Student financial support in Scotland: independent review

Appendix E: Student Support Review Board members

Centre of photograph: Independent Chair: Jayne-Anne Gadhia, CBE

From left to right:

SAAS:
Paul Lowe, Chief Executive

IPPR Scotland:
Russell Gunson, Director

NUS Scotland:
Luke Humberstone, President

Child Poverty Action Group:
Angela Toal, Welfare Rights Worker

Student:
Erin McAuley, former Scottish Youth
Parliament member

Castlebay Community School:
Annag MacLean, former Head Teacher

Young Scot:
Louise Macdonald OBE, Chief Executive

NUS Scotland:
Linda Somerville, Director

Colleges Scotland:
Shona Struthers, Chief Executive

Universities Scotland:
Alastair Sim, Director

UNISON Scotland:
John Gallacher, Scottish Organiser, lead for Further Education

Not in photograph:

Scottish Funding Council:
Dr John Kemp, Interim Chief Executive

Money Advice Scotland:
Yvonne MacDermid OBE, Chief Executive

Previous Board members
(until leaving office in June 2017):

NUS Scotland:
Vonnie Sandlan, President

NUS Scotland:
Philip Whyte, Policy and Influencing Manager

Sub-groups of the Board and members

Product Design

Shona Struthers, Chair, Colleges Scotland

Dr John Kemp, Scottish Funding Council ( SFC)

Lorna Caldwell, Student Awards Agency Scotland ( SAAS)

Angela Cox, Borders College

Gillian Plunkett, City of Glasgow College

Erin McAuley, Student and former Scottish Youth Parliament member

Alastair Sim, Universities Scotland

Russell Gunson, IPPR Scotland

Annag MacLean, Head Teacher

David Wallace, Student Loans Company

Maggie Wightman, Student Loans Company

Ann Gordon, University of Dundee/National Association of Student Money Advisers ( NASMA)

Chris Greenshields, UNISON

Graeme Forrester, UNISON

Angela Toal, CPAG Scotland

Philip Whyte, NUS Scotland (until June 2017)

Vonnie Sandlan, NUS Scotland (until June 2017)

Fergus Boden, NUS Scotland (from June 2017)

Information, Advice and Guidance and Financial Literacy

Yvonne MacDermid, Chair, Money Advice Scotland (previously Louise Macdonald, to March 2017)

Laura McCluskey, Student Awards Agency Scotland ( SAAS)

Angela Toal, CPAG Scotland

Patricia Murray, UNISON

Liz Clark, UNISON

Letitia Friary, Napier University

Neil Cowie, North East Scotland College ( NESCOL)

Ian Hanson, Skills Development Scotland ( SDS)

Ann Gordon, University of Dundee/National Association of Student Money Advisers ( NASMA)

Louise Macdonald, Young Scot

Dr Jenny Peachey, Carnegie Trust UK

Philip Whyte, NUS Scotland (until June 2017)

Vonnie Sandlan, NUS Scotland (until June 2017)

Risga Carson, NUS Scotland (from June 2017)

Benefits and Support

Russell Gunson, Chair, IPPR Scotland

Angela Toal, CPAG Scotland

Erin McAuley, Student and former Scottish Youth Parliament member

Dr Muir Houston, University of Glasgow

Steven McAvoy, ENABLE Scotland

Paul Traynor, Carers Trust

Satwat Rehman, One Parent Families Scotland

Robert Foster, WhoCares? Scotland

Louise Park, Ayrshire College

Chris Greenshields, UNISON

Angie Cruikshank, UNISON

Heather Noller, Carer’s Trust Scotland

Rebecca Scarlett, LEAD Scotland

Philip Whyte, NUS Scotland (until June 2017)

Vonnie Sandlan, NUS Scotland (until June 2017)

Fergus Boden, NUS Scotland (from June 2017)

Effective Administration and Delivery

Dr John Kemp, Chair, Scottish Funding
Council ( SFC)

Paul Lowe, Student Awards Agency Scotland ( SAAS)

Andrew Cunningham, Student Awards Agency Scotland ( SAAS)

Tracey Slaven, University of Edinburgh

Chris Greenshields, UNISON

Graeme Forrester, UNISON

Wendy Brymer, Fife College

David Wallace, Student Loans Company

Philip Whyte, NUS Scotland (until June 2017)

Risga Carson / Fergus Boden, NUS Scotland (from June 2017)

In addition to the four sub-groups, Jayne-Anne Gadhia as Chair of the Review, worked with Scottish Government officials on a Finance sub‑group concerned with assembling relevant financial information on the current student support system, with the Chair reporting directly to the Board.

Scottish Government officials provided secretariat support to both the main Review group and the sub-groups. In order to help her carry out aspects of the role of Independent Chair of the Review, Jayne-Anne Gadhia has drawn support from three members of her team within Virgin Money.