Governance of STEP will be the responsibility of three groups drawn from across the sector.
STEP Steering Group
The Steering Group will provide strategic leadership and direction and will be accountable for the successful delivery of STEP. The Group will approve the overarching STEP topic and priorities, set aims and objectives, approve STEP projects, and establish a STEP Topic Leadership Group for each cycle. Steering Group members will be responsible for ensuring information flows between the Steering Group and the other groups they represent.
Membership
| Representative(s) | Status | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Colleges Vice-Principals Curriculum Network | Member | 3 |
| Colleges Quality Network | Member | 1 |
| Scottish Higher Education Enhancement Committee | Member | 2 |
| Universities Scotland - Learning and Teaching Committee | Member | 1 |
| The Quality Forum | Member | 1 |
| sparqs Tertiary Quality Student Expert Group | Member | 1 |
| NUS Scotland (Vice-President Education or President) | Member | 1 |
| Individuals with recognised expertise in topic area | Member | 2 |
| Individual with relevant or related employer or industry perspective | Member | 1 |
| STEP Topic Staff and Student Leads (see Making STEP happen) | Member | 4 |
| College Development Network | Observer | 1 |
| Education Scotland | Observer | 1 |
| QAA | Observer | 1 |
| sparqs | Observer | 1 |
STEP Topic Leadership Group
The Topic Leadership Group will provide operational leadership as well as topic-specific and evaluation expertise for each new cycle of STEP. It will report on a regular basis on the progress and impact of the work of the work it is supporting through STEP to the Steering Group. It will also facilitate the exchange of learning between project teams and champion the work of STEP.
Membership
| Representative(s) | Status | Number |
|---|---|---|
| STEP Topic Staff and Student Leads (see Making STEP happen) | Member | 4 |
| College Development Network | Member | 1 |
| Education Scotland | Member | 1 |
| NUS Scotland (Vice-President Education or President) | Member | 1 |
| QAA | Member | 1 |
| sparqs | Member | 1 |
| Project lead (representing the project/named institution for each project) | Member | as appropriate |
| QAA | Observer | 1 |
| Other QAA and CDN colleagues | Observer | as appropriate |
| Other individuals | Observer | as appropriate |
The Topic Leadership Group will be chaired by one of the appointed STEP topic staff and student leads, to be agreed by QAA in advance of the meetings. Meetings will be held approximately every eight weeks, with the schedule set out at the beginning of each year.
STEP Network
The STEP Network provides a space for institutional staff and students and sector agencies to work together, engendering a sense of sector ownership and deepening the breadth and depth of institutional engagement. Every college and university will have a staff and student representative, and the membership will also include representatives from key sector agencies. It is this group that will undertake the key developmental work of projects to be undertaken in each STEP cycle.
Membership
| Representative(s) | Status | Number |
| STEP Topic Staff and Student Leads | Member | 4 |
| Staff representative for each institution | Member | 45 |
| Student representative for each institution | Member | 45 |
| College Development Network | Member | 1 |
| Education Scotland | Member | 1 |
| NUS Scotland (Vice-President Education or President) | Member | 1 |
| QAA | Member | 1 |
| sparqs | Member | 1 |
| Project lead (representing the project/named institution for each project) | Member | as appropriate |
| Other QAA and CDN colleagues | Observer | as appropriate |
| Other individuals | Observer | as appropriate |
The Network will be chaired by the Topic Staff and Student Leads, supported by QAA and CDN. In year 1, the meetings of the STEP Network will be during the four Discovery Days, which will facilitate the development of proposals for collaborative enhancement projects. In years 2-4, there will be a minimum of three meetings each year which will be a mixture of online and face-to-face sessions.