"I'm voting for change for the simple fact that further education students' unions, association and representative councils across the UK have not been properly accountable in the heart of our national union's policy work for decades. These changes are needed for FE to have greater impact and involvement on improving the student movement across the UK."

Brian Dakers, President, Angus College Students' Association.

"How can we expect NUS to look to the future when their structures and sytems are rooted in the past. This is our national organisation, we demanded these changes, we made the proposals and now we have to make sure that they pass at Annual Conference."
Ben Whittaker, VP education and welfare officer, University of Derby Students' Union.

"I'm choosing change because the current NUS is not relevant enough or accessible enough for our students. It's time to choose change and modernise the NUS for the better."
Scott Blakeway, President Nottingham Trent Students' Union .

"I’m excited about zone conferences. For too long, welfare issues have been pushed to the bottom of the agenda during NUS events - seen as ‘fluffy’ and ‘apolitical’. Welfare officers will now have the opportunity to meet their peers and discuss policy in a sensible, mature environment with experts in the field guiding them. Zone conferences will increase the opportunity for grassroots students to be involved in NUS policy making."
Ama Uzowuru Vice-President (Welfare).

"The governance review of NUS will continue to promote, defend and extend the rights of students whilst ensuring that FE is not left in the shadow of HE, that policy can be debated at zone conferences by officers that really care about those issues and that our national officers are reflective of our needs as a developing organisation."
Katie Dalton, President Swansea Metropolitan University.

"NUS needs to reduce, reform, and be relevant to the needs of its members. This is crucial for the 2009 HEFCE funding review of top-up fees. I want an effective NUS that's fit for purpose, you can only have that if you choose change."
Laura Purll, course rep and halls warden Queen Mary, University of London.

"I am often left frustrated by the current NUS when it does not remain student focussed. The long awaited Governance Review has finally put the wheels in motion to take change seriously and make our National Union both relevant and accessible to the students it is there to represent. That is why I will be voting for change at Annual Conference and I urge you to do the same."
Becci Heard, President, Canterbury Christ Church Students' Union .

"Last year Royal Holloway held a referendum to decide whether or not to pull out of NUS. The general feeling amongst students was that NUS did nothing for them and drained vital resources from our own union. In the end we decided overwhelmingly to stay, on the promise that reform was coming that would change things for the better. With that promised reform so close now, I am proud to be supporting the vision of a functioning, fighting NUS."
Joff Manning President Royal Holloway

"I’m very excited about these radical new reforms to a NUS which is sadly currently often inaccessible to ordinary students, divisive and alienating. I passionately believe that this governance review will help us reassert the cooperative, collaborative, active and member-driven heart of the NUS.”
Lizzie Swarbrick, President, Courtauld Arts Institute.

"We're delighted to see the governance review commit to making NUS more accessible to all its members, including disabled students. For too long, many disabled students have struggled to engage in NUS democracy. We're looking forward to being able to work with NUS in an accessible way under the new structures."
Alex Kemp, Disabled Students Officer.

“Despite all of our best efforts, we can not ensure the long-term health and sustainability of NUS. We have a lack of accountability, our financial procedures are ineffective, and our political structures are a barrier to participation, but this can change if students' unions vote for a better NUS. From an accountable Board and a relevant Congress to effective Zones and appropriate officer roles, there is much to be excited about, so I'll be choosing change this Annual Conference.”
Dave Lewis, NUS National Treasurer.

“Further education has been the poor cousin in NUS for too long. This governance review helps to redress this imbalance by increase the amount of representation we have at the top levels. FE make up the majority of NUS' members and it is essential for us to make our voice more clearly heard. These changes are an important step forward in making this happen.”
Beth Walker, NUS Vice President (Further Education)

"For the past year, I have been listening to the views of students' unions demanding that NUS makes a genuine change to the way it performs and the way it is run. This governance view is made up of ideas from students' unions and it reflects what they want from their national organisation. On a whole range of levels- from being more accessible, to more representative to more relevant- this review is about making NUS the most effective possible real voice for students' unions."
Stephen Brown, NUS National Secretary

"If NUS UK isn't strong enough to fight off any move to lift the cap then, even though we're closer to free education than ever in Scotland, we'll be screwed. Voting through the governance review isn't just important where fees are in place, but essential for students up and down the UK"
Liam Burns, President, Heriot Watt University.

"The changes represent a fundamental shift away from the arcane, cumbersome, anti-democratic system of the past towards the democratic, policy oriented, and student focused organisation, that is so desperately needed to meet the challenges ahead.”
Tim Roca, President, Lancaster University Students' Union.