Education Officer. 32.1 As part of the national regulatory authority, the role of the Education Officer – Regulatory (EO – R) is to set, monitor and quality assure standards for formal and non-formal educational provision at a national level on all applicable areas, through a balanced exercise of support and responsibility across State, Church and Independent Sectors, at the Early, Junior, Secondary and Upper Secondary Years Cycles (collectively referred to as General Education). The regulatory functions of the EO – R, within General Education, shall include any one or more of the following broad responsibilities: • establishment, maintenance and promotion of national standards for formal and non-formal educational service provision; • accreditation of institutions, programmes and practitioners against established standards; • external quality assurance of educational service provision in adherence to set parameters.
Education Officer. The current EO, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, shall see no change as a result of this XXX. The EO Job Description is contained at Appendix “A” of this XXX.
Education Officer. Within the catchment of Eyemouth High School and Ayton Primary School but no contributions are sought. Landscape Architect: No objections, noting that there are surface water issues on the site, that the existing sycamore tree is being retained but that also more scrub and tree cover could have been retained. Welcomes the open space SUDs treatment within the centre as a focal point within the site. Requests revised plans to seek a variety of changes including hedging and fencing instead of trip rails, tree planting at xxxxx ends, xxxxxx to northern boundaries, tree planting to existing boundaries with 1.5m maximum height fencing, tree-friendly construction including preservation of Root Protection Areas, omission of red brick, careful selection of tree/hedge species and clarification on the long term maintenance of landscaped areas. Housing Strategy: Supports application, noting the site is within the current SHIP and the RSL will be providing affordable housing in two phases, the first phase delivering 29 units in 2020/21. The Scottish Government is willing to grant aid the development and the units will contribute towards their 50,000 unit target by March 2021. After noting concerns from the community over scale of housing need, sought additional information from BHA who had commissioned a survey on housing needs in 2018 revealing a scarcity of lets in Ayton, each property resulting in an average of 25 bids. Assessment of this over last two years in Ayton reveals 112 bids for six properties, indicating local need. The Right to Buy loss to the housing stock is also a factor. Notes that BHA will only build Phase 1 (30 units) and will not move onto Phase 2 until future needs and funding justify it. Flood Protection: Initially felt that the proposals were unsuitable, especially due to evident standing water in the area of Plots 47-50 and the need for the source of the water to be investigated. They also requested confirmation that the SUDs basin can accommodate a 1 in 200 year run-off, pre and post-development flow paths and the adequacy of the drainage pipe at the Lawfield Drive boundary. Following submission of additional information, notes that the drainage pipe at Lawfield Drive will be increased in size from 150mm to 450mm, there will be intercepting drainage on the perimeter of the site, the existing drainage ditch filled in, the proposed SUDs basin will accommodate 1 in 200 year storm events and satisfactory pre and post development flow paths have be...
