Northern Ireland Pi
Drummin
School
in
and
ort of the Trustees
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
The annual General meeting took place on 24tli January 2024 in Hill of Oweill in Dungannon and was
attended by the current board members as well as tutors and students some of which were able to attend
using the Classroom online facility. The current board was r¢-elected, and favourable comments were made
on their progress.
The ensemble made a start with a small number of both students and tutors involved initially using breaktime
at Lisburn as the practice session, this will need to be extended to give more time and to encourage more
involvement, we are currently making an application to the Ulster Scots Agency for funding to extend the
time allocated to this.
Sub Committees
The list below shows the activities Board Meinbers and Tutors have been involved with.
Finance
Online Teaching
London College of Music and Scottish Qualification Authority (PDQB)
Special Needs Schools
School Ensemble
Each committee would have a chair who would report on progress to the Board.
Conclusion
This has been an encouragiiig year for th¢ school, we have been able to further develop the school with the
outreach programine to now include schools in Dungannon and Armagh this has significantly Inade an
increase to the nuinber of students, the view is that these students could further develop their skills by
attending the classes held in Dungannon.
We do encourage the students to take external examinations as well as our own, we now have several
students achieving GCSE in music using the skills achieved at the school. The connection with the National
Piping Centre will help students attain further qualifications in PDQB aiid SQA as well as London College
of Music.
We hope through th¢ teaching programme to retain students who have achieved at the higher grades and
encourage tliem to remain with the school and become tutors and pass on the skills they have developed from
within the school to others.

Northern Ireland Pi
Drummin
School
and
ort of the Trustees
for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Recruitment and appointment of new trustees
Northern Ireland Piping and Druinming School actively promote a board of trustees which include a range of
skills, experience and knowledge.They advertise and interview eligible candidates to be potential trustees of
the board.
Successful candidates arising from interviews are eligible for nomination to the board. The trustees are
elected at the annual general meeting by the members present in person, or through an authorised
representative or by proxy.
This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act
2006 relating to sinall companies.
Approved by order of the board of trustees on 12 December 2024 and signed on its behalf by..
W F Carlisle - Trustee