Board meeting – 19 June 2025
The 154th meeting of the Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council
Date: 19 June 2025
Time: 09:30 – 13:30
Venue: Dundee & Angus College, Gardyne Campus, DD5 1NY
Agenda
General Business
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- Welcome and Chair’s Business – Verbal (Lorna Jack) / To note
Declarations of Interest – Verbal (Lorna Jack) / To note - Minute of the meeting held 15 May 2025 – SFC (2025) 054 (Lorna Jack) / To approve
- Minute of the meeting held 5 June 2025 – SFC (2025) 055 (Lorna Jack) / To approve
- Board Action Log – SFC (2025) 056 (Louisa Baker) / To approve
- Co-Chairs’ Report – SFC (2025) 057 (Lorna Jack) / To note
- Chief Executive’s Report – SFC (2025) 058 (Francesca Osowska) / To note
- SFC Risk Register and Assurance Map – SFC (2025) 059 (Louisa Baker) / To discuss
- University of Dundee: Update – Verbal (Richard Maconachie) / To note
- Welcome and Chair’s Business – Verbal (Lorna Jack) / To note
Committee Reporting
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- Report from the Skills, Enhancement Access & Learning (SEAL) Committee – Verbal (Ewart Keep) / To note
- Report from the Research & Knowledge Exchange Committee (RKEC) – Verbal (Richard Armour) / To note
- Report from the Remuneration & Nominations Committee (RNC) – Verbal (Linda Hanna) / To note
- Report from the Audit & Risk Committee (ARC) – Verbal (David Alexander) / To note
- Report from the Finance Committee – Verbal (Lorna Jack) / To note
Strategic Reform
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- Post-16 Reform Programme Update – Presentation / To discuss
- Delivery Plan update (Martin Boyle)
- Communications and Engagement (Lynne Raeside)
- Skills Planning (Sharon Drysdale)
- Modern Apprenticeships
- SFC Transformation Update – Presentation (Martin Boyle) / To discuss
- Post-16 Reform Programme Update – Presentation / To discuss
Corporate Governance & Planning
- SFC Board Effectiveness Review: Action Plan – SFC (2025) 060 (Louisa Baker) / To approve
- Annual Review of Committee Remits and Standing Orders – SFC (2025) 061 (Louisa Baker) / To approve
Any Other Business
- Any Other Business – Verbal (Lorna Jack) / To note
Items for Noting
- Use of Delegated Authority – SFC (2025) 062 (Richard Maconachie) / To note
- Long Term Agenda and Dates of Future Meetings – SFC (2025) 063 (Louisa Baker) / To note
- SEAL: Minute of the meeting held 28 January 2025 – SFC (2025) 064 (Ewart Keep) / To note
- RKEC: Minute of the meeting held 04 February 2025 – SFC (2025) 065 (Richard Armour) / To note
- Remuneration & Nominations Committee: Minute of the meeting held 25 February 2025 – SFC (2025) 066 (Linda Hanna) / To note
- Audit & Risk Committee: Minute of the meeting held 28 February 2025 – SFC (2025) 067 (David Alexander) / To note
- Finance Committee: Minute of the meeting held 29 April 2025 – SFC (2025) 068 (Lorna Jack) / To note
Dates of Future Meetings
- Thursday 25 September 2025 (Format TBC)
- Thursday 20 and Friday 21 November 2025 (Glasgow Caledonian University)
- Thursday 11 December 2025 (virtual via Teams)
SFC Board Member Conflicts[1]
Professor Sir Peter Mathieson
- Principal and Vice Chancellor, University of Edinburgh
- Member of Universities Scotland
- Member of Universities UK
- Lead member for national and international security issues in higher education for the Russell Group
- Board member of Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal Joint Committee
- Board member of Roslin Cell Therapies
- Board member of Carnegie Trust for Scotland
- Trustee of Newbattle Abbey College
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
- Honorary Fellowship of Christ’s College Cambridge and Hughes Hall Cambridge
Professor Irene McAra McWilliam
- Deputy Director Research & Innovation, Glasgow School of Art
- Member of UUK Pro Vice- Chancellor (Research & Innovation) Group
- Member of Advanced Care Research Centre Advisory Group, Edinburgh University
Professor Lesley Yellowlees
- Member of Edinburgh Napier University Court
- Trustee of Newbattle Abbey College
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Professor Ewart Keep
- Member of the Management Board of Glasgow City College
Linda Hanna
- Strategic Advisor, University of Glasgow
- Lay Member of the Estates Committee, University of Glasgow
- Board Chair, SRUC
Professor Cara Aitchison
- Honorary Professor in Education, Geography and Cultural Economy, University of Edinburgh
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
- Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences
- Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society
- Fellow of the World Leisure Academy
- Fellow of Learned Society of Wales
David Alexander
- Principal and Chief Executive of Gateshead College
[1] In relation to FE and HE
SFC Strategic Plan 2022-27
Building a connected, agile, sustainable tertiary education and research system for Scotland.