Written Question · S4W-25602 · Session 4
When it last met or discussed governance or leadership at Glasgow Clyde College with (a) the Scottish Funding Council, (b) the Glasgow Coll…
The question
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met or discussed governance or leadership at Glasgow Clyde College with (a) the Scottish Funding Council, (b) the Glasgow Colleges' Regional Board, (c) the EIS, (d) NUS Scotland and (e) the college's management and what the outcome was.
The answer
The Scottish Government has regular discussions with the Scottish Funding Council about all colleges including Glasgow Clyde College.
The Scottish Government has regular discussions with the new interim chair and new interim chief officer of the Glasgow Colleges’ Regional Board about issues including the governance and management of Glasgow Clyde College.
The Scottish Government meets and discusses a range of matters with EIS. There has been no specific meeting to discuss governance or leadership at Glasgow Clyde College.
The Scottish Government meets and discusses a range of matters with NUS Scotland on a regular basis. There has to date been no specific meeting to discuss governance or leadership at Glasgow Clyde College.
The Director of Advanced Learning and Science of the Scottish Government attended a meeting of the board of Glasgow Clyde College on 19 May 2015 at the invitation of the board’s chair in which she outlined the expectations of Scottish Ministers in relation to compliance with the Code of Good Governance for Scotland’s Colleges. She has subsequently written to the college chair seeking assurances from the board about such compliance, amongst other matters.
The Scottish Funding Council is reviewing aspects of the governance and management of Glasgow Clyde College consistent with its powers under the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005. We expect this work to conclude in June 2015. Ministers will thereafter consider the council’s report.
The Scottish Government has regular discussions with the new interim chair and new interim chief officer of the Glasgow Colleges’ Regional Board about issues including the governance and management of Glasgow Clyde College.
The Scottish Government meets and discusses a range of matters with EIS. There has been no specific meeting to discuss governance or leadership at Glasgow Clyde College.
The Scottish Government meets and discusses a range of matters with NUS Scotland on a regular basis. There has to date been no specific meeting to discuss governance or leadership at Glasgow Clyde College.
The Director of Advanced Learning and Science of the Scottish Government attended a meeting of the board of Glasgow Clyde College on 19 May 2015 at the invitation of the board’s chair in which she outlined the expectations of Scottish Ministers in relation to compliance with the Code of Good Governance for Scotland’s Colleges. She has subsequently written to the college chair seeking assurances from the board about such compliance, amongst other matters.
The Scottish Funding Council is reviewing aspects of the governance and management of Glasgow Clyde College consistent with its powers under the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005. We expect this work to conclude in June 2015. Ministers will thereafter consider the council’s report.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S4W-25602 by reference.