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Renfrewshire Council · 25 March 2025
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Renfrewshire Joint Negotiating Committee for Teachers 
To: Renfrewshire Joint Negotiating Committee for Teachers
On: 25 March 2025
Report by
Joint Secretary (Teachers’ Side) 
EAL and Sensory Support Service Staffing 
1. Background 
Concerns have been expressed to the EIS Secretaries around the staffing quotas in
the EAL Service and the Sensory Support Service with a reduction in staffing being
intimated in both service areas. There are concerns that the teams will be unable to
provide adequate support to children, staff and parents. 
2. Recommendation 
Discussion to take place between the Management and Teachers’ Side around the
staffing complements for the EAL and Sensory Support Service and how these
adequately meet the needs of the children requiring to use these services.