Welcome to the website of sparqs (student partnerships in quality Scotland), funded by the Scottish Funding Council.
Key sparqs models
Team planning day - Monday 19th October 2026
Please note that the sparqs team will all be attending a team planning day on Monday 19th October 2026, so will be largely uncontactable. For any urgent queries, you can contact us via the sparqs landline number - 0131 622 6599 -…
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Welcome to our new Chair and our new Trustee
In our May 2026 news article we were delighted to announced that Douglas Blackstock had been appointed as the new Chair of the sparqs Trustee Board. Our September 2026 Trustee Board meeting marked the formal handover of the role, with Douglas…
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New and updated sparqs resources: ILM, SEAP and TQER
We are pleased to publish our new Student Guide to Institutional Liaison Meetings and our annually updated SEAP and TQER resources, refreshed for 2026-27! They can all be found in the sparqs Resource Library: Student Guide to Institutional Liaison Meetings (ILMs) A new…
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sparqs Trustee Board news!
In our May 2026 news article we were delighted to announced that Douglas Blackstock had been appointed as the new Chair of the sparqs Trustee Board. Our September 2026 Trustee Board meeting marked the formal handover of the role, with Douglas…
Read More...New sparqs guidance: getting ready for Institutional Liaison Meetings
Institutional Liaison Meetings (ILMs) are part of Annual Quality Engagements (AQEs), which are one of the mechanisms of the Tertiary Quality Enhancement Framework (TQEF). To help student officers and students' association staff prepare with confidence, sparqs has launched a new…
Read More...sparqs' updated SEAP Practical Guide to Student Partnership
We are pleased to publish our updated SEAP Guidance for students’ associations and student officers, designed to support meaningful student engagement throughout the SEAP (Self-Evaluation and Action Plan) process. Initially published in 2024, the guidance is now updated annually. The…
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