Each full-time degree programme within RCS is managed by a Programme Committee, which is responsible for monitoring, evaluating and reviewing how the programme is being delivered, and to consider its future development. Membership of this Committee will be as follows:
- The Programme Leader (Convenor)
- Representatives of full-time staff who teach on the programme – representing all areas of the programme content
- A representative of part-time staff who teaches on the programme
- Elected student representatives (one from each year of the programme)
- A member of AAS staff (Secretary to the Programme Committee)
Working with these representatives provides an opportunity for you to make known the student view of the programme and the quality of the student experience at the Royal Conservatoire, together with any ideas you might have for the future development of the programme.
Student Representation
We are seeking a first year elected representative and a deputy (if possible) to sit on the Programme Committee for your programme of study. You should have good communication skills and a willingness to gather ideas, issues and views and be able to present them for discussion at the three (four for Masters programmes) meetings held over the academic year. One of which will include all students who study on the programme. This is known as the Programme Committee Open Forum. The elected representative will normally serve for the duration of their programme, though the year group retains the right to change its representative if necessary.
If you think this is something you would be interested in doing please get in touch with us by clicking this link. Please include the programme you will be studying and we will advise you on the steps you need to take when you arrive in September.
If you are elected you will be representing all of the students in your year group and you may be required to attend a short training session, delivered by SPARQS (Student Participation in Quality Scotland). These training sessions will be arranged through the Student Union and the Student Union President, who will be in touch should you be elected.
An election will be held to select a representative by email. Any persons nominated must have agreed to stand for election, be proposed by one student and seconded by a different student. In the event of two or more names being put forward as candidates, a confidential ballot will be held to select one candidate.
Meetings
There will be three Programme Committee meetings held throughout the year which will take the following forms:
Meeting 1: Standard Programme Committee (October/November)
Meeting 2: Standard Programme Committee ( January/February)
Meeting 3: *Programme Committee Staff/Student Open Forum (March)
*Programme Committee Staff/Student Open Forum
Meeting 3 will be an annual event in which all students who study on the programme and all staff who teach on the programme will have the opportunity to relay feedback directly to members of the Programme Committee. An agenda will be set within the terms of a generic remit for this meeting. This meeting will be jointly convened by student representatives and a nominated staff member of the Programme Committee (preferably not the normal Convenor).
Reporting Lines
Each year an Annual Dialogue will take place where Annual Programme reports from each Programme Committee will be received and discussed with Programme Leaders and the respective Director. The Annual Dialogue will report to the Quality and Standards Committee on the effectiveness of the review process generally, highlighting issues raised and evidence of good practice in relation to individual programmes as appropriate. For further information on the remit and membership of your Programme Committee please contact Catherine Jackson, Programme Support Manager, School of Music, and interim Programme Support Manager, for DDPF and Options.