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Learning and Teaching Scotland
02/08/2006
Education Minister Peter Peacock today announced two new appointments to Learning and Teaching Scotland (LTS) Board of Management.
The new members are:
- Professor Kay Livingston - Professor of Education at Aberdeen University and also Director of Scottish Teachers for a New Era
- Graeme Ogilvy - Manager at Construction Industry Training Board- Construction Skills
The new appointments will run for a period of four years from July 1, 2006 until June 30, 2010.
Both posts are part-time, unpaid and require a time commitment of around 10-15 days per year.
Neither 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 Executive 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. Neither appointee has declared any political activity within the last five years.