| AdminHistory | In 1971 the Education Committee decided to replace the Primary Education Sub-Committee (see BCC/1/BH/2/1) and the Secondary Education Sub-Committee (see BCC/1/BH/3/1) with a single Schools Sub-Committee. The move coincided with the decision of the Education Committee to replace the present system of District School Managers (see BCC/1/BH/11) with three District School Governing Bodies for all county primary and secondary schools (see BCC/1/BH/23). The Schools Sub-Committee was to concentrate on matters of policy and the District School Governing Bodies on the daily administration of schools.
The Schools Sub-Committee first met in June 1971. The duties of the sub-committee were outlined at the first meeting. It was to consider and report to the Education Committee on the educational state of maintained schools and classes in the sub-committee’s jurisdiction; the establishment and dissolution of schools; the admission procedures to schools; the management of schools; staffing in schools; the award of places at schools not maintained by the Education Committee; and the rates of pay and appointment of examiners. The sub-committee was also to handle all administrative matters referred to them by the District Governing Bodies such as in-service training of teachers and schemes for the supply of books, stationery and other materials to the schools that fell under the remit of the Education Committee. |