Teacher Workforce Planning Advisory Group

Overview

The group considers workforce criteria including student intake numbers for Initial Teacher Education courses and projected pupil populations and changes in teacher numbers, as part of an annual modelling process, on future teacher workforce requirements, and make recommendations for the next academic year on student intake targets to support future teacher supply. 

Members

• Stuart Robb, Scottish Government (Joint Chair)
• Carrie McLennan, Scottish Council of Deans of Education (Joint Chair)
• Stuart Bain,  COSLA
• David Barnett, School Leaders Scotland
• Gavin Bruce, Scottish Funding Council
• Scarlett Campbell, Scottish Funding Council
• Greg Dempster, Association of Headteacher and Deputes in Scotland
• Sheena Devlin, Association of Directors of Education in Scotland (ADES)
• Arran Finlay, ADES Resources Network
• Iain Grant, Aberdeen University
• Glenda Gray, Society of Personnel and Development Scotland and Portfolio Sub for Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers
• Terry Grey, Educational Institute of Scotland
• Simon Hoult, Queen Margaret University
• Wesley Rennison, University of Strathclyde
• Pauline Stephen, General Teaching Council for Scotland
• Fiona Thomson, Society of Personnel and Development Scotland Portfolio Lead for Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers
• Catherine Whitley, Scottish Council of Deans of Education
• Rachel Woods, ADES Resources Network
• Alasdair Anthony, Scottish Government
• David Nicholson, Scottish Government
• Gavin Page, Scottish Government
• Ben Morley, Scottish Government (secretariat)
• Annemarie Lauder, Scottish Government (secretariat)
• Sandip Mahajan, Scottish Government (secretariat)

Publications