Council Action Tracker: Actions from Previous Meetings
Date
Agenda item
Action Agreed
11 March
2016
16/19 Longterm agenda
planning
(SFC/16/11)
In discussion the Council agreed the
following amendments to the long-term
agenda:
• An updated policy on International
Engagement be brought to the
August meeting
Update
Timeline
Complete:
Paper SFC/16/86
updates on this item
October 2016
Responsible
Stuart Fancey
11 March
2016
16/23 10 year
infrastructure
strategy
(SFC/16/15)
[
] x 1 paragraph
[
] x 1 paragraph
[ ]x1
paragraph
[ ]x1
paragraph
22 April
2016
16/43
Outcome
agreements
2016-17:
college final
funding
allocations
(SFC/16/27)
16/55 SFC’s
Performance
Report
(SFC/16/36)
16/57
Innovation
support for
the creative
industries
(SFC/16/41)
[
] x 1 paragraph
[
] x 1 paragraph
[ ]x1
paragraph
[ ]x1
paragraph
[
] x 1 paragraph
[
] x 1 paragraph
[ ]x1
paragraph
[ ]x1
paragraph
December 2016
Stuart Fancey
10 June
2016
10 June
2016
The Council agreed:
•
This paper is on the
That the actions set out in the
long term agenda for
Action Plan were appropriate
contributions from universities and December.
colleges to support innovation in
the creative industries; and that
1
Date
Agenda item
Action Agreed
Update
Timeline
Responsible
key specifics in moving forward,
principles and direction and a
timeline would be provided to the
December Board meeting, along
with funding recommendations.
10 June
2016
16/59 Remit
for 2017-20
outcome
agreements
(SFC/16/38)
The Council agreed to:
10 June
2016
16/60 UK
policy
implications
for Scotland
(SFC/16/39)
[
10 June
2013
16/63
Corporate
Governance
(SFC/16/43)
•
•
Complete:
The proposed updates to the remit The outcome
agreement guidance
as set out in the paper.
for the colleges and
Delegate authority to the Chief
universities was
Executive to develop national
aspirations for 2017-20 and finalise published on 5 October
and issue updated guidance to the 2016
colleges and universities consistent
with the proposals in the paper.
] x 1 paragraph
[
• Stakeholder engagement:
Increase Board engagement with
major public bodies.
Investigate the
potential for joint
Board meetings or ‘Big
Room’ meetings.
• Strategy and policy
developments in other parts of
the UK: Provide
briefing/disseminate information
on developments in other parts
2
] x 1 paragraph
Dissemination of
information as
relevant.
October 2016
[ ]x1
paragraph
John Kemp
[ ]x1
paragraph
Martin
Fairbairn
Martin
Fairbairn
Date
Agenda item
Action Agreed
Update
of the UK.
• Relationships with Scottish
Government: Developing our
relationship with Scottish
Government to aid better
planning of the funding of
colleges and universities.
Timeline
The Minister for
Further Education,
Higher Education and
Science will be
attending the
December Council
board meeting.
26 August
2016
16/73 Chair’s
report
(SFC/16/51)
The Council agreed that Shirley-Anne
Somerville, the Minister for Further
Education, Higher Education and Science
be invited to meet the Council Board.
The possibility of other
interactions with senior
officials is being
explored with the
Scottish Government.
Complete: The Minister
will attend the
December SFC Board
meeting
26 August
2016
16/77 SFC’s
Performance
Report
(SFC/16/54)
The Council agreed that SFC’s carbon
footprint and impacts/reductions to the
footprint due to the accommodation
review be recorded in the Performance
Report.
26 August
2016
16/77 SFC’s
Performance
Report
(SFC/16/54)
[
] x 1 paragraph
3
Responsible
Martin
Fairbairn
December 2016
Martin
Fairbairn
Complete: This
information has now
been incorporated in
the Performance
Report
October 2016
Martin
Fairbairn
[
[ ]x1
paragraph
[ ]x1
paragraph
] x 1 paragraph
Date
Agenda item
Action Agreed
Update
The Council agreed:
26 August
2016
16/79 SFC’s
Corporate
Governance
(SFC/16/60)
26 August
2016
16/82
The Council agreed to endorse SFC’s
Teaching
approach to the development of TEF and
QEF.
