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Education Policy Board
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Board Members | ||
| Councillor Bill Perrie | Councillor Mary Fee | Councillor Brian Lawson |
| Provost Celia Lawson | Councillor Susan McDonald | Councillor Marie McGurk |
| Councillor Lorraine Cameron (Convener) | Councillor Mark Macmillan | Councillor Neil Bibby |
| Councillor Audrey Doig | Councillor Allan Noon | Councillor Iain Langlands |
| Councillor Carol Puthucheary | Councillor James McQuade (Depute Convener) | Councillor Iain McMillan |
| Monsignor William Diamond | Mr George Hamilton | Reverend Graeme Clark |
Agendas and Minutes of the meetings of the Education Policy Board.
The following shall comprise the areas of responsibility of the Education Policy Board:
A. Remit
- Education
- Community Learning and Development
1. To monitor the capital and revenue expenditure programmes and approve remedial action.
2. To determine property requirements.
3. To determine charges for services and, where appropriate, letting policies.
4. To determine requests for financial assistance.
5. To approve and oversee the annual service and/or business plan for the education and leisure department with regard to the provision of education;
6. To oversee (i) the organisation and management of the department of education and leisure with regard to the provision of education, and (ii) the establishment and training of their employees and to make such adjustments as are necessary within the Council’s personnel policies and subject to nationally agreed terms and conditions of employment.
7. Within the approved corporate framework, to decide on service packaging, service specifications, selection of tenderers, awarding of contracts, monitoring of contract performance and to undertake any other task relevant to filling the client role within the responsibility of this board.
8. To accept tenders for previously approved projects.
9. To oversee health and safety matters.
10. To grant authority to members to attend seminars, conferences and other visits.
11. To make and review byelaws or management rules.
12. To write off deficiencies or bring into charge surplus stocks and stores.
13. To approve where required the Council’s response to consultation papers which are within the Board’s terms of reference.
14. To refer issues relative to the operation of this Board to one or more of the Local Area Committees for their consideration/and or comment.
15. To consider issues referred to this Board by one or more of the Local Area Committees.
C. Specific Delegations
16. To develop, determine and monitor the Council's policies in relation to education.
Education
17. To exercise the functions of the Council as education authority, and to oversee the establishment and management of the education service.
18. To approve and oversee the provision of services in relation to:
- (a) pre-five, primary, special and secondary education; and
(b) community learning and development.
19. To approve and oversee the provision of an educational development service.
20. To approve and oversee arrangements to meet special education needs.
21. To approve and oversee the provision of a council psychology service.
22. To approve and oversee the provision of educational resource support for schools.
23. To liaise with other agencies in the provision of education support services, for example, the careers service.
24. To approve and oversee the management and development of services which provide activities of a kind suitable for pre-school children.
25. To determine policy and priorities in all appropriate matters relating to children, young people and their parents.
26. To promote the interests of children, young people and their parents with all appropriate agencies on matters affecting these interests.
