Project advisory group

With the secondment of a Religious Observance Development Officer to Learning and Teaching Scotland, a Project Advisory Group was also set up.

This group, composed of 20 members, was drawn from different parts of Scotland and different faith communities.

The group was chaired by Anne Wilson, the Review Group Chair, and had a further four members of the Review Group.

Members included faith and non-faith representatives, those working in schools and those with wider educational remits.

Role of the Project Advisory Group

The Group aimed to:

• monitor and evaluate project progress
• comment on exemplar materials with regard to quality, breadth and suitability
• provide advice on the project and support the development officer
• take account of, and contribute to, other relevant educational initiatives, eg A Curriculum for Excellence, Ambitious, Excellent Schools, Education for Citizenship, Sustainable Development Education, Active Schools and Health Promoting Schools 
• consider relevant research in the field, including practice outwith Scotland, and commission studies as agreed
• contribute to and approve reports to the Advisory Council of Learning and Teaching Scotland
• consider the implications for teacher training, pre, in-service, and other training issues
• act as 'project ambassadors' in various settings
• be a representative group with a range of voices
• have collective responsibility and credibility in a potentially contentious area.        

It was not the role of the Project Advisory Group to revisit the conclusions of the Religious Observance Review Group Report.