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Professional Development CoP

The Professional Development Community of Practice represents staff development managers in Scotland's colleges. It has a steering group which acts in an advisory capacity and examines the nature of Professional Development in Scottish colleges.

Aims

  • to provide a forum for those involved in co-ordinating CPD to meet and discuss relevant issues
  • to provide a two-way communication link with the Professional, Learning and Development Forum
  • to facilitate an exchange of views which will encourage best practice in the delivery and development of CPD
  • to provide a mechanism for consultation and a channel for communication with other agencies.

The Remit of the Steering Group includes:

  • to consider the CPD needs of staff in colleges in Scotland
  • to identify appropriate methods of fulfilling these needs
  • to encourage collaboration and promote best practice
  • to advise on training and development activities in consultation with other relevant groups/forums
  • to advise and monitor the progress of any working groups established to perform specific activities.
  • icon PD CoP SG - areas of responsibility (10.53 kB)

Steering Group Members

Name Organisation E-mail
Margaret Pengelly
Angus College E-mail Margaret Pengelly
Helen Cormack Scotland's Colleges E-mail Helen Cormack
Alison Davidson Adam Smith College E-mail Alison Davidson
Pamela Hosey Inverness College E-mail Pamela Hosey
Vanessa Martin (Chair) Dundee College E-mail Vanessa Martin
Danny McDougall (VC)
 Anniesland College E-mail Danny McDougall
Jane McKie Kilmarnock College E-mail Jane Mckie
Sue Webster
 Aberdeen College
 E-mail Sue Webster
Susie Spalding Jewel & Esk College E-mail Susie Spalding
Cheryl Elliot Borders College Email Cheryl Elliot
David Bovaird City of Glasgow College Email David Bovaird
Joanne Fowles Cardonald College Email Joanne Fowles

Steering Group Meetings

Upcoming Meetings

  • 16 February 2012

Minutes

2011

2010

2009

Events

Book online for upcoming Professional Development events.
View the Professional Development News and Events page.

Newsletter

Subscribe to the Professional Development CoP electronic newsletter.

Documents

icon Development of student teachers' interaction skills through video interaction guide

Useful Sites

View the PLDF Scotland News page.

Helen Cormack
Tel: 01786 892064
E-mail Helen Cormack