Staffing Changes at Scottish Student Sport

Updated 07/07/25

As at August 1^st 2025 SSS will be entering a new phase of work, bringing with it a significant amount of change.

The new approach will require SSS to work with a slimmed-down staff structure and, in some areas, cease to deliver services and programmes that have been part of our work in recent years.

As SSS responds to a challenging financial climate, created by rising core costs and the removal of £100k annual external funding, four roles are unfortunately not being continued beyond 31^st July.

The discontinued roles are:

• Competitions Assistant
• Sport & Active Health Coordinator
• Inclusion & Culture Coordinator
• Learning & People Coordinator

The discontinued roles in no way reflect the quality of the outstanding individuals in those positions, nor the importance of the work they have delivered over the past few years. We will miss the massive contribution that each of the incumbents has made and will do our best to honour the spirit of their work within our revised ‘Strategy 27’ which is available here.

We recognise the potential implications of a new structure for our members, volunteers and partners. In response to this, please refer to the FAQ’s we have developed and which we will keep updated over the coming weeks – available at the bottom of this page.

A more comprehensive and specific list of ongoing commitments for 25-26 will be shared towards the end of July. This will be our target date for confirming event and project plans and revised roles and responsibilities for the year ahead.

Should you wish to discuss any aspect in the meantime, please contact COO Stew Fowlie on stew@scottishstudentsport.com or call 07903 891 497.

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