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A REVIEW OF COLLABORATION BETWEEN SCHOOLS AND FURTHER EDUCATION COLLEGES IN SCOTLAND: Partner Document to the Interim Report
ANNEX C WORKING GROUP ON 'QUALIFICATIONS OF COLLEGE STAFF TO TEACH SCHOOL PUPILS'
Membership
Professor David Raffe,
University of Edinburgh (Chair)
Aileen Barrie, Scottish Trades Union Congress
Dr Valerie Hallam,
General Teaching Council Scotland
Donald Henderson,
Education Department, Scottish Executive
Iain Lowson,
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education
Jason McDonald
Convention of Scottish Local Authorities
Aileen McKechnie,
Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning Department, Scottish Executive
Dr Andrew Morrison, Further Education Professional Development Forum
Dr Jane Polglase,
Association of Scottish Colleges
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.
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 31 January 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 44."
*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?
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