PAPER E

Committee: EDUCATION, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND LIFE LONG LEARNING SELECT COMMITTEE

Date: 12 AUGUST 2002

Title: EDUCATION, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND LIFE LONG LEARNING SELECT COMMITTEE WORKPLAN

REPORT OF THE HEAD OF SELECT COMMITTEE AND BEST VALUE SUPPORT

PURPOSE

The Council’s constitution provides for the adoption of workplans by all Select Committees. The two Education, Community Development and Life Long Learning Select Committee workshops on 10 June and 23 July 2002 generated a range of issues that Members suggested should be work priorities. After further discussion with your Select Committee Chairman and having regard for comments from appropriate officers, a draft Select Committee Workplan has been prepared.

BACKGROUND

1.	Select Committee procedure rule 8 reads “Each Select Committee shall establish its own work programme.”
2.	The Select Committee workshops were planned to provide all Members and co-opted members with an opportunity to review the work they have undertaken to date and plan a programme of work for the coming year.
3.	The Select Committee is reminded that scrutiny of Service Plans, Best Value Review Improvement Plans and the budget forms an integral part of the workplan. The workplan can also include referrals from the Executive and Full Council and Directorate–led reports. Work can be progressed by the Select Committee as a whole, or through working parties, task groups or best value reviews. Officers are also reminded that Member briefings and Bulletin can be utilised for information items.
4.	The Select Committee will recall that the Children and Young Persons Committee has been established to undertake policy development reviews and scrutiny of areas of significant joint working between the Education and Social Services Directorates on behalf of the relevant Select Committees. The draft workplan for the Children and Young Persons Committee will be considered by the Select Committee in due course.
5.	The Select Committee had previously established a number of task groups and working parties. Members are asked to note that the Libraries Task Group has merged with the Community Development Best Value Review Appraisal Group and that the Sports Action Zone Task Group will meet again when the outcome of the Island’s application is known.
6.	The Cultural Strategy Task Group, established jointly with the Economic Development, Planning, Tourism and Leisure Services Select Committee in October 2001, is due to hold its inaugural meeting within the next two months. Members are asked to indicate whether they would be interested in joining the task group.
7.	A standing task group was established in January to monitor, review and evaluate the Education Development Plan. Following the presentation given by officers at the Community Development Workshop Members are again asked to indicate whether they would be interested in joining the task group. The task group will meet on a termly basis and the Education Development Plan indicates that officers will report to the full Select Committee following each task group meeting.

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Attached as an Appendix to this report, Members will find the draft Education, Community Development, and Life Long Learning Select Committee workplan. Members are invited to review and pass comment on the workplan and in particular the schedule of planned business. Members are also asked to note that due to pressures the workplan is likely to need periodic modification.

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

Non-quantifiable; officer resource supporting the democratic process.

RECOMMENDATIONS

1.	That the draft workplan with appropriate amendments be approved.
2.	That terms of reference for any Working Party, Task Group or other group established by the Select Committee be agreed.

BACKGROUND PAPERS

IWC Members Handbook and Constitution.

Education, Community Development and Life Long Learning Select Committee workshop file notes.

Contact Point: Saskia Kiernan, ( 01983 823805

ALISTAIR R DRAIN

HEAD OF SELECT COMMITTEE AND BEST VALUE SUPPORT