1. Introduction
1.1 In December 2006 the then Minister for Education and Young People, Hugh Henry announced that the Chartered Teacher ( CT) scheme was to be reviewed. The Review Group's membership was
Membership:
Chairman Michael O'Neill
(former Director of Education North Lanarkshire Council)
ADES (Gillian Brydson)
AHDS (Irene Matier)
Scottish Teacher Education Committee ( STEC) (Ian Smith)
CoSLA (Penny Curtis)
EIS (Dougie Mackie)
GTCS (Tom Hamilton)
HAS (Bill McGregor)
HMIE (Susan Gow)
National CPD Team (Margaret Alcorn)
Schools Directorate (John Gunstone)
Society of Personnel Directors in Scotland (David Archibald)
SSTA (Albert McKay)
Schools Directorate (Secretary) Scott Brand
The Group's remit is attached at Annex A. The Group first met on 24 April 2007 and have subsequently met on 5 other occasions since then with their last meeting held on 23 November 2007. The Group have produced this report with recommendations for the Scottish Ministers to consider.