Agenda Document Pack - Hamilton Area Committee - 09/10/2024
South Lanarkshire Council · 9 October 2024
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Council Offices, Almada Street Hamilton, ML3 0AA Tuesday, 01 October 2024 Dear Councillor Hamilton Area Committee The Members listed below are requested to attend a meeting of the above Committee to be held as follows:- Date: Wednesday, 09 October 2024 Time: 14:00 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 Allan Falconer (Chair), Mo Razzaq (Depute Chair), Andy Carmichael, Maureen Chalmers, Ross Clark, Maureen Devlin, Colin Dewar, Mary Donnelly, Celine Handibode, Graeme Horne, Martin Hose, Cal Johnston-Dempsey, Gavin Keatt, Kenny McCreary, Lesley McDonald, Mark McGeever, Davie McLachlan, Richard Nelson, John Ross, Bert Thomson, Helen Toner 1
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BUSINESS 1 Declaration of Interests 2 Minutes of Previous Meeting Minutes of the meeting of the Hamilton Area Committee held on 14 August 2024 submitted for approval as a correct record. (Copy attached) 3 - 6 Item(s) for Noting 3 Education Scotland Report – Uddingston Grammar School Report dated 18 September 2024 by the Executive Director (Education Resources). (Copy attached) 7 - 12 4 Education Scotland Report - St. John the Baptist Primary School, Uddingston Report dated 30 August 2024 by the Executive Director (Education Resources). (Copy attached) 13 - 18 Urgent Business 5 Urgent Business Any other items of business which the Chair decides are urgent. For further information, please contact:- Clerk Name: Lynne Hamilton Clerk Telephone: 07385370044 Clerk Email: lynn.hamilton2@southlanarkshire.gov.uk 2
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HAMILTON AREA COMMITTEE Minutes of meeting held via Confero and in Committee Room 1, Council Offices, Almada Street, Hamilton on 14 August 2024 Chair: Councillor Allan Falconer Councillors Present: Councillor Andy Carmichael, Councillor Maureen Chalmers, Councillor Ross Clark, Councillor Maureen Devlin, Councillor Colin Dewar, Councillor Mary Donnelly, Councillor Celine Handibode, Councillor Graeme Horne, Councillor Martin Hose, Councillor Cal Johnston-Dempsey, Councillor Kenny McCreary, Councillor Lesley McDonald, Councillor Mo Razzaq (Depute), Councillor John Ross, Councillor Bert Thomson, Councillor Helen Toner Councillors' Apologies: Councillor Gavin Keatt, Councillor Mark McGeever, Councillor Davie McLachlan, Councillor Richard Nelson Attending: Chief Executive’s Service J Kerr, Community Engagement Manager; T Little, Head of Communications and Strategy Finance and Corporate Resources L Hamilton, Administration Officer; S McLeod Administration Officer; A Norris, Administration Assistant Also Attending: Police Scotland Inspector W Faulds; Chief Inspector N Smith 1 Declaration of Interests The following interests were declared:- Councillor(s) Item(s) Nature of Interest(s) McDonald Community Development Report 2023/2024 ♦ Machan Trust Community Grant Applications Larkhall Burns Club (HA/17/24) Chair of the Trust Member of the Club 2 Minutes of Previous Meeting The minutes of the meeting of the Hamilton Area Committee held on 15 May 2024 were submitted for approval as a correct record. The Committee decided: that the minutes be approved as a correct record. 3 Local Policing Annual Update Chief Inspector Smith and Inspector Faulds, Police Scotland, gave a presentation on the following key priorities of the new 3-year Local Policing Plan:- 2 3
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protecting our communities safeguarding our citizens enhancing our service Details were provided on initiatives undertaken to support each of those priorities under the following headings:- violent and anti-social crime protecting our most vulnerable serious and organised crime acquisitive crime public protection road safety Chief Inspector Smith and Inspector Faulds, having responded to members’ questions, were thanked for their informative presentation. The Committee decided: that the presentation be noted. [Reference: Minutes of 20 September 2023 (Paragraph 3)] 4 Community Development Report 2023/2024 A report dated 23 July 2024 by the Chief Executive was submitted providing an overview of the work of the Community Engagement Team in the Hamilton Area Committee area between 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024. The Community Engagement Team had been established in 2019 to develop community empowerment and participation on behalf of South Lanarkshire Council and its duties within the Community Planning Partnership (CPP). Neighbourhood Planning was a shared statutory duty under the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015, along with shared duties to meaningfully and proactively involve communities in addressing inequality. This was achieved through an area-wide Local Outcome Improvement Plan called the ‘Community Plan.’ Neighbourhood Plans engaged residents at a more local level, where they could more meaningfully get involved in issues that affected them. The team also coordinated tackling poverty work for both South Lanarkshire Council and the CPP as well as providing a range of community capacity-building and support to further community empowerment more widely. An overview of the work undertaken by the Community Engagement Team in the Hamilton Area Committee area was provided in relation to:- neighbourhood planning Place Based Participatory Budgeting and the Can Do Community Fund Community Asset Transfers Community Wish List Period Positive (period product distribution) in community venues community capacity building Community Partnership 4
