Learning & Teaching Scotland° |
The Optima
58 Robertson Street
Glasgow
G2 8DU. |
| Tel: 0141 282 5000 |
| Fax: 0141 383 5050 |
| Email: enquiries@LTScotland.org.uk |
| Website: www.ltscotland.org.uk |
| Status: Executive NDPB |
| Established: 1 July 2000, from a merger of the Scottish Consultative Council on the Curriculum (Scottish CCC) and the Scottish Council for Educational Technology (SCET). |
Terms of Reference: To:
actively promote a climate of innovation and ambition throughout the Scottish education system.
• support teachers, schools and local authorities in improving the quality of education and raising levels of achievement of all learners.
• ensure that the curriculum and approaches to learning and teaching, including the use of ICT, assist children and young people in Scotland to develop their full potential.
• work in close partnership with The Scottish Government and other key stakeholders to build capacity and support the delivery of a first class education that is recognised as such nationally and internationally.
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Chairman: Mr John Mulgrew
Remuneration £10,000For other board members Show Members |
Chief Executive: Mr Bernard McLeary
Salary £95,755 |
| Staff Employed: 189 |
| Audit Arrangements: Scott Moncrief |
Last Reviewed by Government: -
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Budget |
| Total Gross Expenditure: £23.7m |
| Scottish Government Grant-in-Aid: £5.950m |
Other Expenditure by Directorate: £17.75m
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Other Information |
| /Topics/Government/public-bodies/LTS-Guidance |
Notes: As part of the simplification of the public sector landscape announced by the First Minister on 30 January 2008 the roles and functions presently undertaken by LTS are being reviewed to consider whether they might best be undertaken elsewhere in the public sector. The proposed timescale for the review is completion by end of March 2009. |