Equal Opportunities for All. I believe in equality, opportunity and justice. I am running for Education and Welfare Officer to realise these ideals at the LSE. I want to be an approachable first point of contact for students to find solutions to their problems; academic or personal.
Consistency
The quality of our teaching and pastoral care is inconsistent. I believe we are all entitled to the high standards currently found only in the best departments. I will push the school to make 'best practice' consistent practice across the LSE, focusing on: the amount and quality of student-tutor contact time, department subsidised language courses, greater use of professors to teach third year students, state school applications and uptake
Community
Many students at LSE feel isolated and alone. I believe the best student experience results from close, inclusive and mutually supportive student communities. Such communities cannot be created artificially, but I will ensure that the Students' Union creates the conditions where they can grow, by: introducing new and alternative social opportunities, not just based in bars, providing more common rooms and other social space, including a dedicated postgraduate common room, facilitating study groups, standing firmly against discrimination
Care
I believe that, as a community, students are entitled to support from one and other, the School and the Students' Union. This support should begin when problems begin and should be available when students need it the most, therefore I will: Establish a 'Support Week' in Michaelmas term making students aware of available support, Running a stress "field hospital" during exams for urgent advice and guidance, Introducing and lobbying for schemes to assist low income and international students, including the Rent Guarantor Scheme, preventing costs and bureaucracy from becoming a barrier to study.
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