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South Lanarkshire Council · 17 February 2026
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Council Offices, Almada Street        
Hamilton, ML3 0AA 
Monday, 09 February 2026 
Dear Member 
Education Resources Committee 
The Members listed below are requested to attend a meeting of the above Committee to be
held as follows:- 
Date:  Tuesday, 17 February 2026
Time:  10:00
Venue: Hybrid - Committee Room 1, Council Offices, Almada Street, Hamilton,
ML3 0AA 
The business to be considered at the meeting is listed overleaf. 
Yours sincerely 
Paul Manning
Chief Executive 
Members 
Lynsey Hamilton (Chair), Gavin Keatt (Depute Chair), Joe Fagan (ex officio), Alex Allison,
John Anderson, Ross Clark, Margaret Cowie, Allan Falconer, Grant Ferguson, Elise Frame,
Alistair Fulton, Geri Gray, Cal Johnston-Dempsey, Susan Kerr, Ross Lambie, Richard
Lockhart, Eileen Logan, Katy Loudon, Julia Marrs, Ian McAllan, Mark McGeever, Mo Razzaq,
Graham Scott, Bert Thomson, Margaret B Walker, David Watson 
Substitutes
Margaret Cooper, Poppy Corbett, Maureen Devlin, Mary Donnelly, Monique Equi, Graeme
Horne, Martin Hose, Hugh Macdonald, Kenny McCreary, Lesley McDonald, Carol Nugent,
Norman Rae 
External Members 
Religious Representatives
Angela Milton, Reverend Jillian Storrie 
Teacher Representatives
Jennifer Gaffney, Joan Lennon 
Parent Council Representatives
Christine Hall, Naomi Baxter

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BUSINESS 
1 Declaration of Interests 
2 Minutes of Previous Meeting
Minutes of the meeting of the Education Resources Committee held on 18
November 2025 submitted for approval as a correct record. (Copy
attached) 
5 - 14 
Monitoring Item(s) 
3 Education Resources - Revenue Budget Monitoring 2025/2026 and
Probable Outturn
Joint report dated 16 January 2026 by the Executive Directors (Finance
and Corporate Resources) and (Education Resources).  (Copy attached) 
15 - 20 
4 Education Resources - Capital Budget Monitoring 2025/2026
Joint report dated 21 January 2026 by the Executive Directors (Finance
and Corporate Resources) and (Education Resources).  (Copy attached) 
21 - 24 
5 Education Resources - Workforce Monitoring –  1 October to 31
December 2025
Joint report dated 15 January 2026 by the Executive Directors (Finance
and Corporate Resources) and (Education Resources).  (Copy attached) 
25 - 32 
Item(s) for Noting 
6 Support for Schools (Central Support)
Report dated 28 January 2026 by the Executive Director (Education
Resources).  (Copy attached) 
33 - 38 
7 Achievement of Literacy and Numeracy Curriculum for Excellence
Levels 2024/2025
Report dated 27 January 2026 by the Executive Director (Education
Resources).  (Copy attached) 
39 - 50 
8 Curriculum Improvement Cycle
Report dated 28 January 2026 by the Executive Director (Education
Resources).  (Copy attached) 
51 - 56 
Urgent Business 
9 Urgent Business
Any other items of business which the Chair decides are urgent.

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For further information, please contact:-
Clerk Name: Ishara Opatha
Clerk Telephone: 07385 370069
Clerk Email: Ishara.Opatha@southlanarkshire.gov.uk