Education Committee

Remit (with advisory functions)

Responsible for:

• all educational issues, including policy, qualifications etc
• preparation for consideration by Council of draft recommendations relating to:
  • entry standards to teaching (including Scottish Ministers' draft Memoranda on Entry Requirements and Courses)
  • the education, training and fitness to teach of teachers
  • teacher supply
• dealing with matters concerning further education ie
  • to enhance the Council's interest and involvement in the Further Education Sector
  • to promote the work of the Council and its profile in Scotland's Colleges (of Further and Higher Education)
  • to increase the numbers of further education (FE) lecturers registering with the Council
  • to initiate and maintain contact with College Principals, Boards of Management, the Association of Scottish Colleges, and the professional associations concerned with further education
  • to liaise with other appropriate Committees
  • to take whatever steps are thought necessary within the Council policy to meet its further education commitments
  • to consider such other matters as may be referred or delegated to it by the Council
  • to make recommendations to the Council - with particular regard to issues of and modifications to Council policy
• providing an important forum for educational debate
• responding to key consultation documents
• co-ordinating the Council's research strategy