Education Lay Members present:
Very Reverend M. Canon McManus, E. Higton and M. Fraser (Church Representatives); G. Smith (Teaching Representative); and E. Hawthorn (Youth Representative).

Elected Members also present:
Alex Gallagher.

 In attendance at the above meeting were:

E. Murray, Chief Executive; L. Friel, Corporate Director, Y. Baulk, Head of Finance, G. Macgregor, Head of Human Resources and Organisational Development, T. Reaney, Procurement Manager, A. Blakely, IT Manager (Finance and Corporate Support); I. Colvin, Director of North Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership, J. McCaig, Interim Head of Community Care and A. Adrain, Interim Head of Housing (Social Services and Health); C. Kirk, Corporate Director, Mary Docherty, Head of Education (3-18), A. Sutton, Head of Community and Culture and S. Quinn, Head of Service Development (Education and Skills); C. Hatton, Corporate Director (Development and Environment); A. Fraser, Head of Democratic and Administration Services, A. Todd, Policy and Performance Officer, M. Gilmour, Senior Communications Officer (Media and Internal Communications), M. Anderson, Committee Services Officer and A. Pearson, Committee Services Support Officer (Chief Executive's Service).

Also in attendance:
K. Merrick (Acting Head Teacher), E. Duncan, R. Sillars (pupil representatives) (Broomlands Primary School); C. Sim (Head Teacher), E. Nix and L. Cummings (pupil representatives) (Fencedyke Primary School); and E. Cumming (Head Teacher), K. McAdam and N. Riddell (pupil representatives) (Towerlands Primary School).