Education and Leisure Services

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John Rooney - Director of Education and Leisure Services

Responsibilities include the management of:

• primary, secondary and special schools and pre-5 establishments
• community learning services
• arts, culture, leisure and library services

It is also his role to make sure that education and leisure services make a significant contribution to the Council’s broader policies on poverty, employment and other significant local issues. The preparation, distribution and monitoring of a large budget for education and leisure services is an essential part of the job as is the management of nearly 4000 employees.

The department is organised into three divisions:

• Children's services
• Planning and community services
• Resource services

Stephen McKenzie - Head of Children's Services


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Liz Jamieson - Head of Planning and Community Services

Other responsibilities involve making sure that service delivery is consistent with council policy and meets the needs of individuals and communities.

The Head of Planning and Community Services also has responsibilities for community regeneration and carries out this role in partnership with a number of other organisations including the leisure trust, careers service and business and voluntary sectors.

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Robert Naylor - Head of Resource Services

His responsibilities also include the administration of maintenance allowance applications, admission and placing requests and applications seeking external funding for schools and libraries. The Head of Resource Services also oversees the commissioning and monitoring of a range of support services for schools including:

• transport
• property and grounds maintenance
• information technology
• catering
• security
• janitorial services

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