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During discussion, the Community Engagement Manager responded to members’ questions and undertook to:- provide information on the demand for period products and the capacity to deal with future demand provide an update on the Community Asset Transfers listed in the report arrange Community Engagement Team attendance at a meeting of the Bothwell Community Council and Uddingston Community Council The Committee decided: that the report be noted. Councillor McDonald, having declared an interest in the above item and an application in the following item of business, left the meeting 4 Community Grant Applications A report dated 30 July 2024 by the Executive Director (Finance and Corporate Resources) was submitted on applications for community grant:- The Committee decided: that community grants be awarded as follows:- (a) Applicant: St Andrew’s Church, Blantyre (HA/10/24) Purpose of Grant: Outing and entrance fees Amount Awarded: £350 (b) Applicant: Hillhouse Parish Church Men’s Club, Hamilton (HA/11/24) Purpose of Grant: Entrance fees Amount Awarded: £200 (c) Applicant: Members of Scotland’s Autism Informed Community (MOSAIC), Hamilton (HA/12/24) Purpose of Grant: Start-up costs and materials Amount Awarded: £300 (d) Applicant: Larkhall Heritage Group (HA/13/24) Purpose of Grant: Outing and entrance fees Amount Awarded: £249 (e) Applicant: Hamilton South Guilds Together (HA/14/24) Purpose of Grant: Outing Amount Awarded: £300 (f) Applicant: Strutherhill Lunch and Social Club, Larkhall (HA/15/24) Purpose of Grant: Outing Amount Awarded: £300 (g) Applicant: Larkhall Burns Club (HA/17/24) Purpose of Grant: Outing and entrance fees Amount Awarded: £350 (h) Applicant: Hamilton Bowling Club (HA/18/24) Purpose of Grant: Outing Amount Awarded: £300 5
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(i) Applicant: Hamilton Bowling Club (Ladies’ Section) (HA/19/24) Purpose of Grant: Outing and entrance fees Amount Awarded: £300 (j) Applicant: Avondale Heather Curling Club, Hamilton (HA/20/24) Purpose of Grant: Administration and publicity costs Amount Awarded: £300 [Reference: Minutes of 15 May 2024 (Paragraph 8)] 5 Urgent Business There were no items of urgent business. 6
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Report Agenda Item Report to: Hamilton Area Committee Date of Meeting: 9 October 2024 Report by: Executive Director (Education Resources) Subject: Education Scotland Report – Uddingston Grammar School 1. Purpose of Report 1.1. The purpose of the report is to:- [purpose] advise of the outcome of the inspection of Uddingston Grammar School by Education Scotland inspectors 1purpose] 2. Recommendation(s) 2.1. The Committee is asked to approve the following recommendation(s):- [recs] (1) that the Education Scotland report on Uddingston Grammar School be noted. [1recs] 3. Background 3.1. Uddingston Grammar School was inspected in February 2024 as part of a national sample of secondary education. 3.2. As part of the revised approach to inspection, the Education Scotland inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment and raising attainment and achievement. 3.3. The inspection team analysed questionnaires issued to a sample of parents, pupils and to all staff. Inspectors observed class lessons and interviewed groups of pupils, including the pupil council, and staff. Members of the inspection team also met parents and members of the local community. 3.4. The report by Education Scotland was published on 21 May 2024. 4. Finding of HM inspectors 4.1. Education Scotland made comment under the following headings:- Leadership of change Learning, teaching and assessment Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion Raising attainment and achievement 3 7
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4.2. The particular strengths of the school were identified as follows:- The headteacher, who is highly regarded across the school community, empowers staff to lead change. This is leading to a wide range of initiatives being developed across the school which support young people to attain and achieve. Young people are respectful, confident and proud of their school. They benefit from strong, nurturing relationships with staff. This helps create a calm, inclusive learning environment across the school. Vision Support Team staff ensure that young people with visual impairments become increasingly independent within the school. They enable them to become more confident and articulate, developing skills for learning, life and work. This prepares them well for life beyond school. Young people who require additional support in their learning benefit from high quality support from a range of skilled staff. As a result, young people make strong progress and attain well 4.3. Education Scotland identified the following areas for continued improvement:- Senior leaders should streamline the key priorities for improvement. This will help to ensure they lead to improved outcomes for young people. This will also help all staff understand better the improvement priorities for the school, and how well they are contributing to them. Teachers should develop a wider range of approaches to high quality teaching and assessment. This should include more effective planning for learning and moderation activities within and across curriculum areas, as well as with teachers from associated primary schools. This will help to engage young people more effectively so that they make improved progress in their learning. Senior leaders and staff should ensure that approaches to planning supports and interventions for young people align fully with national guidance. This includes ensuring that all young people experience fully their entitlements from S1 to S3. 