Advisory Groups

 

Advisory Groups

To help us with the quality and independence of our thinking, we use the expert advice of both our sector advisory groups and our UK country advisory committees. Members of these groups and committees serve in an advisory capacity and have no decision-making responsibilities.

 

Sector advisory groups

Reflecting our main business areas, we have advisory groups for our work in English and the arts and are setting up a new advisory group for our education work.

The role of the sector advisory groups, as set out in their terms of reference, is to:

·         comment on opportunities, trends and issues of long-term strategic importance for the British Council

·         support the British Council in developing large scale global initiatives by acting as a sounding board and by stimulating new ideas

·         provide up to date information on major developments within the UK and help the British Council to establish contact with relevant individuals and organisations

·         act as advocates of the British Council in the UK

·         participate as appropriate and required in supporting specific British Council projects/initiatives

 

UK country advisory committees

We currently have UK country advisory committees in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

 

We publish lists of the members of each committee in our Annual Report every year.

 

As set out in their terms of reference, each UK country advisory committee aims to:

 

·         further the purpose of the British Council (to create international opportunities for the people of the UK and other countries and build trust between them worldwide) in collaboration with the local British Council Director

 

·         ensure that the British Council office in each UK country is kept informed of major developments in the public, educational, economic and cultural life of each respective UK country

 

·         serve as a channel of professional advice within the areas of expertise represented on the committee, keeping the British Council informed of major developments, offering fresh insights and identifying new opportunities

 

·         Provide input to each British Council UK country plan, and monitor the achievement of plan objectives

 

·         provide access to communities within the UK country for whom the British Council’s work has relevance

 

·         act as an advocate for the British Council’s work in each UK country and across the UK as a whole