ANNEX A
MEMBERSHIPS AND REMITS OF WORKING GROUPS
Membership
Professor David Raffe,
University of Edinburgh (Chair)
Aileen Barrie,
Scottish Trades Union Congress and Teacher, Clyde Valley High School
Dr Valerie Hallam,
General Teaching Council for Scotland
Donald Henderson,
Teachers Division, Scottish Executive
Iain Lowson,
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education
Jason McDonald,
Convention of Scottish Local Authorities
Aileen McKechnie,
Further and Adult Education Division,
Scottish Executive
Dr Andrew Morrison,
Further Education Professional Development Forum and Assistant Principal, Elmwood College
Dr Jane Polglase,
Association of Scottish Colleges
Observers:
Col Baird, School/College Review Project Team, Scottish Executive
Ian Manderson, Further and Adult Education Division, Scottish Executive
Secretariat:
Victoria Beattie, School/College Review Project Team, Scottish Executive
Remit
"To examine the issues surrounding the qualifications of college staff to teach school pupils, including issues raised by questions 37-39* posed in the consultation paper 'Building the Foundations of a Lifelong Learning Society: A Review of Collaboration Between Schools and Further Education Colleges in Scotland', published in February 2004, and by the consultation responses.
*Q37. Should there be a common framework for the recognition of the qualifications for lecturers and teachers?
Q38. Are there any unnecessary overly-prescriptive barriers concerning teaching qualifications that prevent effective collaboration between the school and further education sectors?
Q39. To what extent, if any, should the further education sector reflect (and/or adapt) for the teaching of school pupils in colleges the requirements for the teaching of school pupils in school? If so, how can this be done in a way that retains the existing strengths of the further education sector?
To assess the implications for:
- the qualifications required for college staff to teach school pupils in schools;
- the qualifications required for college staff to teach school pupils in colleges; and
- whether there should be a common framework for the recognition of qualifications for teachers and college teaching staff and, if so, the principles on which this should be based.
To make relevant recommendations by 15 March 2005 to Scottish Ministers.
In developing its recommendations, the Working Group should have regard to:
- the conditions for effective collaboration between schools and colleges, and the benefits of staff with diverse but complementary backgrounds and skills;
- the distinctive needs of school age pupils, the need to maintain and enhance the quality and effectiveness of collaboration;
- the central needs of colleges to provide post-school education, including working in collaboration with higher education institutions, with industry and with the professions.
The Working Group's recommendations should not address whether there should be a professional body for the further education sector. The Scottish Executive will be conducting a separate consultation exercise on this matter."
WORKING GROUP ON 'BEST PRACTICE' FOR PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT AND PUPIL WELFARE AND SUPPORT
Membership
Peter Connelly (Chair), HMIE seconded to Scottish Executive Education Department
Col Baird, School/College Review Project Team, Scottish Executive
Cherry Briggs,
Reid Kerr College, Paisley
Vivienne Brown, Careers Scotland
Patrick (Ricky) Cullen,
Educational Institute for Scotland
Jenny Duncan, NUS Scotland
Gail Edwards, NUS Scotland
Kate Fairclough, Inverness College
Gordon Fairweather,
Scottish School Boards Association
Carol Judge, Scottish Trades Union Congress
Grace MacDonald,
College Liaison Association with Scottish Schools
Charlie McAteer,
Headteacher, Dumfries Academy, Dumfries
Kristofer McGhee, Scottish Youth Parliament
Stewart McKillop,
Principal, South Lanarkshire College
Hugh McGloin,
James Watt College, Greenock
Marianne McGuire, Renfrewshire Council
John Mulligan, Association of Directors of Education in Scotland
Jane Polglase,
Association of Scottish Colleges
Jack Scott, Dundee College
Moira Shemilt, Scottish Further Education Unit
Billy Thomson,
Headteacher, Graeme High School, Falkirk
Jim Watson, Menzieshill High School Dundee
Hugh Wylie,
Midlothian Council Education Department
Secretariat:
Margaret McLachlan, School/College Review Project Team, Scottish Executive
Remit
"To develop a model Partnership Agreement for schools, education authorities and further education colleges and a model 'Pupil Charter', which will spell out pupils' rights and responsibilities arising from their enrolment as further education students.
Other issues for the group include:
- national model criteria for considering full-time further education college attendance for pupils below S5;
- management of pupil enrolments, including selection;
- exchange of information between schools and further education colleges, including issues arising from the application of data protection legislation;
- place of school age pupils in wider college life;
- school and college libraries;
- communication with parents/carers;
- health and safety;
- risk assessments;
- regularity of disclosure checks;
- campus safety;
- referral documentation;
- pupil representation;
- induction arrangements;
- administration of medication in emergency circumstances;
- recording of pupil achievements and attainments and their communication;
- anti-bullying policies; and
- monitoring and evaluation of collaboration.
In considering best practice guidelines the sub-group will have regard to the operational needs of further education colleges, and in particular the need to maintain colleges' role as centres of voluntary learning for adults."
WORKING GROUP ON SCHOOL/COLLEGE FUNDING
Membership
Riona Bell (Chair),
Scottish Further Education Funding Council
Col Baird, School/College Review Project Team, Scottish Executive
Colin Brett, Dumfries and Galloway Council
Gordon Craig,
Scottish Further Education Funding Council
Frank Green, North Lanarkshire Council
Tony Jakimciw, Principal, Dumfries and Galloway College
Tom Kelly, Association of Scottish Colleges
Ronnie Knox, Principal, North Glasgow College
Laurence Howells,
Scottish Further Education Funding Council
Jason McDonald,
Convention of Scottish Local Authorities
Peter Hancock,
Qualifications, Assessment and Curriculum Division, Scottish Executive
Gordon McBride,
Scottish Further Education Funding Council
Aileen McKechnie, Further and Adult Education Division, Scottish Executive
Martin Smith,
Scottish Further Education Funding Council
Remit
The remit of the group is to provide recommendations on the general funding approach for school pupil activity at colleges. It will also provide thoughts on the type of activity at colleges that should be classified as school pupil activity for funding purposes.
The group should:
- provide recommendations on how to fund an expansion in the volume of school pupil activity at colleges;
- consider whether there should be an additional weight applied to school pupil activity for funding purposes; and
- consider the need for a national model for the funding of school pupil activity at colleges by local authorities in addition to the activity funded by SFEFC.
The group is not required to provide a detailed and costed funding model and should therefore concentrate on key principles rather then underlying figures.