At the recent School Executive meeting on 20th May…various discussion points came up. Here are just a few of the headlines:
Partnership – Dee Torrance and Mary Andrew reported a very successful meeting with Edinburgh Council on teacher education partnerships. I think we may be going for a Southeast Consortium Teacher Education Partnership which involve our key authority partners in the consortium. There will be a Directors of Education meeting with myself in Moray House on June 14th as part of increased collaboration and partnerships.
Improving student representation – the Executive discussed how we might improve on student representation on School committees, particularly School Policy and Resources Committee for next session. It was agreed that Shereen Benjamin as Director of Quality Assurance would consult colleagues particularly in the School Quality Assurance and Enhancement Committee and consider how this might be done.
Knowledge Exchange and CPD – these were both areas discussed in brief at the Executive as areas that we would need to focus more attention on.
PGR – this is an area that College would like to see growth in for all Schools. The Executive have agreed we need to tie any growth to a clear School Research Strategy. We will be looking to develop this strategy over the next six months and there will be opportunities for input and comment.
PGT – numbers would appear to be up so we would need to an eye to ensure we have the staffing to meet the demand. As many are conditional offers, it is difficult to know who will turn up till they do.
Finance – the School financial situation continues to require attention. This unfortunately will be a key focus I will have over the coming months/year. I will share more with you at the School meeting on the afternoon of Tuesday June 4th.
Matters for School meeting – to ensure this meeting is helpful and informative for all, if you have particular issues you would like comment or discussion on, please let me know. I do not promise we can address all but I shall try to accommodate.
Rowena