Excellence
Framework
and the
Quality
Enhancement
Framework
(SFC/16/57)
23
September
2016
16/96
Additional
capital
funding for
colleges
2016-17
(SFC/16/74)
16/97
Additional
23
September
Timeline
The remits were agreed October 2016
at the ACC and Finance
Committees and are
with the Chair for final
approval
•
To delegate authority to the
Chair, taking advice from the Chairs of
the Audit and Compliance Committee
and Finance Committee, to further
amend and finalise the remits of the
Committees.
Responsible
Martin
Fairbairn
December 2017
John Kemp
The Council agreed to the draft letter
announcing an additional £10m of
capital maintenance funding for colleges
in FY 2016-17, and agreed the
distribution of the funding contained in
the letter and its immediate release.
Council executive will
continue to consider
the impacts of TEF and
QEF and mitigate any
negative effects, where
possible. Updates will
be provided within the
Chief Executive’s
reports and
Performance Reports.
Complete: The
announcement on the
additional capital
funding for colleges
was made on 30
September 2016.
September 2016
Lorna
MacDonald
The Council agreed to the draft letter
announcing an additional £24.3m of
Complete: The
announcement on the
September 2016
Lorna
MacDonald
4
Date
Agenda item
Action Agreed
Update
2016
capital
funding for
universities
2016-17
(SFC/16/75)
capital maintenance funding for
universities in
additional capital
funding for universities
was made on 30
September 2016.
23
September
2016
16/98 Use of
delegated
authority
(SFC/16/77)
The Council agreed that the list of SFC’s
long term funding commitments be
provided to a future Council meeting.
23
September
2016
16/99
Independent
Review of
Innovation
Centres
Programme –
Chaired by
Professor
Graeme Reid
(SFC/16/73)
The Council agreed:
23
September
2016
16/102
Action
Tracker
(SFC/16/68)
The Council agreed that items would
remain on the action tracker, even if
duplicated on the long term agenda,
until the issue was complete.
23
September
16/103
Long-term
The Council agreed to add the following
to the long term agenda:
FY 2016-17, and agreed the distribution
of the funding contained in the letter
and its immediate release.
• To publication of the report on 29
September
• That a proposed response to the
recommendations would be presented
to a future Council meeting.
5
Timeline
Responsible
It planned to present
this information to the
December Council
Board meeting.
December 2016
Lorna
MacDonald
Complete: The report
was published and a
response to the
recommendations is
included in paper
SFC/16/87.
October 2016
Stuart Fancey
Complete: action
tracker updated.
October 2016
Martin
Fairbairn
Date
Agenda item
2016
agenda
planning
(SFC/16/69)
Action Agreed
Update
Timeline
Responsible
• That a report on the progress of the
Innovation Centre Review’s
recommendations be added to the May
2017 meeting
Both actions have been
added to the long-term
agenda and are being
progressed
May 2017
Stuart Fancey
January 2017
Michael
Cross
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paragraph
[ ]x1
paragraph
October 2016
Michael
Cross
• That SDS be invited to provide the
presentation on Skills and Jobs that had
been presented to the Skills Committee
to the January 2017 Council Board
meeting.
23
September
2016
23
September
2016
16/105
Forth Valley
College Full
Business Case
(SFC/16/76)
16/107
Strategic
Dialogue
Meetings
update
(SFC/16/79)
[
] x 1 paragraph
[
The Council agreed to:
• Continue the SDMs in a new threeyear cycle with revisions as noted in the
paper
• Continue meetings with the assigned
colleges in the multi-college regions.
6
] x 1 paragraph
Complete: SDMs will
continue as advised.