Minute of Meeting of Learning and Families Committee of 16 March 2026 for Approval

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Learning and Families Committee 
Minute of hybrid meeting of the Learning and Families Committee held in the Council
Chambers, 2 High Street, Perth on Wednesday 16 March 2026 at 1.00pm. 
Present: Councillors J Rebbeck, M Frampton, Bailie C Ahern, L Barrett, D Cuthbert,
J Duff, N Freshwater, I Massie, N Khogali, I MacPherson, C Shiers, and A Watt;
Ms A Laverty and Mr R Stubbs. 
In attendance: D Macluskey, Strategic Lead – Education and Learning; K Robertson (all
Education and Learning); A McConnachie, S Hendry, A Brown, and M Pasternak (all
Legal and Governance). 
Apologies:  Councillors S Carr, Provost X McDade and G Stewart; Mr A Ferguson,
Ms L-J Grant. 
Councillor J Rebbeck, Convener, Presiding. 
1. Welcome and Apologies 
The Convener welcomed all those present to the meeting.  Apologies for
absence were noted as above. 
2. Declarations of Interest 
There were no declarations of interest made in terms of the Councillors’ Code of
Conduct. 
3. Reserved Places in Schools 2026/27 and Maximising Capacities Update 
There was submitted a report by the Strategic Lead - Children, Families and
Justice (26/66) (1) proposing the number of reserved places for session 2026/27, within
primary and secondary schools, in accordance with Section 28A of the Education
(Scotland) Act 1980, as amended, and (2) informing where primary class capacities
have been maximised during school session 2025/26. 
Resolved:
(i) The number of reserved places, within schools which have classes with a limited
number of spaces at specific stages, for session 2026/27, as shown in Appendix
1 to Report 26/66, be approved.
(ii) The Strategic Lead – Education and Learning be requested to revise these
numbers each year to reflect historical or anticipated patterns of migration,
information about known movements of families in to (or out of) an area, and any
current residential developments.
(iii) Responsibility to keep under review, the reserved places for all schools, in light
of any building work in schools and considering residential development, be
delegated to the Strategic Lead – Education and Learning.
(iv) The primary schools where class capacities have been maximised during
session 2025/26, be noted.