It's Our Future - Independent Review of Qualifications and Assessment: report

Appendix 9.5 Collaborative Community Groups (CCG)

Learners group

Led by Beinn Grant and Ruby Cardie - supported by Mo Whelton

• SYP
• Young Scot
• Youthlink Scotland
• Home Education Scotland
• Dyslexia Scotland, Young Ambassador
• Kelty Youth Group
• Stills Gallery Youth Advisory Panel
• The Big Project
• An Independent School Pupil
• East Ayrshire Youth Cabinet
• North Coast Youth Forum
• Fast Forward
• Who Cares? Scotland
• Carers Trust Scotland
• Intercultural Youth Scotland (Phase two)
• Gaelic Medium (Gaelic and Scots Group via Young Scot)

Parents and carers group

Led by Cheryl Burnett and Elieen Prior / Patrick McGlinchey

• Connect
• National Parent Forum of Scotland – Barrie Sheppard and John Semple
• Children in Scotland - Annie Watson
• Contact - Donna Tomlin
• Centre for Excellence for Children’s Care and Protection - Linda O'Neill
• Comann nam Pàrant - Magaidh Wentworth
• Home Education Scotland - Mark Nixon
• Bobath Scotland - Sharon Collie

Profession

Led by Andrea Bradley

• Eileen Imlah - Education Institute of Scotland
• Simone Coetser - Education Institute of Scotland
• Pamela Manley - Education Institute of Scotland
• Kristine Dempster - Education Institute of Scotland
• Julie Ferguson - Education Institute of Scotland
• Scott McGimsey - National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers
• Afifa Khanam - National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers
• Mike Corbett - National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers
• Tara Lillis - National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers
• Catherine Nicol - Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association
• John Guidi - Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association
• Seamus Searson - Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association
• James Cowan - Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association
• Jim Thewliss - Senior Leaders Scotland

Headteachers

Led by Peter Bain

• Kirsty Ayed - Kings Park Secondary School, Glasgow
• Tony Breen - Portree High School, Skye
• Barry Graham - Wallace Hall Academy, Dumfries
• Graham Hutton - Grove Academy, Dundee
• Stephen Ross - Beath High School, Cowdenbeath
• Julie McDonald - Nairn Academy, Nairn
• John O’Neill - High School of Glasgow
• Jon Reid - Larbert High School, Falkirk
• Andrew Sharkey - St Kentigern’s Academy, Blackburn
• Andy Smith - Larkhall Academy, Larkhall
• Pauline Walker - Royal High School, Edinburgh

Teachers

Led by Andrew Findlater

• Kirsty Hair - University of Strathclyde, Teaching Fellow
• Scott Hunter - Turriff Academy
• Caroline McFarlane - Banff Academy
• Lynsey McNamee - Queen Anne High School
• Marc McWhirter - Speyside High School
• John Schmidt - Currie Community High School
• Darren Brown - Inverness High School
• Rachel Richards - Currie Community High School
• Sandy Lunan - Dunblane High School
• John MacInnes - Ardnamurchan High School

Local government

Led by Douglas Hutchison

• Stewart Nicolson (Head of Service, South Lanarkshire Council, Chair)
• Matthew Sweeney - (COSLA)
• Grace Vickers (SOLACE)
• Gerry Lyons (Head of Service, Glasgow City Council)
• Maria Lloyd (Head of Service, Fife Council)
• Lyndsay McRoberts (Director of Education, South Ayrshire Council)
• Julie Calder (Head of Service, Renfrewshire Council)
• Adam Stephenson (Education Officer, Inverclyde Council)
• Campbell Hornell (Acting Education Officer, Lasswade High School)
• Andrew Brown (Senior Education Officer, West Dunbartonshire)
• Fiona Robertson (Executive Director of Place and Children, Young People and Partnerships Midlothian)
• Linda McAulay-Griffiths (Chief Education Officer/Head of Schools, East Ayrshire)

National Agencies

Led by Dr Gill Stewart

• Sally Smith (Head of Graduate Apprenticeships and Skills Development, Edinburgh Napier University)
• Ollie Bray (Strategic Director, Education Scotland)
• Andy Creamer (Head of Learning, Teaching and Assessment, Education Scotland)
• Maeve MacKinnon (Senior Education Officer, Gaelic, Education Scotland)
• Tracy Johnston (Senior Education Officer Health and Wellbeing, Education Scotland)
• Pauline Stephen (General Teaching Council for Scotland)
• Victoria Smith (General Teaching Council for Scotland)
• Louise Campbell (General Teaching Council for Scotland
• Alison MacDonald (HMIE, Education Scotland)
• Joe Mulholland (HMIE, Education Scotland)
• Ann Floyd, HMIE (Education Scotland)
• Ken Edwards (Education Programme Lead, Skills Development Scotland)
• Eleanor Wilson (Head of Outreach, Glasgow Caledonian University)
• Martyn Ware (Director of Policy, Analysis and Standards, Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) )

