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Student Engagement through Partnership

This page provides you with useful resources and publications, professional development opportunities and other ways to engage with Advance HE around student engagement.

Student engagement through partnership provides one approach to promoting and developing student engagement and is distinct from listening to, or consulting with students. 

Developing a culture of engagement through partnership will be most effective where educators, professional services, estates, decision-makers and students all understand and appreciate the value of partnership.

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We can help you:

  • Map partnership landscapes: Conduct comprehensive reviews of your current student engagement practices, identifying opportunities to deepen authentic partnership working.
  • Cultivate student voice mechanisms: Develop robust frameworks that systematically capture, analyse and respond to student feedback across all institutional levels.
  • Design co-creation initiatives: Establish structured programmes where students and staff collaboratively develop curriculum, assessments and learning resources.
  • Embed partnership governance: Create inclusive committee structures ensuring student representation has meaningful impact on institutional decision-making.
  • Foster Communities of Practice: Establish cross-institutional networks that share effective partnership approaches and celebrate success.
  • Evaluate partnership impact: Design assessment methodologies that measure tangible outcomes from student-staff collaboration initiatives.
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Framework for Student Engagement through Partnership

The framework is designed to be of value to a broad audience and can be particularly beneficial in supporting stakeholders seeking to establish partnership approaches across areas of activity that affect the student experience. This can include change projects that impact learning spaces, digital infrastructure and community engagement, as well as more traditional academic domains of learning and teaching, scholarship, curriculum review and research. It recognises that developing meaningful partnerships takes time and trust to navigate the traditional roles and power relationships between staff and students.

Access the framework
Essentials Framework - Student Engagement Through Partnership Front Cover
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Explore our latest resources, reports and publications on student engagement

Student engagement through partnership: a literature review

The review by Northumbria University focuses on peer-reviewed journal articles about student engagement through partnership, with an emphasis on partnerships that impact students beyond just the partners themselves.

Student Academic Experience Survey 2025

The Student Academic Experience Survey is an annual survey, conducted by Advance HE and the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI), which seeks to understand and track undergraduate student experience in UK higher education.

ChangeBusters

This game aims to support users to understand the stages of a Theory of Change, build confidence, explore evaluative questions, and extend learning through application to their own context. The goal is better intervention design and evaluation, which in turn should lead to better student outcomes.

Student Needs Framework

The Student Needs Framework provides a foundation for considering the redesign of student support services across higher education providers. The project also includes case studies to illustrate how the framework is being used.

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Latest blogs

Claire Burns

Using Team-Based Learning to promote student engagement in biosciences

Claire Burns, The University of Manchester - 7 July 2025
Diverse group of students on campus

Aren't all students 'International'? Unlearning labels in HE

Zhuomin Huang, The University of Manchester - 17 April 2025
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Professional Development Opportunities

Our portfolio will help you build or refresh your pedagogy throughout your career. Below you will find our upcoming development opportunities linked to flexible learning:

Enhancing Programme Leadership
Starts 9 October 2025
Virtual

Educational Excellence Symposium
9 December 2025
Virtual

Teaching and Learning Conference 2026
30 June – 2 July 2026
Venue TBC

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Meet our experts

Vic Stephenson

Senior Consultant - Education
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Advance HE
Vic Stephenson
Vic is a Senior Consultant at Advance HE, designing and delivering support and training on inclusive pedagogy approaches and leading a range of collaborative projects to enhance quality, student experience and outcomes. She has over 25 years of experience in education as a teacher, teacher trainer, academic manager and assessment specialist. Vic’s main interests are in international education, inclusive curricula and assessment design and technology-enhanced learning.

Stuart Norton, PFHEA

Head of Educational Excellence
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Advance HE
Stuart Norton
Stuart has over 20 years’ experience within higher education with extensive experience in designing and developing strategic, institutional-wide change. In his role as Head of Educational Excellence at Advance HE, he focuses on both thought leadership and providing evidence-based solutions to support institutions, educators and students.
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We collaborate with institutions to develop and deliver transformational and sustainable strategies that strengthen student engagement through partnership. Our experts can support you to embed authentic co-creation, build meaningful staff–student collaborations, and create a culture where students are active partners in shaping their education and institutional development.

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