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Renfrewshire Council · 13 March 2025
Back to Education and Children's Services Policy Board — 13 March 2025 and its agenda
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06/03/2025 Notice of Meeting and Agenda Education and Children's Services Policy Board Date Time Venue Thursday, 13 March 2025 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 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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06/03/2025 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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06/03/2025 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 7 January 2025 Joint report by the Directors of Finance & Resources and Children’s Services. 5 - 15 2 Distribution of Funding to Support Services for Children and Families – Funding Allocation for 2025/26 Report by the Directors of Children's Services. 16 - 22 3 Report on Keeping The Promise in Renfrewshire Report by the Director of Children's Services. 23 - 83 4 Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in Renfrewshire Report by the Director of Children's Services. 84 - 113 5 Children’s Looked After Statistics - 28 February 2025 Report by the Director of Children's Services. 114 - 119 6 Scottish Equity Framework (SEF) Progress and Next Steps Report by the Director of Children's Services. 120 - 127 7 Learning Estate Programme Update Report by the Director of Children's Services. 128 - 131 8 Learning Estate Strategy Update Report by the Director of Children's Services. 132 - 147 9 Gaelic Medium Education Provision in Renfrewshire Report by the Director of Children's Services. 148 - 153
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06/03/2025 10 Mobile Phone Guidance for Schools Report by the Director of Children's Services. 154 - 160 11 Education Scotland Inspection of Bargarran Primary School Report by the Director of Children's Services. 161 - 166