Communication

For the College to run smoothly, effective communication between College Leaders, Head of College, Deputy Heads of College, and staff is incredibly important.

Good communication doesn’t happen magically; it must be worked on.

To facilitate communication:

• Weekly meetings with the Head of College, Deputy Heads of College, and College Leaders team will occur. You are required to attend these meetings unless there is a good reason not to, in which case you should register an apology with the Head of College in advance of the meeting.
• The Head of College operates an open-door policy, i.e. if the door to her office is open, you are free to knock and ask to see her. If the door is closed, please don’t knock as she is either in a meeting or out of the office. You should also feel free to make an appointment to see her if there is a matter you wish to discuss with her.

Be open and honest about problems. Ask if you need assistance.

Keep an eye on your email Inbox for College emails. Emails, not texts, are one of the main communication mechanisms for official business in organisations and this College is no exception. The College will generally only use text messages for short individual messages. Longer communications will be via email. Please do not neglect your emails! You will be assigned an @stmargarets.college email address, which provides a degree of professionalism to external communications (such as inviting Expert Breakfast guests).

The College also uses an app called Slack for College Leaders to communicate with each other, the Head of College, Deputy Heads of College, the Exec, and other appropriate College staff. Slack is an app-based messaging system for use in organisations. It should be installed on your phone and will facilitate everyone being kept up to date on what is happening at the College.

For all college-related communications with Members and your floor, please use Raftr. The College does not use Facebook for regular communications with Members.

Remember to work hard at communicating well! By the way, this includes listening!