Directorate: EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Service Area: PLANNING AND RESOURCES
Produced by: KIM JOHNSON
5. TOP PRIORITIES FOR THE ANNUAL ACTION STATEMENT 2005/06
Task |
Target/Success Factors |
|
School Organisation – to conduct a full consultation on the future of the Island’s education system |
To have an ‘in principle’ decision about the
desired system of education for the Island by Spring 2005 and, if this
involves change, to complete a bid to ‘Building Schools for the Future’ by
Autumn 2005 |
7. HOW WILL YOUR SERVICE CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS
ACHIEVEMENT OF THE FOLLOWING CORPORATE PRIORITIES IN 2005/06?
a) E
Government :
·
Encouraging public to
access admissions information from the web-site
·
Developing further the use
of Eduwight, the Directorate’s educational web-site 9
·
Coordinating the
Department’s premises records with those of the Authority generally, through
the use of Technology Forge
b) Diversity
:
·
All premises development
work pays conscious regard to the requirements of the DDA. All P&R work
areas are accessible to those with physical disability
·
Members of all MEGs have
equal rights to all our services. Translation services are accessible by our
Client Services section for those who have need of them
·
We have actively promoted
the interests of the female workforce. Some key managers are women and the DRP
process encourages all women to consider their personal development needs.
Courses offering particular opportunities for women to enhance their readiness
for promotion are advertised and participation encouraged.
c) People
Management :
·
All employees in P&R
have DRP interviews at which their personal needs are addressed
·
Service managers have
sought to encourage staff to participate in training that broadens and deepens
staff knowledge and attitude at both a personal development level and also
through awareness raising sessions e.g. Garnett Foundation dramatisation of
minority issues and racism
·
A rigorous equal
opportunities policy is adopted in recruitment and promotion of staff, aided by
personnel specialists from the Directorate’s Personnel section
·
P&R has examples of the
following forms of flexible working: available to all but senior managers; job
sharing (2); term time working; voluntary reduced hours; remote working is
being considered by all Service Managers currently.
·
Apart from one manager who
has a combination of known medical problems that are being actively managed by
his GP, we have a very low level of absence from work. No targets are being set
for the section as levels are so low. Any individual absence is managed in
accordance with the Council’s policy.
10. BUDGET BIDS FOR 2005/06
a) Revenue Bids
|
Reference Number |
Description – max 20
words |
Financial
Implications |
||
|
|
|
2005/6 £000 |
2006/7 £000 |
20078 £000 |
|
1 Schools Budget |
Continuing commitment to fully passport the Schools Block ‘guaranteed funding’ |
1,950 |
2,200 |
2,400 |
|
2 Early Years |
To match the demand for 3 year old places |
180 |
180 |
180 |
|
3 Children’s Services |
To create 3 posts – 1 for coordination of CSS and Education budgets; 2 for managing Cluster multi-agency teams |
90 |
93 |
96 |
|
4 School Transport |
To bridge the gap between the 7-8% increase in costs and the 3-4% increase in budget |
65 |
67 |
69 |
11 RISK MANAGEMENT – DESCRIBE ALL SIGNIFICANT RISKS RELATING TO YOUR SERVICE AND HOW YOU INTEND TO MANAGE THEM
|
Ref |
Description of Risk |
Risk
Score |
Corporate
or Service |
|
1 |
Partner failure that impacts on our ability to
discharge our obligations – managed by having Principal Education Officer on
the operational board of the Partnership and close monitoring of projects by
nominated |
16 |
Service |
|
2 |
Adequate resourcing of the Service –
managed by promoting the needs of the service in budget planning and by
accessing any funds to which we are entitled |
12 |
Service |