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Renfrewshire Council · 20 August 2026
Back to Education and Children's Services Policy Board — 20 August 2026 and its agenda

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13/08/2026 
Notice of Meeting and Agenda
Education and Children's Services Policy Board 
Date Time Venue
Thursday, 20 August 2026 13:00 Council Chambers (Renfrewshire),
Council Headquarters, Renfrewshire
House, Cotton Street, Paisley, PA1 1AN               
Membership 
Councillor Emma Rodden (Convener): Councillor Jim Paterson (Depute Convener):  
Councillor Jennifer Adam: Councillor Fiona Airlie-Nicolson: Ms Mary Jane Bird: Provost Lorraine
Cameron: Councillor Carolann Davidson: Councillor Audrey Doig: Councillor Edward Grady:
Councillor Gillian Graham: Councillor Neill Graham: Councillor Anne Hannigan: Councillor Lisa-
Marie Hughes: Councillor David McGonigle: Councillor Marie McGurk: Councillor Iain McMillan:
Mr Jack Nellaney: Councillor Iain Nicolson: Mr Ravinder Singh: Councillor Ben Smith: 
Hybrid Meeting
Please note that this meeting is scheduled to be held in the Council Chambers.  However, it is a
hybrid meeting and arrangements have been made for members to join the meeting remotely
should they wish. 
Members of the Press and Public
Members of the press and public wishing to attend the meeting should report to the customer
service centre where they will be met and directed to the meeting. 
Further Information
This is a meeting which is open to members of the public. 
A copy of the agenda and reports for this meeting will be available for inspection prior to the
meeting at the Customer Service Centre, Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street, Paisley and online
at  http://renfrewshire.cmis.uk.com/renfrewshire/CouncilandBoards.aspx
For further information, please email
democratic-services@renfrewshire.gov.uk  
MARK CONAGHAN
Head of Corporate Governance

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Webcasting of Meeting
This meeting will be filmed for live or subsequent broadcast via the Council’s internet site – at
the start of the meeting the Convener will confirm if all or part of the meeting is being filmed.  To
find the webcast please navigate to 
https://renfrewshire.public-i.tv/core/portal/home

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Items of business      
Apologies
Apologies from members. 
Declarations of Interest and Transparency Statements
Members are asked to declare an interest or make a transparency
statement in any item(s) on the agenda and to provide a brief
explanation of the nature of the interest or the transparency statement. 
1 Revenue and Capital Budget Monitoring as at 19 June
2026
Joint report by the Director of Finance & Resources and the Director of
Children's Services. 
5 - 18 
2 Learning Estate Programme Update
Report by the Director of Children's Services. 
19 - 24 
3 Trinity High School OBC – AMIDS Netherton Avenue
Option
Report by the Director of Children's Services. 
25 - 70 
4 School Holiday Arrangements School Session 2027/28
Report by the Director of Children's Services. 
71 - 74 
5 Children’s Services Health and Safety Strategy Update 
2025/2026 and Children’s Services Health and Safety 
Strategy Action Plan 2026/27
Report by the Director of Children's Services. 
75 - 90 
6 Gaelic Medium Education Provision in Renfrewshire
Report by the Director of Children's Services. 
91 - 98 
7 Early Learning and Childcare – Payment of Sustainable
Rates to Funded Providers
Report by the Director of Children's Services. 
99 - 106 
8 Health and Social Care (Staffing) Act 2019 - Annual
Report
Report by the Director of Children's Services. 
107 - 114

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9 Children’s Looked After Statistics - 2025
Report by the Director of Children's Services. 
115 - 142