Tuesday 20th May 2025

Significant Change on the Horizon for SSS

Scottish Student Sport can reveal changes to the organisation’s operational and staffing structures ahead of the 2025/26 academic year.

As at August 1st 2025 Scottish Student Sport 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 currently at risk of redundancy.

The roles currently at risk are:

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

Consultation is ongoing with at risk staff around the implications of the proposals and SSS is working closely with our hosts at University of Edinburgh in support of this confidential process.

No formal redundancies will be announced until after the consultation period closes on June 16th and whilst August 1st is the notional switchover date, the four roles in question will continue as normal in the meantime.

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.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

For existing areas of work please continue to interact with SSS as normal for the remainder of the 24-25 year. If you have an urgent query about future work then please contact Stew.

The current proposal is to retain the six roles that are not currently at risk – click here for a reminder of the overall team.

It is possible that certain events or sports programmes will be discontinued under the new plan. SSS committees and staff are in the process of considering this at present and are working towards an end June deadline for preliminary 25-26 plans.

SSS committees and staff are in the process of considering this at present and are working towards an end June deadline for preliminary 25-26 plans.

We have scheduled additional committee meetings across June and July to help refine delivery plans for next year, and stand ready to support any forum discussions too. Additionally, there will be an opportunity for discussion at the SSS Conference in Aberdeen on 11 & 12 June. If you wish to arrange a more specific meeting then please contact Stew.

The new strategy is at final design stage now and will be published ahead of SSS Conference in June.

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