National qualifications alignment

Led by Pauline Radcliffe

• Association of Directors of Education in Scotland
• Connect
• Education Scotland
• Lantra
• Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education
• Scottish Prison Service
• Skills Development Scotland
• Scottish Funding Council
• Student Partnerships in Quality, Scotland
• Scottish Qualification Authority
• Scottish Social Services Council
• Scottish Training Federation
• Youth Link Scotland
• Youth Scotland

Process of change

Led by Professor Chris Chapman

• Professor David Hopkins (The University of Bolton)
• Professor Mel Ainscow (University of Glasgow, Education and Leadership)
• Jenny Langley, Former Headteacher, Kingsway Park High School, Rochdale
• Professor Melanie Ehren (University of London, Governance of Schools and Education Director)
• Professor Andy Hargreaves (Boston College, Teaching, Curriculum and Society)

Curriculum

Led by Dr Joe Smith

• Alice Crawford - Forrester High School, Curriculum Leader
• Professor Daniel Alvunger - Linnaeus University, Sweden, Curriculum Studies
• Julia Liesse-Fernandes - Forrester High School, Curriculum Leader
• Professor Kathryn Hibbert - Western University, Ontario, Canada, Education, Curriculum Studies
• Martin Ennis - Forrester High School, Depute Headteacher
• Mhairi Sheail - Forrester High School, Curriculum Leader
• Molly Fray - Forrester High School, Curriculum Leader
• Sarah Jarvis - Inveralmond High School, Qualifications and Assessment

Inclusion and Equity

Led by Dr Edward Sosu

• Sara Spencer (Child Poverty Action Group, Cost of the School Day)
• Professor Stephen McKinney (University of Glasgow, Pedagogy, Praxis & Faith)
• Anne Haggart (ASPIRENorth, Schools for Higher Education Programme, Regional Co-Ordinator)
• Alastair Wilson (University of Strathclyde, Senior Research Fellow)
• Dr Markus Klein (University Strathclyde, Director of Research, School of Education)
• Professor Cristina Ianelli (University of Edinburgh, Education and Sport)
• Dr Adriana Duta (University of Edinburgh, Education and Sport)
• Dr Roxanne Connelly (University of Edinburgh, Sociology and Quantitative Methods)
• Dr Geetha Marcus (University of Edinburgh, Education and Sport)
• Professor Yvette Taylor (University of Strathclyde, Education)
• Linda O'Neill (CELCIS, Inequalities in Outcomes of Children in Care)
• Professor Sheila Riddell (University of Edinburgh, Centre for Research in Education Inclusion and Diversity)
• Dr Stephanie Thomson (University of Aberdeen, Education)
• Professor Donald Gray (University of Aberdeen, Education)
• Professor Margaret Sutherland (University of Glasgow, Scottish Network for Able Pupils)
• Dr Fiona O'Hanlon (University of Edinburgh, Gaelic Medium Education)

Policy and Process

Led by Professor Ken Muir

• Billy Burke (Headteacher, Renfrew High School)
• Emeritus Professors Walter Humes (University of Stirling)
• Associate Dean Khadija Mohammed (University of the West of Scotland/Scottish Association of Minority Ethnic Educators)
• Professor Graham Donaldson (University of Glasgow, Education)

Employers

Led by Tracy Black

• Allan Colquhoun (Leonardo MW Ltd)
• Anna Gillies (NatWest Group)
• Becky Nicholls (Babcock International Group)
• Gillian Collin (PricewaterhouseCoopers)
• Helen Arthur (GlaxoSmithKline plc)
• Jackie Archer (Balfour Beatty)
• Jacqueline Hall (BAE Systems plc)
• Jo Szulikowski (Phoenix Group Holdings)
• Jonathan McCreadie (Amazon)
• Mairi Elder (Scottish Power)
• Mandy McMillan (Glasgow Airport Limited/AGS)
• Mark Essex (Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler)
• Matt Woods (Spirit AeroSystems (Europe) Ltd)
• Nikhil Sharma (Tata Consultancy Services)
• Raymond King (Babcock International Group)
• Richard Turner (BT Group plc)
• Steven Grier (Microsoft Limited)
• Suzanne Burns (STV Group plc)

