What is Student Council?
Please click HERE to view a policy template
Student Council meets a minimum of four times a year and is the Students' Union's highest student representative body. It provides the student voice within our governance structures, ensuring that students have a say on what your Students’ Union should be focusing on and how it’s run. Councillors are involved in deciding the work the SU does, such as major issues we raise to the University, the campaigns we run or the events we support!
Key roles of Student Council include:
- Represent the voice of students
- Setting the policy of the Union and approving ideas that are not agreed by the Full Time Officers
- Holding the Full Time Officers to account
It can also call ask what all students think about a particular issue by calling a referendum.
Members of Student Council
Student Council is made up of members who are drawn from other elected or engaged students within the Union's structures and include:
Only members of Student Council can vote at its meetings but any student can attend (as an observer) and any student can influence the SU through the Ideas Forum.
Why become a Student Councillor?
Student Council meetings 2024-25
Any student is welcome to attend Student Council (as an observer). If you would like to attend as a guest please email the Chair of Student Council Katie Costis (Vice President Education) at k.costis@worc.ac.uk.
Meeting dates for next year can be seen below, all meetings are scheduled for 2 hours.
- Student Council 1 - Wednesday 22nd October 2025, 17:15-19:15 (EE 2033)
- Student Council 2 - Tuesday 9th December 2025, 17:15-19:15 (EE 2033)
- Student Council 3 - Thursday 19th March 2026, 17:15-19:15 (CH G011)
- Student Council 4 - Wednesday 29th April 2026, 17:15-19:15 (CH G011)
You can find minutes for previous meetings here.
Sub-Committees
Student Council has three sub-committees that focus on different areas of the Student Experience:
Education Council is chaired by the Vice President Education and consists of all the Department Reps. Academic Society Chairs are also able to attend. It focuses on students' academic experience.
The next Education Council is on Tuesday 7th October 2025, 12:00-14:00 (EE 2035)
TeamWorc Council is chaired by the Vice President Student Activities and is made up of all Society and Sports Club committees and the RAG committee. It focuses on students' social and recreational experience and the fun side of student life.
The next Student Activities Council is on Tuesday 14th October 2025, 10:00-12:00 (EE 2021)
Welfare and Inclusion Council is chaired by the SU President and consists of all Network committees. Faith and Cultural Society Chairs are also able to attend. It focuses on ensuring student support, diversity, equity and inclusion as well as building the student community.
The next welfare and inclusion is on Thursday 9th October 2025, 12:00-14:00 (EE 2010)