4.4. The evaluations awarded were as follows:- 4.5. The school community accept the findings of the inspection team and welcome the areas that they have identified for improvement, as these align with the school’s own self-evaluation. 4.6. Education Scotland have intimated that they are confident that the school will be able to take forward the areas for improvement and will make no more visits in connection with this report. 4.7. The Inspection report can be accessed by clicking the following web link:- Uddingston Grammar HMIe Inspection Report 2024 Quality indicators for the Secondary school Evaluation Leadership of change Good Learning, teaching and assessment Satisfactory Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion Good Raising attainment and achievement Good 8
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5. Employee Implications 5.1. None 6. Financial Implications 6.1. None 7. Climate Change, Sustainability and Environmental Implications 7.1. None 8. Other Implications 8.1. There are no direct risks associated with this report which is provided for information only. 9. Equality Impact Assessment and Consultation Arrangements 9.1. There is no requirement to carry out an assessment in terms of the proposals contained within this report. 9.2. The content of Education Scotland reports are shared with parents and discussed at Parent Council meetings. Carole McKenzie Executive Director (Education Resources) 18 September 2024 Link(s) to Council Values/Priorities/Outcomes inspiring learners, transforming learning, strengthening partnerships. Previous References None List of Background Papers Education Scotland Report of Uddingston Grammar School May 2024. Contact for Further Information If you would like to inspect the background papers or want further information, please contact:- Lynn Sherry, Head of Education (Hamilton) Tel:01698 454468 E-mail: lynn.sherry@southlanarkshire.gov.uk 9
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1 | Uddingston Grammar School, South Lanarkshire Council, 8525331 © Crown Copyright 21 May 2024 Dear Parent/Carer In February 2024, a team of inspectors from Education Scotland visited Uddingston Grammar School. During our visit, we talked to parents/carers and young people and worked closely with the headteacher and staff. The inspection team found the following strengths in the school’s work. • The headteacher, who is highly regarded across the school community, empowers staff to lead change. This is leading to a wide range of initiatives being developed across the school which support young people to attain and achieve. • Young people are respectful, confident and proud of their school. They benefit from strong, nurturing relationships with staff. This helps create a calm, inclusive learning environment across the school. • Vision Support Team staff ensure that young people with visual impairments become increasingly independent within the school. They enable them to become more confident and articulate, developing skills for learning, life and work. This prepares them well for life beyond school. • Young people who require additional support in their learning benefit from high quality support from a range of skilled staff. As a result, young people make strong progress and attain well. The following areas for improvement were identified and discussed with the headteacher and a representative from South Lanarkshire Council. • Senior leaders should streamline the key priorities for improvement. This will help to ensure they lead to improved outcomes for young people. This will also help all staff understand better the improvement priorities for the school, and how well they are contributing to them. • Teachers should develop a wider range of approaches to high quality teaching and assessment. This should include more effective planning for learning and moderation activities within and across curriculum areas, as well as with teachers from associated primary schools. This will help to engage young people more effectively so that they make improved progress in their learning. • Senior leaders and staff should ensure that approaches to planning supports and interventions for young people align fully with national guidance. This includes ensuring that all young people experience fully their entitlements from S1 to S3. 3 11
