
Each subject area will have either a Peer Mentoring or a PASS scheme to support all 8,000 first-year undergraduate students. You will have the opportunity to become either a Peer Mentor or a PASS Leader depending on your scheme. If you'd like to help to run a scheme or develop it further, and gain more leadership skills, a Student Coordinator role could be for you.
Find out more about getting involved in Peer Support
Wellbeing Champions take the lead on student wellbeing by actively promoting the Six Ways to Wellbeing in their School. They organise and run wellbeing events, share information through social media and blog posts, and work together to promote and help with University events.
If you’re passionate about positive wellbeing and want to pass this on to other students, becoming a Wellbeing Champion could be the ideal role for you.
Discover more about Wellbeing Champions
Student Reps are the voice of the students on their course or in their research group. They provide a vital link between the student body, the University and the Students' Union and they work hard to make sure that student opinions are heard, and teaching and learning experiences for the students they represent are as rewarding as possible.
Each University Hall of Residence has an Accommodation Rep team who work to improve the student experience. They are a student voice, working alongside Accommodation staff to enhance the student experience and tackle issues which might arise. Reps also help to deliver events and build a sense of community in each hall.
All you need is enthusiasm and a willingness to volunteer some of your time throughout the academic year. You'll receive training and continued support from a dedicated ResLife team member!
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Ariane has been involved with PASS throughout her time at the University – first as a PASS Leader and then as a Student Coordinator for her School. As a PASS Leader her role was to run weekly study sessions with a group of first year students to ensure that they transition smoothly to university life and appreciate the value of collaborative learning for their own progression. Now, as a Coordinator, her role is to oversee the SBS Peer support scheme and mentor PASS leaders to ensure that they embrace the PASS ethos and take full advantage of the opportunities volunteering in peer support offers them.
"I believe that PASS is a great way of bridging the gap between students of different years, allowing younger students to learn from older students’ experiences and older students to gain valuable skills such as leadership, communication and organisation by mentoring their peers. A driving factor behind my involvement with peer support is that PASS gives students the opportunity to actively influence their environment and see their ideas develop and come into being. For instance, during my second year at university, I felt like peer support resources for second year students would be helpful. So, last year, as a coordinator, I pioneered a mentoring project for second year students and together with my fellow coordinators we even got an ‘Outstanding Contribution Award’ for our efforts!”
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