Education Committee - 28/11/2011

At a MEETING of the EDUCATION COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 28th November, 2011.

Present:-

Lord Provost John R LETFORD

Depute Lord Provost Ian BORTHWICK

BAILIES

COUNCILLORS

Councillor Elizabeth F FORDYCE, Convener, in the Chair.

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 26th September, 2011 was held as read.

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

I EAST CENTRAL TERRITORY HUB

There was submitted Report No 488-2011 by the Chief Executive and Director of Finance seeking approval for the appointment of a Private Sector Development Partner and the establishment of Hubco.

The Committee approved the:-

(i) selection of Amber Blue (a consortium of Robertson Group [Holdings] Ltd, International Public Partnerships Ltd and Forth Holdings Ltd) as the Private Sector Development Partner in Hubco as recommended by the Hub East Central Territory Programme Board;

(ii) establishment of Hubco, the investment in the Hubco shareholding of 100 and the provision of participants' working capital of circa 300k, all costs to be met from enabling funds made available by Scottish Futures Trust;

(iii) entering into of the Territory Partnering Agreement, Shareholders' Agreement and Participants' Agreement with delegated authority to Iain Lilburn, Capital Projects Finance Manager, to execute the same on behalf of the Council, following the resolution of final clarifications and subject to the final agreement of the Depute Chief Executive (Support Services);

(iv) appointment of Tom Steele, Director of Strategic Projects and Property, NHS Forth Valley as the B Shareholders' Director on the Board of Hubco;

(v) appointment of Catherine McFie, East Central Territory Programme Director, as the B Shareholders' Representative and Participants' Representative under and in terms of the Participants' Agreement with delegated authority to take any action, grant any approval or consent or sign any notice required in terms of the Shareholders' Agreement and Territory Partnering Agreement;

(vi) appointment of Iain Lilburn as the Council's officer representative on the Hub East Central Territory Partnering Board and Neil Martin as substitute representative, both with delegated authority to make any decisions on its behalf which require to be taken by the Territory Partnering Board pursuant to its constitution; and

(vii) inclusion of Harris Academy as an identified project in the East Central Territory Delivery Plan.

II CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE HOME-SCHOOL TRANSPORT OF CHILDREN WITH ADDITIONAL SUPPORTNEEDS

There was submitted Report No 515-2011 by the Director of Education introducing the new Code of Practice for the Home-School Transport of Children with Additional Support Needs.

The Committee approved the report.

III CHANGE OF VICTORIA DAY HOLIDAY FROM MONDAY, 28TH MAY, 2012 TO MONDAY, 4TH JUNE, 2012

There was submitted Agenda Note AN182-2011.

The Council had agreed to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee on Tuesday, 5th June, 2012 and permission had been granted by the Scottish Government for Dundee schools to be closed on that date. To make it easier for parents to organise child care arrangements, it was proposed to move the Victoria Day holiday from Monday, 28th May, 2012 to Monday, 4th June, 2012. This would mean that schools would be closed on 4th and 5th June, 2012. There were no SQA examinations scheduled on either date.

The Committee approved the change of date for the Victoria Day holiday and instructed the Director of Education to notify parents and carers of the change with immediate effect.

Elizabeth F Fordyce, Convener.