Further education

Led by Professor Ken Thomson

• Lorraine Cowan (New College Lanarkshire)
• Caroline Watson (South Lanarkshire College)
• Brian Dunn (North East Scotland College)
• Lisa Doonan, South Lanarkshire College
• Stef Black and Ali McDade (Student Participation in Quality Scotland)
• G Graham and Katie Paget (Dundee and Angus College)
• Ann Heron (Ayrshire College)
• Rob McDermott (Forth Valley College)
• Loraine Lyall (Edinburgh College)
• Lisa Calderwood (Fife College)
• B Browlee (West Lothian College)
• J Gracier (Borders College)
• Jessica Borley and Liz Cook (University of the Highlands and Islands)
• Karen Gray (Scotland’s Rural College)
• Sarah-Jane Linton (West Lothian College)

Higher education

Led by Professor Jonathan Powles

• Professor Nazira Karodia (Napier University, Deputy Vice Chancellor and Vice Principal of Learning & Teaching)
• Professor Moira Fishbacher-Smith (University of Glasgow, Vice-Principal of Learning & Teaching)
• Shona Barrie (Stirling University, Director of Admissions and Access
• Martin Gibbons (St Andrew’s University, Deputy Director, Director of Widening Access and Participation)
• Emma Forster (University of Aberdeen, Deputy Director, External Relations Head of UK Recruitment & Admissions)
• Dr Stephanie McKendry (Strathclyde University, Head Of Access, Equality & Inclusion)
• Dr Sally Middleton (University of Aberdeen, Access & Articulation Manager
• Kirsty Wadsley (LEAPS, Widening access partners)
• Amanda Baldwin (Focus West, Widening access partners)
• Professor Catriona Cunningham (Napier University, Head of Department of Learning & Teaching Enhancement)
• Dr Laurence Lasselle (St Andrews University, Senior Lecturer)
• Jim Thewliss (Senior Leaders Scotland, General Secretary)
• Jane Lewis
• Dr Pauline Hanesworth (University of Highlands and Islands, Head of Learning and Teaching)
• Professor Alison Machin (Council of Deans of Health Scotland, Convener)
• Ellie Gomersall (NUS President)
• Dr Alison Nimmo (Glasgow Caledonia University, Head of Academic Development)
• Luke Millard (Abertay University, Dean of Teaching & Learning)
• Katrina Castle (Edinburgh University, Head of Strategic Partnerships & Transitions)
• Stephen Watt (University of the West of Scotland, Careers and Employability Manager)
• Fiona Burns (Scottish Funding Council, Assistant Director Outcomes, Access)
• Mary Senior (University and College Union, Scotland Official)
• Professor Vicky Gunn (Royal Conservatoire of Glasgow, Academic Registrar)

Qualifications

Led by Professor Jo-Anne Baird and Professor Gordon Stobart

• Dr Lena Gray (Qualifications and Assessment Consultant/Researcher)
• Emeritus Professor Jenny Ozga (University of Oxford, Department of Education)
• Professor Pasi Sahlberg (Southern Cross University, Education)
• Emeritus Professor Dylan Williams (University of London, Assessment)
• Professor Ewart Keep (University of Oxford, Education, Training and Skills)
• Professor Anne Looney (Dublin City University, Executive Dean of the Institute of Education)

Allied Discussion Groups Members

Secure Care Centres

• Good Shephard Centre
• Kibble education centre
• St Mary’s Kenmure
• Rossie
• Howdenhall

Public and Third Sector Employers

Led by Kevin Kelman, NHS Academy and Karen Reid, NHS Education for Scotland

• Marion Allison (Community Learning and Development Standards Council)
• Catherine Cartmell (Historic Environment Scotland)
• Caroline Deane (Scottish Care)
• Ceri Dodd (Fire Scotland)
• Jim Duffy (Youth Scotland)
• Stephanie Harold (Audit Scotland)
• Jennifer McHarrie (Education at Bòrd na Gàidhlig)
• Rosie Megginson (Social Work Scotland)
• James Russell (Skills Development Scotland)
• Amanda Spark (Improvement Services)

Scottish SME Employers

• James Whitrod (Sitekit)
• Carol Nicholson (VSA)
• Paul Murray (Bon Accord)
• Shawn Hogg (Air Source 1)
• Nicola Campbell (HomeFix / Reiver Clyde Homes)
• Saj Sharif (Zen Consulting)
• Pauline Scott (Tigers)
• Janet Menzies (Mage Control Systems)
• Jamie MacGregor (Dunollie Castle)

Grant Aided Special Schools (GASS)

• Andrew Philip (Capability Scotland)
• Catriona Campbell (Eastpark School)
• Jen Baillie (Craighalbert School)
• Laura Watkins (Donaldsons School)
• Lucy Chetty (Sight Scotland)
• Mandy Shiel, (Harmeny School)