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| Description | File which belonged to Brenda Crowe with various papers including;
Report of the Special Needs Committee on the Day Nursery publication, including the difference between playgroups and creches, 1974
Report if a study tour to Sweden, 1983
Report of Special Needs Working Group 1991
Recommendations made by Finance and General Purposes Committee on Field Staff salary scales and other expenses, 1974
Minutes of the Finance and General Purposes Committee, 1980
Administration and Finance proposed plan of work, 1991-1992
Document on insurance for travel abroad, 1985
Field staff expenses, 1976
Letter re. the Social Worker's Pension Fund
Documents from the Personnel sub-committee, including
letter from Brenda Crowe to Meg discussing an advisor's review and the "vision" of the PPA, 1974
Report by Maureen Huntley, "Thoughts on the job", which recalls setting up playgroups, memories of particular playgroups, evolution of the playgroups into being committee run PPA groups, the Playgroup course and discussion on it's name and how Huntley went about discussing requirements of the course with members
Memo on field staff equipment
minutes of the Personnel sub-committee, 6 November 1980, mainly regarding appointment of staff
Letter re. the possible appointment of a National Advisor, 1980
Document on the Personnel Committee's responsibility re. National Advisors, General Secretary, Editor of Contact, 1981
Discussion paper on the role of National Advisors, 1983. Details the historical context of the position and who has held and developed it
paper on the responsibilities of supervisor for PPA staff, with discussion on National Advisors, 1986
Job description for National Advisor
Salaries working party report of work 1985-1987
Additions and amendments to the National Administrator's job role as susggested by the NA Management Group, 1987
job security policy and redundancy agreement for nationally appointed staff
Research sub-committee
Papers include;
Minutes of meeting, January 1974
Draft of letter regarding the role of the committee, 1974
Minutes of meeting, September 1973
Minutes of meeting, April 1974
Draft of letter re. possibility of student placements with PPA from Middlesex University, 1974
Paper on DES Nursery Education Research, 1979
Minutes of meeting, October 1980
Annual survey template, 1984
Results and papers on research conducted, including literature review of exisiting research
Legal and Constitution committee paper on regional standing orders
Communication and Media sub-committee
Minutes of meeting on confidentiality, September 1974
Letter regarding size of branches (Warwick), with reference to the branches handbook, 1976
PPA policy statement and advice on lobbying MPs
Report of group set up by the National Executive Committee regarding a publications warehouse
PR group agenda for day session for representatives of other organisations, February 1980
Regional spokespeople day agendaJanuary 1990 |