Welcome to the website of sparqs (student partnerships in quality Scotland), funded by the Scottish Funding Council.
Key sparqs models
Bank holiday closing...... Monday 31st August
Please note that the sparqs office will be closed for a bank holiday on Monday 31st August 2026. If you need to get in touch, you can call us on 0131 622 6599 and leave a message on our answerphone, or contact us…
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2026-27 Course Rep Training is open for bookings
Bookings are now open for our 2026-27 Course Rep Training ....for delivery from week beginning Monday 28th September 2026 onwards. All the information you need is on our main CRT webpage. Please read the booking guidance before arranging your sessions and…
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'Talking Student Partnership' interview with Micole Cochrane
Our 'Talking Student Partnership' interview series continues with another video conversation from Scotland’s tertiary education sector! The next interview in our series features Micole Cochrane, Students' Association Development Officer at West Lothian College. In our interview, Micole reflects on her nearly…
Read More...No events requiring registration, see Calendar for all forthcoming events
sparqs 2026-27 Course Rep Training is open for bookings!
Bookings are now open for our 2026-27 Course Rep Training ....for delivery from week beginning Monday 28th September 2026 onwards. All the information you need is on our main CRT webpage. Please read the booking guidance before arranging your sessions and…
Read More...Meet our Associate Trainer team for 2026-27
We are delighted to introduce our excellent team of student Associate Trainers (ATs) for the coming academic year. The team includes 11 newly-recruited trainers and 12 returners from previous years, once again making it our largest ever team! The team will begin…
Read More...NEON dates and meetings for 2026-27
sparqs is pleased to announce that this year’s schedule of events for meetings of the National Education Officers' Network (NEON). Dates for 2026-27 are as follows: Online Tuesday 22nd September 2026 – 1.00pm to 3.00pm. Tuesday 1st December 2026 – 10.00am to 12noon. Thursday 4th…
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