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Advert for the National Student SurveyTRANSCRIPT
What is the
National
Student
Survey?
Your opportunity to ‘Have Your Say’ and provide invaluable feedback to your
institution and future students that may wish to study the
same course.
What is the National Student Survey ?
Annual survey of final year* undergraduates
across the UK
Commissioned by the Higher Education Funding
Council for England on behalf of all the funding
bodies
Fully supported by the National Union of
Students
Conducted by Ipsos MORI
Quick and easy to complete.
* Some exceptions apply
What will the NSS ask me?
Widely recognised as a key measure of
satisfaction the survey looks at a range of areas
including:
The teaching on my course
Assessment & feedback
Academic support
Organisation & management
Learning resources
Personal development
Overall satisfaction
Students’ Union (Association or Guild).
The NSS results are made publicly available to
help prospective students make informed
decisions of where and what to study.
Institutions are provided with the anonymised
data to help them identify areas where they are
doing well, as well as areas for development, for
the purpose of improving the student learning
experience for future generations of students.
How are the results used?
Have your say!
As a result
of what
students
have said,
institutions
have made
changes:
Examples include:
Enhanced teacher student
communications,
Reviewed/developed feedback systems and
methods of assessment,
Improved support measures such as
personal tutorial sessions and enhanced
induction programmes,
Made timetable improvements and explored
course content and design,
Reviewed and improved access to IT
resources, study spaces and text books/e
books,
Provided additional study opportunities to
develop key skills and offered enhanced
careers support.
To take part…
Ipsos MORI will send you an email inviting you to take part in the survey.
You can also complete the survey at www.thestudentsurvey.com
Your responses to the survey are anonymised
Contact details used only for the NSS
Online and via your smartphone
You can now complete the NSS online or via
your smartphone:
Go to www.thestudentsurvey.com
Follow the link in your email invitation
Scan the NSS Quick response code with your
smartphone (you may need to download a free QR
reader app).
Will my responses remain private?
The survey is undertaken independently by
Ipsos MORI
The NSS respects student privacy
Responses are confidential
At no point will students be identified to their
institution - your responses to the survey are
anonymised
Contact details are used only for the NSS.