Further to the release in February on UCA’s plans to restructure the Academic Management Structure for September 2012, last week UCA internally announced further proposals for the reshaping of Professional Support Services.

These services include Faculty Offices, Finance, Academic Services (SDS, Library & IT), Widening Participation and Learning & Development and Learning & Teaching. Although UCASU Executive understand that there is a need for change here at the University for the Creative Arts to make all services provided for students ‘fit for purpose’, the Executive feel that not enough has been done to consult and discuss these changes with students.…

UCA announced on Monday that it will be restructuring the management of its academic provision over the coming months.

UCA Students’ Union met with the Deputy Vice Chancellor to discuss the plans last week, and have been fully informed of the coming changes. We were also informed that our ideas are welcome as part of the consultative process taking part this spring, which is something that we welcome.

Do you have opinions on how you would like to see new school structures develop your academic environment? Do you have ideas for where you would like to see new investment?

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UCA Students’ Union is working to ensure the voice of UCA students is heard and we have invited Vice Chancellor Simon Ofield-Kerr to hold an all-student meeting on Friday 25th November 2011.

The defiance shown yesterday could be the spark that lights a new platform for student action across the country. Students at UCA must take up the baton (no put intended) and resist the policies that will wreck so much havoc on UCA, on arts institutions nationally, and on the creative sector.

Another edition of Alex’s blog… Sorry it’s a bit late!!