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ISABELLE FOR EDUCATION

An officer for all.

A PASSIONATE ADVOCATE

• Part-time BA, now MA student
• Disabled Students' Officer 20/21
• The Boar Editor-in-Chief 19/20

WHAT 2020/21 HAS TAUGHT US

Marketised education has left students feeling underwhelmed with their degrees, struggling to access education on an even playing field, feeling unsafe on campus, and has perpetuated deeply-entrenched inequalities. 

I want to change the Warwick experience for the better. 

MY PRIORITIES

• A swift and safe return to campus
• Mitigation for those unable to return
• Clearer, transparent mitigating circumstances procedures
• Rebuild faith in the SU
• Campus developments that work for all students

SAFETY FIRST

• Lobby for a swift return to in-person teaching only once it is safe to do so
• Fight for mitigation protocols that prioritise both student and staff welfare on campus, ensuring students who can't be on campus are not disadvantaged

A STUDENT-CENTRED EDUCATION

• Lobby for the campus developments that students want – study spaces in the new Faculty of Arts building, learning grids off-campus, an eco-friendly campus and welfare zones
• Catalogue and advertise hidden course costs so incoming students know what to expect
• Training for all teaching staff in mental health and wellbeing
• Ensure Wednesday afternoons are left free once in-person teaching resumes for sports and societies
• Provide training for staff on sexual misconduct disclosures

LIBERATE THE CURRICULUM

• Conduct a review of the successes of the Decolonise Project and implement feedback to ensure ongoing commitment to liberating the curriculum
• Recreate the success of the Decolonise Project for LGBTQUA+ in the curriculum

MAKING EDUCATION ACCESSIBLE AND EQUITABLE

• Creation of support funds for disabled, widening participation and ethnic minority students
• Release of transparent and comprehensive mitigating circumstances procedures and criteria
• Expansion of part-time degrees across all departments
• Creation of a comprehensive online teaching policy
• Re-fund the defunded Wellbeing and Support Services and reinstate mental health coordinators
• Work with the International Students' Officers and PG Officer to ensure international student need are represented

WHY ME?

I have personal experience in alternative routes of education at Warwick – joined the Centre for Lifelong Learning in 2015 and studied my BA part-time

I focussed on student wellbeing during my time as DSO, including:

• Piloting mandatory mental health training for personal tutors
• Hosting panels for pastoral staff on disability
• Introducing disability disclosure procedures for personal tutors
• Lobbying for student interests in self-certification and mitigating circumstances development 
• Consulting on transcription provision for online content

I voted AGAINST the online teaching campaign in October, arguing that we were not best positioned to advocate for students' needs without knowing what those needs were

WHY RUN FOR OFFICE?

I believe an SU that's filled with officers genuinely invested in the student experience is the most effective platform for change, despite the Union's flaws. I want to be an officer who represents the student body, not just over-represented groups in student politics. 

I want to be an officer for all.

Instagram and Facebook: IsabelleForEdu Twitter: ieatkins