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Terms
of Reference 2021
PURPOSE OF COMMITTEE
To advise on and discharge the
Council’s functions as education authority as set out in the
Education (Scotland) Act 1980 and all other relevant legislation
and regulations where not otherwise delegated.
The Committee will
also:
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monitor the delivery of educational services
undertaken as education authority and provided by Integrated
Children’s and Family Services (with the exception of
children’s social work services which will be monitored by
the Operational Delivery Committee);
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make recommendations in respect of school property
matters to the City Growth and Resources Committee;
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scrutinise performance; and
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agree changes such as school zoning arrangements
(within set budgets), or make recommendations to another committee,
for improvements to functions related to education in order to
ensure best value and delivery of the Council’s agreed
outcomes, commissioning intentions, service specifications and
service standards.
REMIT
OF COMMITTEE
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Service Delivery and Performance
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1.1
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The Committee will, in respect
of educational services (early years and schools) provided by
Integrated Children’s and Family Services and the management
of the school estate undertaken by the Corporate
Landlord:-
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1.1.1
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oversee, and make decisions
relating to service delivery;
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approve options to
improve/transform service delivery relative to the functions of the
Council as education authority under the Education (Scotland) Act
1980 and all other relevant legislation and regulations;
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scrutinise operational
performance and service standards in line with the Performance
Management Frameworks and consider recommendations for improvements
where required;
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receive the cluster risk
registers relative to its remit and scrutinise to ensure assurance
of the controls in place;
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1.1.5
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approve all policies and
strategies relative to its remit; and
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1.1.6
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receive reports on school
inspections and peer reviews in order to ensure best practice and
note any resultant improvement actions arising from those
inspections and reviews.
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In undertaking the aspects at
1.1, the Committee will ensure that it is acting within the budget
set by Council and is supporting the delivery of the
Council’s agreed outcomes, commissioning intentions and
service standards.
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1.3
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The Committee may make
recommendations to the appropriate committee(s) or sub committees
on areas affecting educational services where the authority to
approve sits within the remit of another committee or sub
committee.
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External Membership
The Committee’s
membership will include seven persons with voting rights who are
not members of the Council. The seven external members will be
appointed by the Council at its statutory meeting (or other meeting
as appropriate) as follows:-
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three persons representing
religious bodies in accordance with the requirements of s124 (4) of
the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973; and
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in accordance with the
discretion conferred by s124 (3) of the Local Government (Scotland)
Act 1973:
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two teachers employed in
educational establishments managed by the Council nominated by the
Teachers’ Consultative Forum, comprising one representative
from primary, including nursery, and one representative from
secondary; and
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2.2
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two parent representatives,
selected by the Aberdeen City Parent Council Forum from within its
own membership, comprising one representative from primary,
including nursery, and one representative from
secondary.
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