Applicant & Student Information Oversight Group

Purpose

The main purpose of the group is to advise Education Committee on areas of work relating to student information and consumer protection law.

The terms of reference of the group are to:

Continue to review published information on all course costs with a view to making recommendations where there are issues relating to this.
Continue to review policies, procedures and regulations, specifically focussing on those relating to non-standard entrants such as direct entry (e.g. part-time), incoming Erasmus and Intercalators.
Monitor publication of teaching and assessment data in prospectus, reviewing how this is published and the mechanisms behind the publication.
Maintain an overview of consumer protection guidance and issues.
Monitor how Education programme developments are communicated and advertised to current and future students

Mark Allinson, Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor (Learning and Teaching), (Acting Chair)
Mia Stevens, Undergraduate Education Officer, Bristol Students' Union
Gurvin Chopra, Postgraduate Education Officer, Bristol Students' Union (Sharan Khemlani from August 2025)
Keith Feeney, Senior Lawyer, University Secretary's Office
Jo Strong, Academic Quality Manager, AQPO
Francesca Macnaghten, Head of Marketing, Marketing
Alarna Samarasinghe, Implementation Officer, Education Process Improvement Manager, Education Administration (Eleri Donnelly-Burnhill from August 2025)
Liam Tarvit, Head of Student Services, Student Information Service
Mandy Storey, Admissions Compliance Manager, Admissions
Sam Jones, Head of Insight and Evaluation, Student Journey
Dan Cragg, Communications Manager, Communications
Caroline Kennedy, Senior Planning Officer, Strategic Planning and Transformation Management Team

The Chair (or nominee) and at least four other members of the Committee.

The Committee aims to meet at least six times during 2024/25.