School Fitness to Practice Committee

Students in the School are required to demonstrate certain qualities in general attitude and behaviour to other students, staff of the University and, in practice areas, towards clients, carers and the general public as endorsed by the appropriate codes of practice. Students are obliged to learn, accept and demonstrate the responsibility and accountability demanded of practitioners in education and social care services.

Remit

Reporting to School Board, the role of School Fitness to Practice Committee is:

• To consider issues relating to fitness to practice;
• To consider individual cases and make decisions in respect of individual students on matters of health and conduct, for example: criminal conviction, drug misuse, or other psychiatric or physical conditions which may pose a risk to service users or prevent effective professional practice; and/or other conduct inappropriate for a social worker, teacher, community education worker or other professional.

Membership

• Dean (Convener) - Professor Yolande Muschamp
• Senior staff representatives (identified on the basis of the case under consideration)
• External representative(s)
• School Secretary - Julie Christie