Students’ Union election candidate support
Exclusive tips, advice and resources to inform and inspire you in your election campaign.
Open to students taking part in any students’ union, students’ association or students’ guild election including sabbatical officer elections.
Get guidance from top students’ union experts and former officers.
We can’t promise that you’ll win your election but we can help you feel more confident about running your campaign.
We’ll take you through topics like how to write a manifesto and plan your campaign plus we’ll give you insights into issues affecting students and connect you with other election candidates from around the UK to share your ideas and concerns.
It’s free to sign up as a candidate for general advice and unions can sign up for custom versions for their candidates.
Individuals
- Access to online resources
- Invitation to our candidate Facebook group
- 1-1 mentoring
- Tailored to your election
Unions
Up to 25 candidates- Access to online resources
- Invitations for your candidates to our candidate Facebook group
- Tailored to your election
- Optional extras: discounted 1-1 candidate mentoring, add custom modules
- Additional candidates @ £10 per candidate
Our curriculum
Inform
Helping candidates understand issues affecting students and what being an elected officer is like so they can run well-informed campaigns.
Inspire
Showing candidates what’s possible, challenging some of the myths around elections and keeping them going with pep talks!
Benefits for candidates
- Increased confidence
- Build communication skills
- Run an effective campaign
Benefits for unions
- Better informed candidates
- Higher candidate retention
- Less time required for candidate support
To find out more about our union package please email jo@25dots.co.uk