The Wellbeing & Community Forum is a collaborative space where students come together to discuss issues around student wellbeing, inclusion, equality, and community life at St Andrews. Working closely with the President of Wellbeing & Community and relevant Networks, this forum helps shape policy, campaign priorities, and core Union work that improves daily experiences for students across non-academic spheres, from mental health initiatives to equality and social support systems. The Forum ensures that wellbeing and community concerns are developed alongside those most affected, feeding into wider Union strategy where needed.
Rather than the motion structure previously utilised by the Union, we will use a consensus model. When an issue is brought up, we will split into small groups to discuss the topic. Groups will then feedback, and a degree of consensus will be decided upon by the group as a whole:
Where either part or no consensus is reached, small groups will further discuss to either:
Groups can then feedback with recommendations or actions before moving forward. Actions may include things like:
All students are members of each forum and as such are invited to attend to hear updates, and to make their voices heard. The Wellbeing & Community Forum will meet a minimum of twice per term, excluding the summer.
Membership
Quoracy will be 50%+1 of Forum Executive members.