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GLASGOW KELVIN COLLEGE
BOARD OF MANAGEMENT
LEARNING AND TEACHING COMMITTEE – 4 May 2017
Implementation of New Quality Arrangements
Report by Vice Principal, Curriculum and Quality Enhancement
1.
Introduction
Members will recall that the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) with Education Scotland
is introducing new arrangements for assuring and improving the quality of provision
and services delivered by Scotland’s colleges from the start of session 2016/17.
Working to develop these new arrangements during 2016/17 is both a Regional
Outcome Agreement requirement, for all college regions in Scotland, and is also a
priority of the Glasgow Kelvin College Quality Enhancement Plan.
This report seeks to inform members of progress being made in implementing these
new arrangements.
2.
Implementation of New Quality Arrangements
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The College is continuing to work with SFC, GCRB and Education Scotland to develop
its quality arrangements in order to comply with the new national arrangements.
The Principal and Vice Principal met HMI Dr J Laird to discuss further the
implementation of this guidance on 19 January 2017. At that meeting an initial
schedule of activities to support implementing the new arrangements was agreed as
below:
2 February 2017
mid February 2017
6 March 2017
Briefing provided to Learning and
Teaching Committee by College HMI
College to complete and return Annual
Enhancement and Scrutiny Activity
Schedule to College HMI
College HMI to brief staff on new
arrangements;
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w/b 20 March
late April/early May
College HMI to provide CPD on PI
analysis to Curriculum Managers
Classroom observations undertaken by
Associate Assessors/College HMI
(approx. 24 lessons to be observed)
Education Scotland Student Team
Member(s) to work with College on
review of Learner Experience
The College has now received feedback on the Associate Assessor observations
undertaken in March. This will combine with the findings of the College’s own peer
observation activity as the key evidence base for evaluating the quality of learning
and teaching during 2016/17.
The College is also proposing to continue to engage external stakeholders in
reviewing aspects of its provision. In particular, it expects to engage with GCRB and
Glasgow City Council Education Services officers in relation to its contribution to the
Regional Outcome Agreement and with Community Planning and Glasgow Life in
terms of the contribution that the College makes to the Single Outcome Agreement.
At national level College Principals have raised substantial concerns with SFC in
relation to the timescale for the introduction of the revised methodology. A meeting
planned for end of March was intended to consider these concerns. To date no
feedback has been received.
3.
Recommendations
Members are recommended to:
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note the contents of this report;
note the steps that the College is taking to develop revised quality arrangements;
and
require that a further report detailing how the college is developing and
implementing its arrangements for assuring and improving the quality of
provision and services with Education Scotland, SFC and the GCRB is brought to
an appropriate future meeting of the committee.
Resources Implications
There are no new resource implications as an immediate consequence of this report.
5.
Equalities
There are no specific equalities issues that arise as a consequence of this report.
6.
Risk
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There are no new risk issues arising as an immediate consequence of this report.
7.
Declarations of Interest
There are no declarations of interest in relation to this report.
8.
Further Information
Further information on any aspect of this report is available from Alan Inglis, Vice
Principal ([email protected]) or from Alan Sherry, Principal
([email protected]).
AI, 4/17
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