Education Committee

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TERMS OF REFERENCE

Objectives

• To support and advise BSCOS membership on education in paediatric orthopaedic surgery.
• To liaise with the BSCOS board on the direction and strategy of paediatric orthopaedic education in the UK.
• To coordinate the educational activities of the Society.

• Supporting the educational content of the BSCOS annual meeting.
• Organisation of the paediatric orthopaedic revalidation section of the BOA Annual Congress.
• Organisation and support of the 3 yearly Current Concepts Course. Coordinating Surgeon and Patient information.
• Collation of currently available policy documents and information sheets.

• The Education Committee will be made up of 7 members in addition to the Chair.
• There will in addition be Board Liaison Member if the Chair is not a Member of the BSCOS Board
• Quorum for each meeting will be a minimum of 4 members, one of whom must be the Chair.
• All members should be full and active members of BSCOS.
• The term of office for members will be three years. Members can seek re-election for a further term (maximum 2 terms).
• Applications for membership will be sought by the BSCOS Board from full members of BSCOS as and when new members are required on the education committee.

• The Chair should be appointed by the Education Committee and ratified by the BSCOS Board
• The Chair should report to the Board directly or via the Board Liaison Member
• The term of office is three years and the Chair can seek re-election for a further term (maximum of 2 terms).

• Accountability is to the BSCOS board.

• The Education Committee will conduct business by 3 monthly teleconferences and meet formally at the BSCOS annual conference.