Minute of meting of 2 June 2025
Perth and Kinross Council · 12 November 2025
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Executive Sub-Committee of the Learning and Families Committee Minute of Hybrid Meeting of the Executive Sub-Committee of the Learning and Families Committee held on Monday 2 June 2025 at 1.00pm. Present: Councillors J Rebbeck, S Carr, M Frampton, Bailie C Ahern, Councillors L Barrett, D Cuthbert, and C Shiers. In Attendance: D Macluskey, Strategic Lead – Education and Learning; G Knox and N Thomson (both Education and Learning); E Higgins, Headteacher, Stanley Primary School; R Cross, Headteacher, Meigle Primary School; S Brown, Headteacher, Kinross High School; and K Molley, A Brown and R Ramsay (all Legal and Governance). Councillor J Rebbeck, Convener, Presiding. 1. Welcome and Apologies The Convener welcomed all those present to the meeting. 2. Declarations of Interest There were no declarations of interest made in terms of the Councillors’ Code of Conduct. 3. Minute of Previous Meeting The minute of meeting of the Executive Sub-Committee of the Learning and Families Committee of 2 April 2025 was submitted and approved as a correct record. 4. Standards and Quality in Schools, Learning Communities and Pre- School Centres/Day Care of Children There was submitted a report by the Strategic Lead – Education and Learning (25/136) setting out the key findings following inspections of schools and nurseries by Education Scotland/His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Education (HMIE) and of early learning and childcare (ELC) settings undertaken by the Care Inspectorate in the day care of children. Resolved: The contents of the Report 25/136, be noted. 5. Summary Report on Care Inspectorate and Education Scotland Inspections There was submitted a report by the Strategic Lead – Education and Learning (25/137) (1) providing an overview of the performance of Education and Learning services inspected and reported on over the past year by the Care Inspectorate and
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Education Scotland; and (2) setting out the Service’s approach to implementing improvement actions arising out of inspection. Resolved: The contents of the Report 25/137, be scrutinised. 6. HMIE National Thematic Inspection Report – Local Authority Approaches to Supporting School Improvement There was submitted a report by the Strategic Lead – Education and Learning (25/135) sharing the published National Thematic Inspection report published by His Majesty’s Inspectors of Education on 12 March 2025 regarding local authority approaches to supporting school improvement and to share the findings from the thematic inspection undertaken in Perth and Kinross. Resolved: The contents of the National and Local Reports, be reviewed and noted.