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Statistical Advisory Group for Further Education (SAGE) -
Committee remit and membership

Remit

To advise the Council on the statistical information about colleges that the Council may need to carry out its function and in particular to:

  • measure activity levels over time;
  • measure the profile of the student population over time;
  • measure college resources;
  • inform policy developments;
  • measure performance against policy objectives;
  • inform funding allocations;
  • inform student support expenditure; and
  • derive performance indicators.

In doing this, account will be taken of the statistical information needs of the Scottish Executive, Scotland’s colleges and other relevant stakeholders.  In considering statistical collections the group will take account of the burden on the providers and the benefits to the users.  

The group should provide advice and comment to the Council on the development of new performance indicators and new methods for statistical aspects of funding calculations.

The group will also be asked to provide advice on SFC and Scottish Executive statistical publications and other publications relevant to the sector.  The group should also identify the need for statistical publications to aid the sector. 

In addition the group will be asked to provide inputs to cross sectoral statistical matters and statistical consultations.

Membership

Internal SAGE members

John Duffy (Chairman) 
Statistics

Hazel Macdonald (Secretary)
Statistics

Gordon McBride
Statistics

Various representatives of the following areas:

  • FE funding;
  • Strategic Development;
  • Learning & Teaching; and
  • Statistics

External SAGE members

View a member's 'Registers of interest' form, where available, by clicking on their name.

David Smith
Scottish Government

Peter Connelly
HMIE

Suzanne Ebel
Scotland's Colleges

Brian Hughes
Anniesland College

Kirsty Skidmore
Universities Scotland

Brian Lister
Stevenson College

Steve Borley
SQA

Wendy Brymer
Angus College

Robert McIlwaine
Ayr College

Ian McCallum
Stow College

Gill Ritchie
Adam Smith College

Lynn Tabor
Reid Kerr College

Kenneth Wilson
Jewel & Esk Valley College

Scottish Government representatives