Cunninghame House,
Irvine.
19 May 2005





Educational Services Committee

You are requested to attend a Meeting of the above mentioned Committee of North Ayrshire Council to be held in Committee Room 1, Cunninghame House, Irvine on TUESDAY 24 MAY 2005 at 2.00 pm to consider the undernoted business.


Yours faithfully

Ian Snodgrass
Chief Executive

1. Minutes

Confirm the Minutes of the Meeting of the Committee held on 12 April 2005 (copies previously circulated).
2. VE Day Events
Submit report by the Corporate Director (Educational Services) on the events organised in North Ayrshire to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of VE Day (copy enclosed).
VE Day Events Report

3. Management Arrangements for Pitches at Ardeer Quarry
Submit report by the Corporate Director (Educational Services) on the proposed arrangements for managing the new pitches and future sporting activities at the Ardeer Quarry site (copy enclosed).
Management Arrangements for Pitches at Ardeer Quarry Report

4. Amalgamation of St Andrew's Academy and St Michael's Academy
Submit report by the Corporate Director (Educational Services) on the outcome of a consultation on the name for the new Amalgamated Denominational Secondary School (copy enclosed).
Amalgamation of St Andrew's Academy and St Michael's Academy Report

5. Scottish Education Awards: Closing the Gap
Submit report by the Corporate Director (Educational Services) on the outcome of the Scottish Education Awards (copy enclosed).
Scottish Education Awards: Closing the Gap Report
1 - Summary Paper Appendix


6. Schools of Ambition
Submit report by the Corporate Director (Educational Services) on the Scottish Executive's Schools of Ambition programme (copy enclosed).
Schools of Ambition Report

7. Schools (Parental Involvement) Bill
Submit report by the Corporate Director (Educational Services) on the Schools (Parental Involvement) Bill (copy enclosed).
Scottish Schools (Parental Involvement) Bill Report
Scottish Schools Parental Involvement Bill Appendix 1 Appendix

8. Unauthorised Absence: Automated Call Systems
Submit report by the Corporate Director (Educational Services) on an ICT based approach to contacting parents in the event of unauthorised absence (copy enclosed).
Unauthorised Absence: Automated Call Systems Report

9. Primary 1 Pupils: Admission to Full-Time Education
Submit report by the Corporate Director (Educational Services) on the proposal that Primary 1 pupils commence full day attendance at school from an earlier date than is currently the practice (copy enclosed).
Primary 1 Pupils: Admission to Full Time Education Report

10. Revision Schools
Submit report by the Corporate Director (Educational Services) on the October and Easter Revision Schools organised in conjunction with James Watt College (copy enclosed).
Revision Schools Report

11. HMIE Report: St Andrew's Academy
Submit report by the Corporate Director (Educational Services) on the HMIE Report on St Andrew's Academy (copy enclosed).
HMIE Report: St Andrew's Academy Report

12. Urgent Items

Any other items which the Chair considers to be urgent.


Educational Services Committee
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Ex Officio*		Peter McNamara
Jacqueline Browne
Donald Reid
Gordon Allison
Thomas Barr
Gordon Clarkson
Stewart Dewar
Drew Duncan*
Jane Gorman*
Jean Highgate
Alan Hill
Margaret McDougall*
Father Matthew McManus
Elisabethe Marshall
Rev Sandy Montgomerie
David Munn
David O'Neill*
John Reid
Elaine Shaw
Gordon Smith
Nan Wallace
Richard Wilkinson











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Committee Reports and Agendas