education officer

  • IMPACT ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL: DAY 2

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    March 2, 2018 13:24
    The second day of campaigning for SU elections has been snowy and windy, but the candidates persevere and are chatting to students around campus. In the unusually quiet Portland building, Impact first catches up with Pete Lendon who is running to be your next SU President. “It’s going really...

  • The cost of graduation: is it worth the money?

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    November 14, 2017 14:05
    With fees rising to £9,250, the cost of education is high. The scrapping of the NHS bursary and maintenance grants paired with high rent and living costs means your time at University has a very large price tag. It is perhaps because of these external factors that so many...

  • WINNER ANNOUNCED: EDUCATION OFFICER – CASSIE O’BOYLE

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    March 16, 2017 20:13
    Cassie O’Boyle has been announced as the new SU Education Officer. The total number of people who voted for this position was 3,947. Cassie O’Boyle won after 1 round of voting, beating Declan Greaves by 964 votes. When asked how she was feeling after her win, she told Impact that she is “overwhelmed” and has “never...

  • Education Candidates Question Time

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    March 15, 2017 19:03
    This year, Declan Greaves and Cassie O’Boyle are the candidates running for Education Officer in the Students’ Union elections. The Education Officer hustings offered a chance for voters to have their questions answered and to hear the candidates’ manifesto points. The returning officer for the hustings was Beth Massey, who...

  • Impact on the Campaign Trail: Day 3

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    March 13, 2017 11:44
    Day three of SU Election campaigning for the candidates and the campaigners are looking for new places to spread the word about their manifestos. Outside of Hallward Library on this very sunny morning was Cassie O’Boyle (Education Officer candidate), who was handing out flyers to voters with one of...

  • WINNER ANNOUNCED: EDUCATION OFFICER – Beth Massey

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    March 11, 2016 23:15
    Beth Massey has been announced as the new Education Officer. 5,839 students voted for this position and 5 candidates ran. The threshold for voting was set at 2,920. After one round of voting, Beth received 3,021 votes, beating David Garner who received 1,263 votes. Beth told Impact that she was feeling “overwhelmed”....

  • SU Education Officer, Dan Rattigan: “The real issue is that fees went up to £9,000, but resources didn’t triple”

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    February 29, 2016 14:52
    Impact News sat down with Dan Rattigan, SU Education Officer, to discuss his year in office. How have you found you first year in office? Fantastic. It’s really flown by and the learning curve you have to go on between July and August before it all starts in September...