George Ingram For Education Officer

28/02/2020

‼️VOTING CLOSES AT 3PM‼️
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‼️GEORGE FOR EDUCATION ‼️

This is the last push, if you want Standardized Feedback, More Study, Better Access to Online Resources and Department LinkedIn Communities!

27/02/2020

R&R in the middle of campaigning, sorely needed.

Make sure to get your votes in before the deadline at 3pm tomorrow! Vote George for Education Officer here!

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26/02/2020

WERE BACK!

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Vote George for Education!!!

26/02/2020

‼️‼️ CRITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT ‼️‼️

Due to 3rd Party Technical Difficulties, RUSU is conducting the elections at ballot stations around campus over the next 3 days.

Its more important than ever that you get out and **VOTE**. RUSU Elections unfortunately do not boast huge turnout so every vote counts even more.

Additionally, the more voters taking part in these elections strengthens the mandate that those elected have to represent you next academic year.

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It's a development we didn't expect but we're going to make the best of it. As always, you're support means everything to me and I'm incredibly thankful for what we've achieved so far.

Vote George Ingram for Education Officer!

25/02/2020

VOTING IS NOW OPEN! HEAD OVER TO www.rusu.co.uk/elections NOW!

There's no better endorsement, so follow Ian's example and VOTE FOR GEORGE FOR EDUCATION!

24/02/2020

Hey all!

Here's my final manifesto breakdown and is by far the issue that I care about the most.

Feedback comes in so many irregular shapes and sizes, with some people receiving NONE and others having extremely dedicated lecturers giving students every inch of possible feedback.

I reviewed the University policy on "Feedback on Student Performance" and there's so much that can be improved. I want to implement a bare minimum amount of feedback that has to be given by lecturers allowing us students the best potential to improve at the first step.

Additionally, I want to review the 15 day turnaround policy in a way that benefits the student without negative impacting a lecturers workload, however this is secondary to the previous issue hence the ambiguity with the policy.

I've tried my best to make my manifesto as feasible as possible, so if I am fortunate enough to be supported by you I have the highest chance of carrying through on my promises.

Again, your support means everything to me and I am so grateful for everything done so far.

Vote George for Education!

23/02/2020

Hey all, I realize I haven't actually taken a moment to tell you about who I am and the stories behind why my policies mean so much to me.

I started at Reading in 2017 (still doing Politics); I quickly joined and met some friends for life, in addition to those on my course. I was in a few plays with the society and went to nearly all the socials. Not having enough time in 3rd year led me to
And becoming Head of Production alongside the most caring committee members I've ever known. Wanting to fix what doesn't work has been a focus of ours for the last 6months (but hey, we're live now!)

My first week at uni I went to the Course Collection in the URS to TRY and do all the recommended reading but quite quickly gave up because I didn't realise you can't actually do 6 modules worth of reading in an hour- and this was just for the books I actually managed to get a hold of! This memory comes back to me everytime I try to get hold of a library book and when I can't, it quickly reminds me that this is the situation we're in.

In 2nd Year, I had my favourite module at uni with what you can kindly call a disgruntled lecturer. I handed an essay in and didn't do as well as I would and received zero feedback. Zero. I was irate, confused and soon found out this had also been happening to other students, but for even longer.

2nd Year was also the time I spent most of my life in the URS Building, but only in the evenings because there was such a lack of group study space available during the day; this didn't get much better with the refurbishment of the library.

All this led me to running to become a Course Rep in 3rd year (which went well!). I've managed to get a dissertation deadline extension for our whole course due to the strikes, and I've become aware to every kind of student; the ones who commute, who do 9000 words in one night (you know who you are), the ones who hand in late, the ones who have everything done 18 months in advance. We all have struggles no matter how organized/disorganized and I want to do my best to fix them.

Anyways, this went on a bit longer than I expected; it's a nice point to start at on the eve of Hell-week.

23/02/2020

Manifesto Breakdown: More Study Space Across Campus!

Study Space has been an improving issue over the last few years, however it is still remains precisely that, an issue.

Even before the beginning of summer term and the subsequent exam season, the library is near capacity during the week. Finding space to study as a group is near impossible especially at times when only 2 people take up dedicated group study areas.

Were I be fortunate enough to be elected I want to:

- Create a survey asking students which areas of campus to focus on improving in terms of study space and whether there should be a more rigorous requirement for using group study space outside departments.
- Open conversation with the university about how this issue can best be dealt with in the shortest time possible. My thoughts are initially directed at the use of the URS.

Thanks for taking time to read this! Your support means the world to me and we can make positive change together.

: Vote George for Education!

22/02/2020

Manifesto Breakdown: Better Access for Online Library Resources!

This is an issue that affects students throughout the whole of university from the first day you try to loan a textbook for a module, to the very last when you're still doing that exact same thing. University is already expensive enough, and you shouldn't have to be forced to buy your own books because the library doesn't have enough.

I spoke to Sue Egleton, Associate Director for Systems and User Services at the University of Reading Library. She suggested that advocating for the library to receive a larger budget from the university in general in order to have the best chance to acquire these resources.

I want my campaign aims to be as feasible as possible, so were I to be elected I have the best chance of carrying out my policies.

Your support means the world to me and stay tuned for more manifesto breakdowns.

21/02/2020

Wanting to find out more? Watch my video manifesto in which I briefly discuss my aims for Education Officer.

Transcript: Hi I'm George, I study Politics and International Relations. I'm a year 3 Course Rep and Head of Production for Junction 11. Throughout my univer...