Response to General Teaching Council Consultation Document

4 October 1999

Anne Hunter
SEED
Victoria Quay
Edinburgh
EH6 6QQ

Dear Ms Hunter

GENERAL TEACHING COUNCIL - CONSULTATION DOCUMENT

On behalf of the Scottish School Board Association I would like to thank you for the opportunity of commenting on the enclosed document.

SSBA would confine its comments to section 19.2 of the consultation document which relates to Parents’ Organisations and reads -

"The Scottish Executive agrees that there should be explicit representation on the Council for organisations representing parents. Ministers propose that there should be 1 place and a specific organisation should not be prescribed in legislation as names can change and organisations can emerge or disappear. The GTC should make an appointment on the basis of nominations from bodies prominent in this field at the time the appointment is requiring to be made".

SSBA recognises that David Hutchison, President of SSBA is a member of Council but that this invitation was in a personal capacity and therefore any parental representation should be in addition. SSBA would ask the Government to consider adding the words "no less than" before ….. 1 place and a specific organisation……. Etc.

Executive Board members have also been asked to write to you as individuals with their views. However, it should be noted that these views should not be considered as the views of the collective SSBA.

Yours sincerely
Ann Hill
Chief Executive
SSBA