Clubs & socs star grading v3 spreads

CLUBS & SOCIETIES STAR GRADING SCHEME Club or Society Name:

SUBU CLUBS & SOCIETIES STAR GRADING In order for your Club or Society to be the best, most active and engaging – SUBU have put together a set of guidelines to help you achieve 5 star status.

All Clubs and Societies are automatically part of the star grading scheme, it is there to encourage and celebrate the hard work that you all undertake throughout the year.

All clubs start at 3* Status – and your status will be reviewed twice a year.

Term one will be the autumn term (starting September) and term two will be the spring term (Starting in January). Your final star grade will be marked before the Activities Awards Evening, before Easter and carried forward to the next academic year, ready fro Freshers’ Fair!

You should evidence your work, this could be in the form of photos, letters, certificates, invoices or similar and will be reviewed by a member of the Activities team once per term.

Every Club should be able to achieve 3 stars. If you drop below 3 stars, your club will become a ‘working towards 3 stars’ club.

BENEFITS OF BEING A 5 STAR CLUB! What are the benefits of being a 5 star graded Club or Society?

For every star grade the benefits will increase and include things such as:

Gather evidence as you go along during the year as you complete these tasks, mark off the ‘criteria met’ box when complete, and make sure you can prove this has been met!

Each term you will be required to bring your portfolio back in for review and supply evidence. If you do not complete all the essential criteria for a star level you will not maintain that level (e.g. if you were a 5* after term 1 but do not submit evidence for all the 5* criteria in term 2, you will not retain your 5* status).

Please come and talk to us in the Activities Department on the second floor of the Student Centre at Talbot Campus if you have any questions. We are happy to help!

∞∞ Booking priority for freshers’ fair ∞∞ Favourable treatment with regards to funding requests ∞∞ A chance to advertise your club or society in SUBU publications ∞∞ Use of the commercial areas for socials/ fundraisers. ∞∞ Guestlist/free entry to Lollipop at The Old Fire Station for Club committee and when requested. Contact the activities department ∞∞ SUBU Facebook page advertisements (Other Clubs can be advertised through our other social media channels). ∞∞ Committees will be invited to an end of term social with free food and drink.

All five star clubs will be recognised and rewarded at the Activities Award Night at the end of term two!

TERM 1 - SEPTEMBER TO DECEMBER 3 Star Status Criteria

4 Star Status Criteria

5 Star Status Criteria

TERM 2 - JANUARY TO APRIL 3 Star Status Criteria

Update your social media profile at least once per month

(must have also met all 3 star criteria to be awarded 4 Stars)

(must have also met all 3 & 4 star criteria to be awarded 5 Stars)

Update your social media profile at least once per month

Update the SUBU Website and ensure there is an accurate & relevant club description

Participate in a Club or Society swap or organise an event with another Club or Society

Participate in a collaborative event through SUBU (eg. Give It a Go Week, One World Festival, Black History Month)

Update SUBU Website with your current meetings and events

Email all new members within 1 week of freshers fair

10% Club members have participated in a volunteering event

Ensure you have a meeting/ gathering at least once per month that ALL MEMBERS are invited to

Club fundraises for themselves

Your full committee has completed essential Clubs & Societies training

Use SUBU online registration to record ALL MEMBERS and collect membership fee

Committee must meet at least once a term regarding the running of your Club

Contact RAG for ideas! rag@bournemouth.ac.uk

Contact Volunteering for opportunities! subuvolunteering@bournemouth.ac.uk

Link with an external group (eg. Clubs from other Uni’s, Local Charity, Schools, National Bodies or Companies that help your Club to develop)

Club fundraises for Charity

Presidents attend The Big Committee Meeting

10% minimum of members to attend The Big Student Meeting

DEADLINE... FRIDAY 8TH DECEMBER

Ensure you have a meeting/ gathering at least once per month that ALL MEMBERS are invited to At least one member to attend AGM* training (Annual General Meeting)

4 Star Status Criteria

(must have also met all 3 star criteria to be awarded 4 Stars)

Submit AGM report Detailed handover from outgoing committee to incoming committee Participate in a Club or Society swap or organise an event with another Club or Society 10% Club members have participated in a volunteering event

Let us know your AGM date Book Refreshers Fair table

*WHAT IS AN AGM? A yearly meeting of ALL members specially for holding elections and reporting on the year’s events

Club fundraises for themselves

Take part in Sports and Societies Festival

Book Refreshers’ Fair table

5 Star Status Criteria

(must have also met all 3 & 4 star criteria to be awarded 5 Stars) Participate in a collaborative event through SUBU (eg. Fairtrade Fortnight) Link with an external group (eg. Clubs from other Uni’s, Local Charity, Schools, National Bodies or Companies that help your Club to develop) Presidents attend The Big Committee Meeting

10% minimum of members to attend The Big Student Meeting Club fundraises for Charity

DEADLINE... FRIDAY 9TH MARCH

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU’VE DONE?

ACTIVITY TOTAL (FOR SUBU USE) STAR GRADE

Use the space provided to tell us about any additional things your Club or Society has done that hasn’t been covered on the previous pages!

TERM 1

TERM 2

STAR GRADE

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