STUDENT VOICE

SAE Institute values the importance of the student voice and student feedback within the programme of study and always seeks to respond to student feedback in a positive and timely fashion.

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Introducing Student Voice at SAE

At SAE, your feedback drives real change. Student Voice is at the heart of everything we do - from shaping courses and events to influencing key decisions and policies across campuses. Our Student Voice Team includes Course & Campus Representatives led by your Student President and National Officer team to ensure every student is heard and represented at every level.

Through this network, you have a direct line to academic leaders and decision-makers, helping improve teaching, enhance the student experience, and strengthen our community. Whether you’re leading conversations as a Student Rep or sharing your thoughts through surveys and committee meetings, your input ensures the student perspective is always part of the conversation.

Explore below to learn how you can get involved and see how your voice helps shape the future of SAE.

YOUR STUDENT VOICE

See below for ways you can engage in shaping the institution. If you would like to get involved, reach out to your local Campus team.

In 2025, SAE proudly joined forces with ICMP to establish the ADE* UK Student Union – representing nearly 3,000 students across five campuses in England and Scotland.

These are the officer roles that are in place to support you during your studies;

Student President,

Student Vice-President

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusivity (EDI) Officer

Societies & Co-Curricular Officer

Environment & Sustainability Officer

International Officer

They are elected by students every year in the springtime and hold their positions for 12 months. New for this year, we will also be electing a Lead Campus Representative in each of the locations outside of London (Leeds, Leamington Spa, Liverpool and Glasgow) and a Lead Campus Representative each for London ICMP and London SAE. Along with your officers, they are here to support you throughout your time with us.

*ADE UK is the umbrella organisation that manages both ICMP and SAE in the UK.

Student Senate is the primary Student led forum within ADE UK. It meets three times a year online, and brings together Student Officers, Lead Campus Representatives, and Student (Course) Representatives. Actions that are brought for discussion at Senate are recorded on the Student Voice Action Register; these are then turned into action by the Student Union Management Committee working in partnership with the Associate Dean for Student Experience.

The responses to the requested actions are then recorded on the Register and fed back to the student body as a whole via ‘You said, we did’ campaigns.

The ADE UK Student President and Vice-President act as primary representatives of SAE and ICMP’s student community. As well as sitting on a variety of staff committees and chairing the Student Senate, they head up the team of Officers, Lead Campus Representatives, and Course Representatives.

Course Representatives are elected at the start of the academic year. Their role is to gather feedback from their course classmates and ensure this is represented at Senate and the Programme Committee Meetings that happen through the year. They are an important part of how we work in partnership with our students to ensure that what we do is working for the SAE and ICMP student body.

If you have any concerns or suggestions regarding your course, please do not hesitate to contact your Course Representative, who can pass these comments on to your Programme Leader. You will have an opportunity to volunteer to be a Course Representative during the first weeks of teaching at each level you study. Training and support will be provided.

Programme Committee Meetings take place three times a year on all SAE Courses. Course Representatives attend these meetings on behalf of their course colleagues.

At the end of each Module you will be invited to complete a Module Evaluation Survey. The surveys are your opportunity to share feedback on your experience of the teaching, learning, resources and facilities used during the Module. The surveys happen electronically, and your tutors will guide you through to accessing them in the early stages of your time with us. The information you provide is vital to your tutors in making positive improvements to how we deliver teaching and learning.

We analyse the results of all completed surveys, and take actions to resolve any issues that have been raised. Completed actions will be shared with students via the Programme Committee Meetings, Senate, and ‘You said, we did’ campaigns across our campuses.

The National Student Survey (NSS) is a UK-wide survey for all undergraduate final year students. It is your chance to look back on your higher education experience and speak out on everything from teaching on your course, access to resources and equipment, and your views on how we listened to student voice.

The NSS launches every year in January and runs until April.