What is the Student Education Panel?
The Student Education Panel (SEP) bring together students from a wide range of backgrounds, programmes, and levels of study to share and shape conversations about the educational and student experience at LSE. Originally introduced in 2020, the SEP is a partnership model that draws on students' own experiences with a view to developing an better educational experience that works for all our student.
It is usually comprised of fifty student panellists who meet two to three times per year to discuss a specific education related topic, question or proposal. To ensure that the insights gathered through these panels are accurately represented, summaries are shared with panel members for feedback before being passed on to relevant staff to help inform improvements to institutional processes. This unique partnership initiative also recognises and reimburses students for the time and insights they contribute.
Becoming a Student Education Panellist is a great opportunity to:
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Develop valuable skills - Strengthen your advocacy, public speaking, critical thinking and communication skills.
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Build confidence in constructive dialogue - Practise having respectful and critical discussions with peers about key issues affecting your educational experience.
- Meet students from diverse backgrounds - Connect with peers from across LSE and hear a wide range of perspectives on education and student life.
- Make impactful change - Share your experiences and ideas directly with senior decision-makers, helping ensure that student voices play a meaningful role in shaping educational policy and practice.
- Be reimbursed for your contribution – As a thank you for your time, you’ll receive a lifestyle gift voucher for each session you participate in, redeemable at a range of locations across the UK.
- Stay fuelled during sessions - Tea and coffee will be provided to keep you energised throughout the sessions!
If you're interested in applying, please complete the application form linked here by 12 am on 12 October 2026. This asks a number of background questions about your course of study and positionality, to ensure that we have a diverse panel of students from across our community, as well as a question asking you to tell us a bit more about your motivations for applying.We will review applications and be in touch if you are selected for the panel with next steps on or before 21 October 2026.
If you are chosen to become a panellist, you will be expected to attend one panel a term (with the opportunity to attend ad hoc panels through the year) where you'll come together with peers from different courses and programmes of study to discuss and help define what exactly is so special about an LSE education and how can we continue to strengthen our educational offer for students.
The sessions will be guided and you may be asked to complete an activity before you arrive at the session, but otherwise there is nothing particular you need to prepare in advance. Just come ready to discuss and share your views in respectful dialogue with your peers.
After sessions, you'll be asked to review the report generated from your input to ensure it is reflective of your voice and ideas presented on the day. These papers will then be shared in key governance structures to help inform future work across the School.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch with Jillian Ducker, Student Voice and Partnership Coordinator at j.ducker@lse.ac.uk