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Board of
Scrutiny

 

Noon, Thursday 11 November 2004

 

 

New SCR, Selwyn
College

 

Present: Stephen Cowley,
Margaret Glendenning, Nicholas Holmes, John Little, Timothy
Milner, David Phillipson, Nick Pyper,
Jennifer Rigby, John Spencer (Chairman), Helen Thompson (Secretary)

 

In attendance: Tessa Payne

 

 

1.      Apologies

Saskia Murk-Jansen                  

 

2.      Minutes
of previous meeting

These were agreed.

 

3.      Matters
arising

SC advised the meeting that he had update the Board email
lists.

 

JS advised the meeting that he was in contact with Susan Bowring
about the wording of the notice in the Reporter regarding the vacancy on the
Board of Scrutiny.   

 

4.      Report
on visit to Director of Personnel

The Board discussed the document circulated by HT, which
summarised the meeting with Peter Deer and Margaret Bird.  Those who had attended the meeting felt that
it had not been entirely satisfactory. 
Of particular concern was the apparent lack of understanding within
Personnel of the internal workings of the HERA/Project Scholar model, and the
lack of statistical analysis undertaken in preparation of the Consultative
Report.  Other issues include how HERA
will be implemented within the University, and how the grading of academic
roles is to be undertaken, particularly those on the same ‘level’ who have differing
levels of responsibility.

 

It was agreed that these concerns would be included in the
report on HERA from the Board, due to be submitted on 12 November.

 

 

5.      Board
response to HERA

The Board considered the draft report circulated by SC, and
confirmed the particular areas of concern to be addressed by the Board’s
response.  It was agreed that the Board
would submit their response to HERA using the following procedure:

 

JS to produce an outline introduction
for comment.
  Comments to be returned and incorporated  by 4pm.

SC and NH to refine SC’s report,
to include the issues raised at the meeting, and to
circulate first thing on 12 November for comment.

JS to expand outline introduction, based on the document
from SC/NH, and comments received.

Final draft to be circulated for
comment, and submitted by close of business on 12 November.

 

 

6.      Update
on arrangements for meeting with the Board of Graduate Studies

It was agreed that this matter would be taken up following
the submission of the response to the consultative report on HERA.

 

It was noted that two working parties on International
Academic relationships and International Student Recruitment had been
formed.  It was agreed that TP would
circulate the relevant documents to members of the Board.

 

 

7.      Arrangements
for Lent Term meetings

The Board noted that JS would be unable to Chair meetings of
the Board on Thursdays during Lent Term, due to prior
commitments.

 

It was agreed that during Lent term meetings would be held
fortnightly on Tuesdays, commencing on 25th January, fortnightly, in
order to avoid scheduled Discussions.

 

It was also agreed to provisionally schedule an additional
meeting for Friday 14 January 2005.  This
would enable the Board to discuss the Annual Report of the Council and the
General Board Financial Statements, should the Discussion on these documents be
scheduled for 17 January.

 

 

8.      Dates
of next meeting

Thursday 25 November at noon in the New
SCR at Selwyn.

 

9.      Any
other business

It was noted that expected changes to the way HEFCE funds
graduate students could result in further problems with any proposed
implementation of the RAM.