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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.

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