§ Mr. GorrieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much has been spent to date on the development and promotion of Higher Still; how much it is planned to spend in 1998–99 and 1999–2000; on what the money has been spent or will be spent; how many FTE staff have been employed on it in each year; and what estimate he has made of the total amount of staff time devoted to Higher Still in each year. [37927]
§ Mr. WilsonAs at 31 March 1998, some £15.3m had been directly spent on Higher Still. Planned expenditure in 1998–99 is £5.2m. A budget for 1999–2000 will be set in due course in the light of the Comprehensive Spending Review. In addition, further expenditure has been and will be incurred by local authorities, the Scottish Qualifications Authority and the Scottish Consultative Council on the Curriculum.
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Non-executive directors resigning sice 1 May 1997 Non-executive directors appointed since 1 May 1997 Name Date appointed Date resigned Name Date appointed Local Enterprise Company in Scottish Enterprise area Dumfries and Galloway Enterprise John Jameson OBE 22 March 1991 31 December 1997 Andrew Campbell OBE 1 January 1998 Michael Keggins 1 January 1998 Nicholas A.G. Waugh 1 January 1998 Dunbartonshire Enterprise David Kilmurry 19 May 1993 25 June 1997 Enterprise Ayrishire Brigadier Tony Ricketts 2 April 1991 10 December 1997 Jim Ferguson 6 January 1998 Bill Kerr 6 January 1998 Fife Enterprise Margaret A. Russell 10 May 1993 8 December 1997 Forth Valley Enterprise Jim Devine 4 November 1997 Glasgow Development Agency Cllr. Robert Gould 21 October 1996 16 January 1998 Cllr. Frank McAveety 23 February 1998 Ian. J. Irvine 1 April 1991 29 June 1997 Prof. Alan Richardson 31 October 1997 Prof. Robert B. Jack CBE 27 November 1992 29 June 1997 Alan Sinclair 31 October 1997 John Q. Thorburn 31 October 1997 Grampian Enterprise Ray Dinsdale 26 April 1993 12 January 1998 Martin Gilbert 12 January 1998 Andrew Salveson 27 February 1995 12 January 1998 Lesley Bale 12 January 1998 This funding has covered all aspects of the development of Higher Still, including staffing and running costs associated with the Higher Still Development Unit (HSDU). Major areas of expenditure have included consultation on and the development of the new units and courses, the printing and distribution of final arrangements documents and subject guides, the provision of staff development seminars for subject leaders, work on core skills and Scottish Group Awards, and the ongoing development of a wide range of support materials, including learning and teaching materials and the National Assessment Bank.
The numbers of full time equivalent staff employed on Higher Still, by both the Higher Still Development Unit (HSDU) and The Scottish Office Education and Industry Department (SOEID) are as noted.
Year Number of FTE staff working for or with HSDU1 Number of FTE staff employed by SOEID on Higher Still 1994–95 37.5 5.6 1995–96 39.0 6.8 1996–97 64.0 7.6 1997–98 94.5 6.7 1This includes HSDU staff, National Trainers, Development Officers and some staff of the Scottish Consultative Council on the Curriculum.