Last updated: December 2022 137 9 .4 Independent Review Group (IRG) List of membership: Those for whom qualifications matter most Learners • Beinn Grant (Member of the Scottish Youth Parliament) • Ruby Cardie (Member of the Scottish Youth Parliament) • Supported by Mo Whelton, member of staff from the Scottish Youth Parliament Parents/Carers • Cheryl Burnett (National Parent Forum of Scotland (NPFS)) • Barrie Sheppard and John Semple (NPFS) • Eileen Prior from May 2022 until March 2023, then Patrick McGlinchey from March until May 2023 (Connect) Design, development and delivery of qualifications Teachers and lecturers • Andrea Bradley (General Secretary, EIS Union) • Peter Bain (Headteacher) • Andrew Findlater (Principal Teacher) Design and development • Douglas Hutchison (Local government) • Dr Gill Stewart (SQA) • Martyn Ware (SQA) • Aileen Ponton from May 2022 until December 2022, then Pauline Radcliffe from January until May 2023 (SCQF, National qualifications alignment) Informing the process: research base • Professor Chris Chapman (University of Glasgow) - the process of change • Dr Joseph Smith (University of Stirling) - advised by Professor Mark Priestley (University of Stirling) - curriculum 138 • Professor Jo-Anne Baird (University of Oxford) - qualifications • Dr Edward Sosu (Strathclyde University) - inclusion and equity Informing the process: policy base • Professor Ken Muir (University of the West of Scotland) Putting - Learners at the Centre (2022) • Professor Gordon Stobart (University of Oxford) - Upper-secondary education student assessment in Scotland (2021) • Professor Graham Donaldson (University of Glasgow) - Curriculum for Excellence/Teaching Scotland’s Future (2010) Those who use qualifications • Business/industry – Tracy Black (CBI) - Employers • Professor Ken Thomson (Forth Valley College) - Further Education • Professor Jonathan Powles (University of the West of Scotland) - Higher Education 139 9 .5 Collaborative Community Groups (CCG) Learners group Led by Beinn Grant and Ruby Cardie • SYP • Young Scot • Youthlink Scotland • Home Education Scotland • Dyslexia Scotland, Young Ambassador • Kelty Youth Group • Stills Gallery Youth Advisory Panel • The Big Project • An Independent School Pupil • East Ayrshire Youth Cabinet • North Coast Youth Forum • Fast Forward • Who Cares • Carers Trust Scotland • Intercultural Youth Scotland (Phase two) • Gaelic Medium (Gaelic and Scots Group via Young Scot) Parents and carers group Led by Cheryl Burnett and Elieen Prior / Patrick McGlinchey • Connect • National Parent Forum of Scotland – Barrie Sheppard and John Semple • Children in Scotland - Annie Watson • Contact - Donna Tomlin • Centre for Excellence for Children’s Care and Protection - Linda O'Neill • Comann nam Pàrant - Magaidh Wentworth • Home Education Scotland - Mark Nixon • Bobath Scotland - Sharon Collie Profession Led by Andrea Bradley 140 • Eileen Imlah - Education Institute of Scotland • Simone Coetser - Education Institute of Scotland • Pamela Manley - Education Institute of Scotland • Kristine Dempster - Education Institute of Scotland • Julie Ferguson - Education Institute of Scotland • Scott McGimsey - National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers • Afifa Khanam - National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers • Mike Corbett - National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers • Tara Lillis - National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers • Catherine Nicol - Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association • John Guidi - Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association • Seamus Searson - Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association • James Cowan - Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association • Jim Thewliss - Senior Leaders Scotland Headteachers Led by Peter Bain • Kirsty Ayed - Kings Park Secondary School, Glasgow • Tony Breen - Portree High School, Skye • Barry Graham - Wallace Hall Academy, Dumfries • Graham Hutton - Grove Academy, Dundee • Stephen Ross - Beath High School, Cowdenbeath • Julie McDonald - Nairn Academy, Nairn • John O’Neill - High School of Glasgow • Jon Reid - Larbert High School, Falkirk • Andrew Sharkey - St Kentigern’s Academy, Blackburn • Andy Smith - Larkhall Academy, Larkhall • Pauline Walker - Royal High School, Edinburgh 141 T eachers Led by Andrew Findlater • Kirsty Hair - University of Strathclyde, Teaching Fellow • Scott Hunter - Turriff Academy • Caroline McFarlane - Banff Academy • Lynsey McNamee - Queen Anne High School • Marc McWhirter - Speyside High School • John Schmidt - Currie Community High School • Darren Brown...