I have responsibility for the Courses, Units and Diet data on the student record system, including assessment, progression and awards, the academic year formation, HESA base data and general centralised data operations on the Student records system. I lead a small team of Student Records Data Officers and oversee the creation and maintenance of our curriculum data. As well as a maintenance role I also contribute to the maintenance of the Student Records System and my team is a central problem solving team for colleagues in other departments. I am also responsible for the creation and delivery of training on the Student Records System and the creation of training materials for data creation and maintenance across a wider number of processes
I also work closely with ICT and the Student Systems Development team on the general development and maintenance of the system as well as on specific and focused areas of development and on large projects. My role is largely a collaborative one and I work with colleagues in many departments including Quality and Standards, Academic Services, Registry services and Finance.
Prior to taking on this role I worked in Planning specifically in the area of Key Performance Indicators, Governance and Balanced Scorecard. I started my career in HE as the Registrar’s Project Officer back in the days of the University of Luton and was fortunate to be involved in the merger between DMU and UoL.
Prior to working in Higher Education I completed a degree in Biomedical Science and worked as a Biomedical Scientist in some of the major trauma and research centres in London. I also have Prince 2 Project Management Practitioner qualifications.
I work in the curriculum team within the Student Records Department.
I have the responsibility of setting up the course structure on the internal system, SITs. This includes course, unit, diet, and MAV records. This information feeds into our website and admissions processes. I ensure that courses and units are set up to adhere to our external return commitments. I have the responsibility of keeping this data up to date and accurate following periodic review and other official change processes.
I respond to SITs enquiries from across the university to ensure our data is accurate and efficient.
I have worked in the Education sector for over ten years, ten of which have been with the University of Bedfordshire.
Prior to moving into the Higher Education sector, I completed a degree in English Literature and Media Studies and worked in a solicitors doing Conveyancing.
I am mainly responsible for the input and maintenance of both student and curriculum data on the University’s student information system. My role also involves course and diet creation, unit and MAV set up and maintenance, module assessment infrastructure management, student data quality, including the development of new processes for managing student data.
I have worked in Higher Education since 2012, where I started as a field administrator for the Business School at University of Bedfordshire. I then went onto work as a Student Progression and Retention Administrator at the University of Westminster, before joining back at UOB in 2017 as a Student Records Data Officer.
I hold a BA (Hons) in Law from the University of Hertfordshire.
I recently joined the University of Bedfordshire as a Student Records Data Officer, working within the Curriculum team. As a Student Records Data Officer, I help with the set up of courses, which is then reflected on the university’s internal database and external sites. I am also responsible for creating DIETS, managing module and unit infrastructure and ensuring student data quality. Following periodic review and other official change processes, I am also responsible for keeping our data updated and accurate.
Before joining the University, I worked at Luton Sixth Form College for 5 years. I worked within the Enrolment team and then moved on to join the Student Progress & Achievement team, as a Progress Coach. In 2019, I obtained my LLB from SOAS, University of London. During this time, I developed my legal knowledge and experience, volunteering with Support Through Court (a charity helping litigants in person access justice) by supporting individuals in navigating the legal system and understanding court proceedings.
I joined the Student Records Office in October 2021 and my responsibilities include:
This is my first role in Higher Education, previously I worked for over a decade in Mortgages and Finance.