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Renfrewshire Council · 1 September 2026
Back to Renfrewshire Council Joint Negotiating Committee for Teaching Staff — 1 September 2026 and its agenda
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25/08/2026 Notice of Meeting and Agenda Renfrewshire Council Joint Negotiating Committee for Teaching Staff Date Time Venue Tuesday, 01 September 2026 14:00 Corporate Meeting Room 2, Renfrewshire House, Membership Representing Renfrewshire Council Management Councillor E Rodden; Councillor J Paterson; G McLaughlin, Head of Education and Joint Secretary; E Henry, Head of Education; K Christie, Head Teacher, Gryffe High School; D Rigmand, Head Teacher, Thistle Primary School; A Hall, Education Manager; Y Ward, Education Manager, (all Childrens' Services); and K Clark, Strategic Lead Partner (People); S Fanning, Strategic Lead Partner (Health & Safety) (both Finance and Resources). Representing Renfrewshire Council Teaching Staff M Russell (Joint Secretary), D Tollan, J Aitken, L Blackstock, M MacNeil, C Niven, Y Murray, (all EIS); S Jakoby (NASUWT); R Kane (SSTA); and A Bamford (EIS - Adviser to Teachers' Side). Further Information 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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25/08/2026 Items of business Chairperson Consider the appointment of a Chairperson for this meeting. 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 Minutes Minutes of previous AGM and Ordinary meetings, held on 9 June 2026, as agreed by the Joint Secretaries:- 5 - 12 2 Matters Arising Matters arising from the minutes of the previous meetings held on 9 June 2026. 3 School Holidays Session 2027/28 Report by Joint Secretaries. 13 - 14 4 Gaelic Medium Education Provision in Renfrewshire Report by Joint Secretary (Management Side). 15 - 16 5 Expansion of Renfrewshire Additional Support Needs (ASN) Provision Report by Joint Secretary (Management Side). 17 - 22 6 Learning Estate Update Presentation by the Joint Secretary (Management Side). 7 Absence Management Presentation by the Joint Secretary (Management Side). 8 Qualifications Scotland - Exam Success 2026 Report by Joint Secretary (Teachers' Side). 23 - 24 9 Curriculum Improvement Cycle Report by Joint Secretary (Teacher's Side). 25 - 26
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25/08/2026 10 Scottish Government Consultation: Protecting Young People from Online Harm Report by Joint Secretary (Teachers' Side). 27 - 28 11 Scottish Government Guidance on Phone-free Learning Report by Joint Secretary (Teachers' Side). 29 - 30 12 Date of Next Meeting Members are asked to note that the next meeting of the Renfrewshire Council Joint Negotiating Committee for Teaching Staff will be held at 2.00 pm on 10 November 2026.