Minute of meeting of 11 March 2024
Perth and Kinross Council · 29 May 2024
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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 Monday 11 March 2024 at 1.00pm. Present: Councillors J Rebbeck, M Frampton, S Carr, Bailie C Ahern, L Barrett, D Cuthbert, J Duff, N Freshwater, N Khogali, B Leishman, Provost X McDade, I MacPherson, I Massie, C Shiers, G Stewart, Councillor and J Welch; Mr A Ferguson. In attendance: S Devlin, Strategic Lead – Education and Learning; A Singh, Strategic Lead – Children, Families and Justice; G Doogan, D Macluskey, B Martin-Scott, F MacKay, L Richards, K Robertson (all Education and Learning); F Robertson, D Stokoe (both Communities)(up to and including Item 5), S Hendry, D Williams, M Pasternak, and R Ramsay (all Legal and Governance). Apologies: Ms M Powell, Mr T Kearns and Mrs M Conroy. Councillor J Rebbeck, Convener, Presiding. The Convener led on Items 1-4 and 6 and 8, Vice-Convener Carr led on Item 5, and Vice-Convener Frampton led on Item 7. 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. MINUTES (i) Joint Negotiating Committee for Teaching Staff of 11 September 2023 The minute of meeting of the Joint Negotiating Committee for Teaching Staff of 11 September 2023 was submitted and noted. (ii) Children, Young People and Families Partnership of 15 September 2023 The minute of meeting of the Children, Young People and Families Partnership of 15 September 2023 was submitted and noted. (iii) Learning and Families Committee The minute of meeting of the Learning and Families Committee of 25 October 2023 was submitted, approved as a correct record, and authorised for signature.
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4. OUTSTANDING BUSINESS STATEMENT With regards to the Outstanding Business Statement (24/80), it was agreed that the Committee continue be updated on the appointments of Parent Representatives and youth representation on the Committee, and that this remain an item on the Outstanding Business Statement until resolved. VICE-CONVENER CARR LED ON THE FOLLOWING ITEM. 5. PERTH AND KINROSS COMMUNITY LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-24 - PHASE 1 UPDATE REPORT There was submitted a report by Service Manager (Communities) (24/81) providing the Committee with an update on Community Learning and Development (CLD) work completed in the first phase of the current CLD Plan, running from October 2021 to March 2023. Resolved: (i) The progress made in delivering Phase 1 of the Community Learning and Development Plan, be noted. (ii) Areas for improvement, priorities for Phase 2 of the action plan and arrangements for Education Scotland Progress Visits, be noted. THE CONVENER LED ON THE FOLLOWING ITEM. 6. RAISING ATTAINMENT STRATEGY 2024-2027 There was a report by the Strategic Lead – Education and Learning (24/82) seeking to set out the strategic framework adopted by Perth and Kinross Council (PKC) to maximise the attainment of all children and young people and to close the poverty related attainment gap. The governance, relevant attainment measures, methodology and links to national policy are all clearly articulated as part of this Strategy. Resolved: (i) The mechanisms through which the Strategy will be implemented and how its progress will be reported back to this committee; be noted. (ii) The Raising Attainment Strategy 2024-2027 (Appendix 1), be approved. VICE-CONVENER FRAMPTON LED ON THE FOLLOWING ITEM 7. CORPORATE PARENTING UPDATE There was submitted a report by the Strategic Lead – Children, Families and Justice (24/83) providing an update to the Learning and Families Committee regarding the progress of the actions contained within the Perth and Kinross Corporate Parenting Plan 2021-2024 which went to full Council on 9 March 2022 (Report No. 22/48 refers). Resolved: (i) The progress made in relation to the actions within the Perth and Kinross Corporate Parenting Plan 2021-2024 (Appendix 2); be noted.
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(ii) It be requested that a further update returns to Learning and Families Committee in one year’s time. THE CONVENER LED ON THE FOLLOWING ITEM 8. RESERVED PLACES IN SCHOOLS 2024/25 AND MAXIMISING CAPACITIES UPDATE There was submitted a report by the Strategic Lead - Education and Learning (24/84) (1) proposing the number of reserved places for session 2024/25, within primary and secondary schools, in accordance with Section 28A of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980, as amended, and also (2) informing Committee where primary class capacities have been maximised during school session 2023/24. Resolved: (i) The number of reserved places, within schools which have classes with a limited number of spaces at specific stages, for session 2024/25, as shown in Appendix 1; be approved. (ii) It be requested the Strategic Lead – Education and Learning 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 development; (iii) Responsibility to the Strategic Lead – Education and Learning to keep under review, the reserved places for all schools, in light of any building work in schools and in light of residential development; be delegated. (iv) The primary schools where class capacities have been maximised during session 2023/24, be noted.