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Asked by:
Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged:
7 March 2019
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Current status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 21 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of comments by its spokesman in The Courier on 7 March 2019, when the “access data working group” was formed; who its members are; what the timescale is for its work, and when its next meeting will be held.
The Access Data Working Group was established by the Scottish Government in March 2018. The group has completed its work to look at measures to identify access students. The Scottish Government is currently considering how the group could assist with future data work to support widening access; a date has not been set for the next meeting of the group.
Membership of the Access Data Working Group:
- Lynn MacMillan, Strategic Lead Access to Higher Education, Scottish Government (Chair)
- Neil Croll, Head of Widening Participation, University of Glasgow
- James Dunphy, Head of the Department for the Enhancement of Learning, Teaching and Access, Robert Gordon University
- Ester Ruskuc, Director of Strategy and Policy, University of St Andrews
- Vonnie Sandlan, Senior Policy Officer, Colleges Scotland
- David Livey, Campaigns and Engagement Manager, National Union of Students
- Alastair Sim, Director, Universities Scotland
- Terry Shevlin, Interim Head of Learning and Teaching and Widening Access, Universities Scotland
- Fiona Burns, Outcome Agreement Manager, Scottish Funding Council
- Cathy Mitchell, Assistant Director, Scottish Funding Council
- Ryan Scott, Statistician, Scottish Government
- Alasdair Anthony, Statistician, Scottish Government
- Elisabeth Boyling, Statistician, Scottish Government
- Ewan Mackenzie, Analyst, Scottish Government