Ceinwen Cloney

The President leads the Union and it's work in campaigning and lobbying to protect and extend the rights of Swansea students. Ceinwen ensures students have their say in the Union and helps lead our campaigns. She also leads the organisation as the chair of the trustee board. You can contact her on president@swansea-union.co.uk

Are the Students’ Union’s Full Time Officers Accountable?

In short, yes.

Recently this question was raised at our monthly Student Forum and was referred to me, President, as my remit encompasses the democratic procedures of the Union. As a result I thought I’d take to a delightful blog to answer it.

Firstly what does being held to account or accountability mean? 

def:Accountability (n)- The quality of being accountable; liability to account for and answer for one's conduct, performance of duties, etc. (in modern use often with regard to parliamentary, corporate, or financial liability to the public, shareholders, etc.)

Being accountable is the mechanism by which you, the students, can ensure that the officers, as your representatives, are working on things you’d like us to be. It’s a way that individuals can raise the profile of issues and concerns or even praise for work already proposed and undertaken.

There are many ways to hold us to account, both formally and informally. There are also ways in which we let you know what we’ve been up to through the year! Each month at Student Forum there’s an opportunity to ask questions of the officers about our campaigns, manifestos and jobs. Before each forum we all produce an officer report to give a summary of the last month, these are available on the Union website and you can request paper copies, via beth.boyce@swansea-union.co.uk before the forum.

As representatives we are openly and easily accountable to each and every student that we represent, so use your ability to hold us to account and allow us to assure you of what we’re working on. Personally I’d encourage you to come and chat to me, ask me about what I’m doing, check my facebook posts and my office whiteboard to see what I’m up to each day and of course, always ask the question, if there’s something you think we should be working on, and you’re not sure that we are, check!

If you have any questions about what I’ve been working on, suggestions how you think we could be better held to account or in fact  about anything, feel free to email me: president@swansea-union.co.uk

 

A yw swyddogion llawn amser yr Undeb Myfyrwyr yn wirioneddol atebol?

 

Yn ddiweddar, gofynnwyd y cwestiwn uchod mewn un o’n fforymau myfyrwyr misol. Yna cafodd y cwestiwn ei basio ymlaen i mi, y llywydd, i’w ateb oblegid mai fi sydd yn gyfrifol dros weithdrefnau democrataidd yr Undeb. O ganlyniad rwyf wedi ysgrifennu blog er mwyn cyflwyno fy ateb.

Yn gyntaf, beth golygir gan y gair ‘atebol’?

Atebol

[ateb1+-ol]

a.    Rhwymedig i ateb neu i roddi cyfrif am ymddygaid, & c, cyfiofol (hefyd yn gyfreithiol)

 

 

Mae’r ffaith bod swyddogion yr Undeb Myfyrwyr yn atebol yn meddwl eich bod chi gallu, trwy sawl mecanwaith, sicrhau ein bod ni, fel swyddogion, yn gweithio ar yr hyn yr ydych am i ni weithio ar. Mae’n ffordd i chi fel myfyrwyr/unigolion codi pryder am, neu ganmol, yr hyn yr ydym yn gwneud.

Mae yna sawl ffordd i chi sicrhau ein bod ni’n atebol, yn ffurfiol ac yn anffurfiol. Rydym fel swyddogion hefyd yn sicrhau eich bod chi fel myfyrwyr yn gwybod am yr hyn yr ydym yn gwneud trwy’r flwyddyn! Cynhelir fforwm myfyrwyr pob mis gan Undeb y Myfyrwyr. Mae’r fforwm yn blatfform lle y gallwch ein holi ni ar ein hymgyrchoedd, maniffesto a’n swyddi. Cyn pob fforwm rydym yn paratoi adroddiad swyddog er mwyn cynnig i chi trosolwg o’r hyn yr ydym wedi gwneud dros y mis. Gallwch ddod o hyd i’n hadroddiadau, yn y Gymraeg a’r Saesneg, ar wefan yr Undeb Myfyrwyr. Gallwch hefyd gwneud cais am gopi ar bapur trwy e-bostio: beth.boyce@swansea-union.co.uk

 

Fel eich cynrychiolwyr, rydym yn atebol a gallwch sicrhau ein hatebolrwydd trwy ein holi ar yr hyn yr ydym yn gwneud. Yn bersonol, rwy’n eich gwahodd chi i ddod i siarad â mi, fy holi i ar yr hyn yr wyf yn gwneud, ac i edrych ar fy niweddariadau ar Facebook a fy mwrdd gwyn ar fy nrws er mwyn gweld yr hyn dwi’n neud. Yn olaf, os mae unrhyw beth yr ydych yn meddwl dylem ni gwneud neu nad ydych yn meddwl os ydyn ni’n neud, gofynnwch!

Os mae gennych gwestiwn am yr hyn yr ydym yn gwneud neu unrhyw awgrym ar sut gallwn wella ein hatebolrwydd e-bostiwch: President@swansea-union.ac.uk

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