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Union Council

Students’ Unions are amongst the most democratic membership organisations in the UK. Every one of them has its own structure for debating ideas and campaigns and making decisions. They’re run by students who are elected by students – and everyone can have their say.

Here at Christ Church SU, our highest democratic decision-making body is called Union Council.

The Council meets several times a year and discusses issues affecting students: your life, your university life or your union. It can pass policy, which requires the Union to work on specific things, or can be a forum for students to raise issues for the Union to take forwards in other ways.

The council also runs campaigns to change things for the better of the student experience and the community, and about issues that matter to you. 

Union Council Officers

The Union Council is made up of 12 students elected from the whole student body, and 12 students nominated from existing democratic communities, who represent the diversity of students we have across the university. Their role descriptions and the current student holding the post are listed below:

Union Council Chair Benjamin D'Montigny
BAME Students' Officer Phumuzile Sithole
Black Students' Officer Teme Binitie
Disabled Students' Officer Alice Lundy
Environmental Officer Maximus Clinch
Faculty Representative (Arts, Humanities & Education) Zane Kennedy
Faculty Representative (Medicine, Health & Social Care) Hannah Ferguson
Faculty Representative (Science, Engineering & Social Sciences) James Hughes
International Students' Officer (EU) VACANT
International Students' Officer (Overseas) Esther Subhakar
LGBT+ Officer Jasmine Nikhwai
LGBT+ Officer (Women's) Olivera Ignjatovic
Mature Students' Officer Tony Brimmicombe
Medway Students' Officer VACANT
Part-time Students' Officer Yvette Kearns
Postgraduate Research Students' Officer Amy Bromley
Postgraduate Taught Students' Officer Anusree Vijayakumar
Societies Representative Jade Knight
Sports Representative  
Student Parents' and Carers' Officer Francis Booker
Trans/Non-Binary Students' Officer Dan Smith
Tunbridge Wells Students' Officer VACANT
Women's Officer Megan Ann Foxen-Freeman
Community, Diversity and Inclusion (CDI) Representative Anastasia Semaan


How decisions are made

Any student can submit an idea for discussion at Union Council - if you have something that you would like to be discussed, you can submit it through the Union Council Padlet. Union Council Officers can view and comment on your ideas in advance, and the agenda for each Union Council meeting will be drawn from this two days in advance.

Some ideas may be acted on quite quickly, and the Union will report back on progress at the meeting. Some ideas will be further developed at the meeting, and some may be developed into a proposal for Officers to vote on. If a proposal becomes a policy then the Union takes that as a statement of belief of the organisation on the particular issue. These policies, then placed, can then instruct officers to carry out tasks, such as running campaigns on a particular issue.

Once a policy is made, it normally lasts for three years, and within that time the Union Council reviews them.

You can view current policies and motions and updates on them through the Union Council Padlet

Who is responsible for ensuring policies are followed within the Union?

When a policy has been approved, the Union Council mandates and oversees the work on the policy; however, the party that is responsible is the elected officer(s) that has been selected to ensure the policy is worked on.

Union Council Meeting Dates for 2021/22

  • November 30th 2021
    • Agenda
    • Minutes
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  • Jan 24th 2022 - 4-5.30pm
    • Agenda
    • Minutes
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  • March 24th 2022 - 4.30 - 6pm
    • Agenda
    • Minutes
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  • April 25th 2022 - 4-5.30pm
    • Agenda
    • Minutes
    • Recording Unavaible due to technical error
  • May 23rd 2022 - 4-5.30pm
    • Agenda
    • Minutes
    • View Recording

Union Council Meeting Dates for 2020/21

  • 23rd November 2020
    • Agenda 
    • Minutes 
    • Palestine Solidarity Society Motion
    • CCSU - Student Loans for Healthcare Courses Motion
    • Watch Online
  • 25th Jan 2021
    • Agenda
    • Minutes
    • Watch Online
  • 23rd February 2021
    • Agenda
    • Minutes
    • Watch Online
  • 29th March 2021
    • Agenda
    • Minutes
  • 24th May 2021
    • Agenda
    • Minutes
    • Watch Online

Agendas and minutes from previous years

2019-20

  • 4th Nov 2019
    • Agenda
    • Minutes 
    • Student Parent Union Council Motion October 2019
  • 4th Dec 2019
    • Agenda
    • Minutes
    • Supporting students who speak English as a 2nd language Motion
  • 15th Jan 2020
    • Agenda
    • Minutes
    • Lobby the University to become a hate crime reporting centre Motion
    • CCCU Union Council Apartheid off Campus Motion
  • 28th Feb 2020
    • Agenda
    • Minutes
    • Earlier Exam Dates to be Released Motion
  • 31st Mar 2020
    • Minutes

2018/19

  • 12th December 2018 
    • Agenda
    • Minutes
  • 7th February 2019
    • Agenda
    • Minutes
  • 3rd April 2019
    • Agenda
    • Minutes
    • Watch online
  • 10th May 2019
    • Agenda
    • Minutes

In this section

  • Annual Members Meetings
  • Sustainability
  • Who Represents Me?
  • Your Elected Officers
  • Union Council
    • Union Council Sub-Committees
  • Challenge It, Change It
  • Elections
  • Course Reps
  • University Committees Representation
  • Closing Our Gap
  • Student Networks
  • Golden Apple Awards
  • Christ Church Wins
  • Student Life Pulse
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Tel: 01227 92 3485

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