Student Council Policy & Stances

A Student Council Policy is democratically approved positions or priorities set to guide the Student Executive on what they campaign, lobby and work to achieve. They have clear accountability, setting out explicit, detailed mandates and specific, core actions to complete in a set period of time.

Once it is on our books, each policy is assigned to an officer who will then work on the policy until it is deemed complete.

It’s really straightforward, first check out our existing Policies and Stances to see if we already reflect your views. If not then check out our explainer on bringing forward a policy (Policy Process)

A Student Council stance is a democratically approved position on any issue which represents what our membership believes or supports. They express our organisation’s values or advocacy positions and can help influence policy and more importantly, actions. We use a stance over a policy when we either need something quickly, the issue is so broad, fast evolving or we don’t have clear actions yet. This allows us as a Students’ Union to approach certain issues flexibly and on a case-by-case basis, such as AI or Timetabling.

It’s really straightforward, first check out our existing Policies and Stances to see if we already reflect your views. If not then check out our explainer on bringing forward a policy (Stances Process)