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Learning Teaching Scotland
27/08/2007
Scottish Ministers have approved the appointment of four new members together with one re-appointment to the Board of Learning & Teaching Scotland.
The new Board members are:
Carole Ford - Headteacher of Kilmarnock Academy and Chair of the Kilmarnock Learning Partnership. Her strong experience within the teaching profession at secondary level together with her management responsibilities will bring additional valuable school based experience to the Board.
James Conroy - Dean of Faculty of Education, University of Glasgow. James Conroy will bring not only the strength of an academic background with wide experience of working at strategic policy levels within education both nationally and on the international stage but also direct experience of the private financial sector.
Jacqueline Hepburn - Sector Skills Development Agency (SSDA) Manager. Jacqueline Hepburn's experience in the fields of both social work and skills sectors will be particularly valuable in helping strengthen LTS's key links with other delivery agents.
Louise Hayward - Senior Lecturer in Educational Studies, University of Glasgow. She is well recognised within the academic world both nationally and internationally with particular knowledge of assessment, early education transformational change and inclusion.
The re-appointment to the Board is:
Douglas Weir - retired Professor within the Curricular Studies Dept, University of Strathclyde. Professor Weir has considerable knowledge and experience of Scottish education. His clear understanding of his role as a Board member and as Chair of the Audit committee makes him a valuable member of the Board.
The appointments of Carole Ford and Professor Conroy will be for three years from August 20, 2007 until August 31, 2010, Ms Jacqueline Hepburn and Mrs Louise Hayward will be for four years from August 20, 2007 until to August 31, 2011. Professor Weir's reappointment will be for two years from August 1, 2007 until July 31 2009.
The posts are part-time, unpaid and require a time commitment of around 10-15 days per year.
None of the appointees holds any other ministerial public appointments.
LTS is an executive Non-Departmental Public Body (NDPB) which:
- actively promotes a climate of innovation and ambition throughout the Scottish education system
- provides support to teachers, schools and local authorities in improving the quality of education and raising levels of achievement of all learners
ensures the curriculum and approaches to learning and teaching, including the use of ICT, assists children and young people in Scotland to develop their full potential and works in close partnership with the Scottish Executive and other key stakeholders to build capacity and deliver a first class education that is recognised as such nationally and internationally.
The Board is responsible for agreeing LTS's strategy with the Scottish Government and ensuring that it is implemented through the Chief Executive.
These Ministerial public appointments were made in accordance with the Commissioner for Public Appointments in Scotland's Code of Practice.
All appointments are made on merit and political activity plays no part in the selection process. However, in accordance with the original Nolan recommendations, there is a requirement for appointees' political activity (if there is any. to be declared) to be made public. None of the appointees have declared any political activity within the last five years.