Richard Edwards
Student Services Project Manager
The post of SSPM was created in July 2010 as a two-year position to support the Director of Student Services and Employability in his work managing the division.
Current principal responsibilities
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Supporting the Director in all aspects of his student welfare-related work
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Managing the Vulnerable Students Support Service
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Managing Disability Services on an interim basis before a new Disability Services Manager joins us
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Advising staff across the University about student support matters, especially promoting early intervention in an attempt to avoid crises
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Promoting enhanced cooperation and inter-team working within Student Services
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Advising academic schools on modifying curriculum design and delivery to support students with disabilities
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Coordinating promotion of the division internally and externally
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Leading the new Student Services division database project
Completed work
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Project managing the relocation of the Student Counselling Service and Disability Services (formerly the Access Unit) to Hampton House (2010/11) and the backoffice of the Careers Service to Senate House in September 2011
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Secretary to the 2011 review of student welfare services
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Secretary to the University Student Affairs Committee (June 2010 to November 2011). This has now passed to Pete Wilgoss in the Planning Office
Other responsibilities
Richard is a University Mediator. Contact via the Student Complaints Officer and Mediation Coordinator, Office of the University Secretary.
Biography
Richard previously worked as Disability Officer at the University of Wales Swansea (1999-2004), Assistant Registrar (Student Support) in the University of Bristol Education Support Unit (2004-2008) and Head of Academic Administration for the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Bristol (secondment; 2009-10) before taking his current post in Student Services.
Contact Details
Tel: 0117 928 8281 (internal x88281)
Email: r.h.edwards@bristol.ac.uk
Second floor, Senate House, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol BS8 1HH.