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Board meeting – 13 February 2025

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The 149th meeting of the Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council

Date: 13 February 2025

Time: 10:00 – 13:30

Venue: via Teams

Agenda

General Business

  1. Closed Session – Discussion (Mike Cantlay) / To discuss.
  2. Chair’s Business – Verbal (Mike Cantlay) / To note.
  3. Minute of the meeting held 6 December 2024 – SFC (2025) 001 (Mike Cantlay) To approve.
  4. Board Action Log and Matters Arising (i) External Committee Membership – SFC (2025) 002 (Louisa Baker) / To approve.
  5. Chair’s Report – SFC (2025) 003 (Mike Cantlay) / To note.
  6. Chief Executive’s Report – SFC (2025) 004 (Francesca Osowska) / To note.
  7. Post Schools Education and Skills Reform Update – SFC (2025) 005
    (Lynne Raeside) / To note.

Corporate Governance & Planning

  1. SFC Delivery Plan 2024-25 Q3 Report – SFC (2025) 006 (Louisa Baker) / To note.

Funding, Finance & Operations

  1. Scottish Government Draft Budget 2025-26 and Funding Allocation Principles – SFC (2025) 007 (Richard Maconachie) / To approve.
  2. Financial Transactions – SFC (2025) 008 (Richard Maconachie) / To approve.
  3. College Infrastructure Investment Plan (CIIP)- Stage One Publication – SFC (2025) 009 (Richard Maconachie) / To discuss.

Items For Noting

  1. Dunfermline Learning Campus (DLC): Lessons Learned Report and Internal Audit Report – SFC (2025) 010 (Richard Maconachie) / To note.
  2. Equalities Outcomes: Annual Update – SFC (2025) 011 – (Jacqui Brasted) / To note.
  3. Long Term Agenda and Dates of Future Meetings – SFC (2025) 012 (Louisa Baker) / To note.
  4. Capital Committee: Minute of the meeting held 25 September 2024 – SFC (2025) 013 (Mhairi Harrington) / To note.
  5. SEAL Committee: Minute of the meeting held 01 October 2024 – SFC (2025) 014 (Mhairi Harrington) / To note.
  6. SFC Delivery Plan 2024-25 Q3 Report – SFC (2025) 006 (Louisa Baker) / To note.
  7. RKEC: Minute of the meeting held 22 October 2024 – SFC (2025) 015 (Lesley Yellowlees) / To note.

Reserved Item

  1. High Engagement Institutions – Presentation (Jacqui Brasted) / To note.

Dates of future meetings

  • Thursday 20 March 2025, Boardroom, Apex 1.
  • Thursday 15 May 2025, via Teams.
  • Thursday 19 June 2025, BE-ST Hamilton.
  • Thursday 25 September 2025, via Teams.
  • Thursday 20 and Friday 21 November 2025, venue TBC.

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