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	Cunninghame House,
	Irvine.
	4 August 2005

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 9 AUGUST 2005 at 2.00 pm to consider the undernoted business.

1. Minutes

Confirm the Minutes of the Meeting of the Committee held on 24 May 2005 (copies previously circulated).
2. Physical Education Pilot Project
Submit report by the Corporate Director (Educational Services) on a successful bid to the Scottish Executive for funding for a Physical Education Pilot Project (copy enclosed).
Report

3. Community Sports Clubs
Submit report by the Corporate Director (Educational Services) on the criteria to be met when considering the establishment of a Community Sports Club (copy enclosed).
Report
Appendix 1

4. Youth Music Initiative
Submit report by the Corporate Director (Educational Services) on recent developments in the Youth Music Initiative (copy enclosed).
Report

5. Scottish Instrumental Teacher of the Year 2005
Submit report by the Corporate Director (Educational Services) on the outcome of the Yamaha Scottish Instrumental Teacher of the Year competition (copy enclosed).
Report

6. Minibus Hire Scheme
Submit report by the Corporate Director (Educational Services) on an Educational Services Minibus Hire Scheme (copy enclosed).
Report
Appendix 1



7. Workforce Training and Development
Submit report by the Corporate Director (Educational Services) on the progress in North Ayrshire in meeting national targets relating to the percentage of qualified Early Years staff (copy enclosed).
Report

8. Stewarding of Events in Community Halls and Centres
Submit report by the Corporate Director (Educational Services) on proposed arrangements for stewarding certain events and lets in community halls and centres (copy enclosed).
Report

9. Adult Literacy and Numeracy
Submit report by the Corporate Director (Educational Services) on the progress made in implementing the Adult Literacy and Numeracy Action Plan (copy enclosed).
Report

10. Probationers and Student Teacher Placements: Academic Session 2005/06
Submit report by the Corporate Director (Educational Services) on the contribution made by schools in North Ayrshire to the Probationer Induction Programme and to the placement of students on Teacher Training courses (copy enclosed).
Report
Appendix 1

11. School-Based Police Officers (Pilot Project)
Submit report by the Corporate Director (Educational Services) on a proposed 3 year pilot project for school-based Police Officers in three school clusters (copy enclosed).
Report

12. Consultation on the Revised Standard for Headship in Scotland
Submit report by the Corporate Director (Educational Services) on a proposed initial response to a consultation on the Revised Standard for Headship in Scotland (copy enclosed).
Report
Appendix 1

13. Charter Mark
Submit report by the Corporate Director (Educational Services) on progress by schools and other parts of Educational Services towards achieving Charter Mark status (copy enclosed).
Report

14. Art of Festivals Project
Submit report by the Corporate Director (Educational Services) on a successful arts in schools project (copy enclosed).
Report

15. Revenue Budget 2005/06: Budgetary Control
Submit report by the Assistant Chief Executive (Finance) on the budgetary control position for Educational Services at the end of June 2005 and projections for the financial year 2005/06 (copy enclosed).
Report

16. Urgent Items

Any other items which the Chair considers to be urgent.

Tabled at the meeting (Report on fire at Auchenharvie Academy, Stevenston).

Educational Services Committee
Sederunt: 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	(Chair) (Vice-Chair) (Vice-Chair)	Chair: Attending: Apologies: Meeting Ended: