BCUSU Superstars

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The BCUSU Superstars scheme is an accreditation programme designed to help recognise affiliated student groups who provide a great experience for their members.

It rewards you for completing goals that benefit your members and the wider BCU community. Our scheme helps you benchmark your progress, ensure that you are offering the best possible experience for your members, boost your reputation and gain access to a number of group perks!

To get rewards you just need to keep track of the tasks you’ve completed and submit evidence via a simple form - but remember, you cannot skip a stage. You have to start with Bronze and work through Silver to Gold!

There are three tiers you can achieve:

🥉 Bronze - Brilliant Basics

*Complete ALL tasks within this category to earn rewards below

success check Digital rosette on your society webpage

success check Access to additional funding

success check Bronze pin and certificate for all committee members at the end of the year

Tasks to complete

  • All core-4 committee members to have completed Society Training and Quiz
  • Have at least 10 paid members on the BCUSU Website
  • Provide an up-to-date constitution
  • Provide an inclusivity and accessibility statement
  • Provide a budget plan for the year
  • Have at least one committee member present at Society Council
  • Have an up-to-date welcome email
  • Have an up-to-date Society Webpage on the BCUSU Website
  • Optional Task- Provide an inventory/resources plan for the year

🥈 Silver - Skilful Society

*Complete EIGHT tasks within this category to earn rewards below

success check Digital rosette on your society webpage

success check £50 towards promotional material

success check Silver pin and certificate for all committee members at the end of the year

Tasks to complete

  • Run at least one 'Give It A Go' session
  • Have at least 25 paid members
  • Have had good communication with your members
  • Have at least one Committee member present at two Society Councils
  • Collaborate with another society on an event, campaign or social
  • Fundraise for your society or a registered charity
  • Attend a promotional event at City Centre campus
  • Attend a promotional event at City South or another campus
  • Run at least one society event at City South or another campus
  • Run a Wellbeing event
  • Run, or participate in, an event linked to an awareness month/day or a cultural holiday

🥇 Gold - Going for Greatness

*Complete EIGHT tasks within this category to earn rewards below

success check Digital rosette on your society webpage

success check Welcome Fair priority pack

success check Gold pin and certificate for all committee members at the end of the year

Tasks to complete

  • Have at least 50 paid members
  • Promote the BCUSU Officer Elections over three different platforms
  • Collaborate on an event with a society at another university
  • Have at least one committee member attend Student Members' Meeting or Student Council
  • Have at least one committee member present at three Society Councils
  • Fundraise £100 or more for your society or a registered charity
  • Run your own workshop for other society members/leaders
  • Run at least two events at City South or another campus
  • Nominate your/a society, or a member, for a Roary Award
  • Put ten events on the BCUSU What’s On page across the year
  • Demonstrate consistent communication with your members across the year
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How to submit your tasks and process

A member of the committee should complete the form, selecting the goal you want to upload evidence for - you can only do one goal at a time.
This automatically marks that goal on the tracker as pending until a member of the Activities and Representation team evaluates it.

From there, you'll be given one of the following outcomes:
✅ - Goal Complete
❌ - Goal incomplete