About Us
If you are a student in the Faculty of Education and Social Work at the University of Sydney then you are a member of EDSOC!
The Education and Social Work Society (EDSOC) organises academic and social activities for all of its members throughout the year. EDSOC also regularly liaises with the academic and administrative staff of the faculty to provide feedback and receive updates about relevant information.
Your faculty society strives to better your university experience in several ways; EDSOC provides opportunities for students to engage in extra-curricular, co-curricular and social activities, offers student-representation within the faculty, provides additional amenities to students and, most importantly, helps to foster an engaged and informed community of teachers and social workers.
Whether you are first-year or fifth-year, EDSOC is YOUR faculty society! If you'd like to get more involved in the participation or organisation sides of EDSOC please don't hesitate to contact us.
The Education and Social Work Society provides the following for students in the faculty:-
- The promotion of a common meeting ground for teachers, graduates, and undergraduates in the Faculty of Education and Social Work
- Furthering the interests of members and to represent their views, particularly in matters related to their education
- Representation on various academic boards and committees, including the Faculty Board and the Academic Forum
- Liaising with the University of Sydney Union (USU) and the Students' Representative Council (SRC) on issues that affect education and social work students in the university
- Social events such as an End Of Year Ball, Harbour Cruises, Drinks Nights and Afternoons
- Regular barbecues on the Education Lawn
- Interfaculty sport
- Publications, including a fortnightly newsletter, The Dunce