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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)StatusNumber
Colleges Vice-Principals Curriculum Network Member3
Colleges Quality Network Member1
Scottish Higher Education Enhancement Committee Member2
Universities Scotland - Learning and Teaching Committee Member1
The Quality Forum Member1
sparqs Tertiary Quality Student Expert Group Member1
NUS Scotland (Vice-President Education or President)Member1
Individuals with recognised expertise in topic area Member2
Individual with relevant or related employer or industry perspective Member1
STEP Topic Staff and Student Leads (see Making STEP happen) Member4
 
College Development Network Observer1
Education Scotland Observer1
QAA Observer1
sparqsObserver1

The Steering Group will be co-chaired by a representative from each of the colleges, universities and student bodies.  There will be a minimum of three meetings per year.

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)StatusNumber
STEP Topic Staff and Student Leads (see Making STEP happen)Member4
College Development NetworkMember1
Education ScotlandMember1
NUS Scotland (Vice-President Education or President)Member1
QAAMember1
sparqsMember1
Project lead (representing the project/named institution for each project) Memberas appropriate
 
QAA Observer1
Other QAA and CDN colleagues Observeras appropriate
Other individuals Observeras 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)StatusNumber
STEP Topic Staff and Student Leads Member4
Staff representative for each institution Member45
Student representative for each institution Member45
College Development Network Member1
Education Scotland Member1
NUS Scotland (Vice-President Education or President) Member1
QAA Member1
sparqs Member1
Project lead (representing the project/named institution for each project) Memberas appropriate
 
Other QAA and CDN colleagues Observeras appropriate
Other individuals Observeras 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.



STEP Governance

Publication date: 22 Nov 2024