Minutes of the East Durham College Curriculum Quality & Standards Committee held on 28th November 2019

Present:

V. McFarquhar (Chair), S. Duncan, F. Harrison, E Oughton and Richard Harrison 

In Attendance:

C. Tomlinson – Vice Principal 

J. Owen (Assistant Principal) 

S. Pritchard (Clerk to the Corporation) 

In Attendance for SAR/SED Validation Only:

E. Fishwick (Teaching & Learning Manager) 

G. Kennedy (Quality Administrator) 

S. Hope (Critical Friend – Assistant Principal Curriculum & Standards, Hartlepool College of Further Education)

282 Apologises for absence

Apologies were received from D Butler, K. Hartis and J MacIntyre.

283 Conflicts of Interest

There were no conflicts of interest. 

284 Minutes of meeting on 13th June 2019

AGREED 

That the minutes of the meeting held on 13th June 2019 be approved as a true record and signed by the Chair.  

285 Matters Arising

There were no items arising.

286 (a) Quality Improvement Plan 2018/19 (incl. TLAP)

The Vice Principal presented the progress report on the Quality Improvement Plan which was confidential for reasons of commercial sensitivity.

286 (b) Draft Quality Improvement Plan 2019/20

The Draft Quality Improvement Plan 2019/20 was presented which was confidential for reasons of commercial sensitivity.

287 Self-Assessment Report (SAR) Validation Panel

The report was presented to members of the Validation Panel which included members of Curriculum Quality and Standards Committee and an external panel member S. Hope.  

AGREED 

288 Self-Evaluation Document (SED) Validation Panel

The document was presented to members of the Validation Panel which included members of Curriculum Quality and Standards Committee and an external panel member S. Hope.  

AGREED 

289 Committee Recommendations and Conclusion

The Committee recommended that the Self-Assessment Report (SAR) and Self-Evaluation Document (SED) be endorsed and recommended to the full board for approval.

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