Kent Law School Student Adviser Hattie Peacocke has been named ‘Best Academic Adviser’ in the Kent Union Teaching Awards 2016.
The Teaching Awards are held each year to recognise and reward members of staff who go the extra mile to enhance the student learning experience. Hattie was nominated for the award by students at Kent and was presented with a certificate at an evening ceremony held in March.
Hattie is one of two dedicated Student Advisers at the Law School who provide confidential and personal academic support to law students. Her work forms part of a comprehensive support system for law students that also includes an Academic Adviser, module convenors, student mentors, academic peer mentors and the Kent Law School Skills Hub.
Student Advisers are on hand to help students with a range of issues including: health/personal problems affecting academic work; advice about concessions; selection of courses and modules; accommodation issues; money problems and finance issues; disability support; general study advice; and general careers advice and personal development.
More than 40 additional members of staff from Kent Law School were nominated by students for a Teaching Award this year. Law School Professor Sally Sheldon was amongst those nominated and was one of three academics across the University who made the shortlist in the ‘Fantastic Feedback’ category. In total, Kent Union received more than 850 nominations across eight categories for more than 300 individual members of staff.
Kent Union Law School Rep Osiyemi Osipitan, a final-year Law student, said: ‘We believe that excellent teaching and service should be recognised and appreciated and congratulate all the staff at Kent Law School who were nominated. We truly appreciate the part they play in the student experience.’