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2 | Uddingston Grammar School, South Lanarkshire Council, 8525331 © Crown Copyright We gathered evidence to enable us to evaluate the school’s work using four quality indicators from How good is our school? (4th edition). Quality indicators help schools, local authorities and inspectors to judge what is working well and what needs to be improved. Following the inspection of each school, the Scottish Government gathers details of our evaluations to keep track of how well Scottish schools are doing. Here are Education Scotland’s evaluations for Uddingston Grammar School Quality indicators Evaluation Leadership of change good Learning, teaching and assessment satisfactory Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion good Raising attainment and achievement good Descriptions of the evaluations are available from: How good is our school? (4th edition), Appendix 3: The six-point scale A more detailed document called Summarised Inspection Findings (SIF) will be available on the Education Scotland website at: Details | Find an inspection report | Find an inspection report | Inspection and review | Education Scotland What happens next? We are confident that the school has the capacity to continue to improve and so we will make no more visits in connection with this inspection. South Lanarkshire Council will inform parents/carers about the school’s progress as part of its arrangements for reporting on the quality of its schools. Frances E. Graham HM Inspector 12
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Report Agenda Item Report to: Hamilton Area Committee Date of Meeting: 9 October 2024 Report by: Executive Director (Education Resources) Subject: Education Scotland Report - St. John the Baptist Primary School, Uddingston 1. Purpose of Report 1.1. The purpose of the report is to:- [purpose] advise of the outcome of the inspection of St John the Baptist Primary School by Education Scotland inspectors 1purpose] 2. Recommendation(s) 2.1. The Committee is asked to approve the following recommendation(s):- [recs] (1) that the Education Scotland report on St. John the Baptist Primary School be noted. [1recs] 3. Background 3.1. St. John the Baptist Primary were inspected in January 2024 as part of a national sample of primary education. 3.2. As part of the revised approach to inspection, the Education Scotland inspectors evaluated; leadership of change, learning, teaching and assessment, ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion and raising attainment and achievement. 3.3. The inspection team analysed questionnaires issued to a sample of parents, pupils and to all staff. Inspectors observed class lessons and interviewed groups of pupils, including the pupil council, and staff. Members of the inspection team also met parents and members of the local community. 3.4. The report by Education Scotland was published on 28 May 2024. 4. Finding of HM inspectors 4.1. Education Scotland made comment under the following headings:- Leadership of change Learning, teaching and assessment Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion Raising attainment and achievement 4 13
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4.2. The particular strengths of the school were identified as follows:- A powerful sense of community, based on Gospel values. This contributes positively to the warm and nurturing relationships across school. As a result, children learn in a happy and inclusive community of faith and learning. Children who are welcoming, friendly and polite. They are proud of their school, keen to learn and engage well in their learning activities. School staff who work very effectively with a wide range of local authority and third sector partners to support children’s learning and wellbeing needs well. Senior leaders’ and staff’s robust approaches to tracking and monitoring health and wellbeing. This results in staff supporting all children’s wellbeing very effectively. 4.3. Education Scotland identified the following areas for continued improvement:- Strengthen further approaches to evaluating the work of the school to ensure continuing improvement. In so doing, increase the involvement of children, parents and partners in evaluating the work of the school. Increase the pace and challenge in children’s learning activities to enable them to make the best possible progress. Develop further approaches to check children’s progress in learning and achievements across the curriculum 4.4. The evaluations awarded were as follows:- As well as welcoming the strengths of the school, it should be noted that the areas for continued improvement have already been incorporated into the school’s improvement plan. 4.5. Education Scotland have intimated that they are confident that the school will be able to take forward the areas for improvement and will make no more visits in connection with this report. The local authority will inform parents about the school’s progress as part of the authority’s arrangements for reporting to parents on the quality of its schools. 4.6. Additional inspection evidence can be accessed by clicking the following web link-: St John the Baptist Primary School, South Lanarkshire 28/05/24 (education.gov.scot) 5. Employee Implications 5.1. None 6. Financial Implications 6.1. None Quality indicators for the primary school Evaluation Leadership of change Good Learning, teaching and assessment Good Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion Very good Raising attainment and achievement Good 14
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7. Climate Change, Sustainability and Environmental Implications 7.1. None 8. Other Implications 8.1. There are no direct risks associated with this report which is provided for information only. 9. Equality Impact Assessment and Consultation Arrangements 9.1. There is no requirement to carry out an assessment in terms of the proposals contained within this report. 9.2. The content of Education Scotland reports is shared with parents and discussed at Parent Council meetings. Carole McKenzie Executive Director (Education Resources) 30 August 2024 Link(s) to Council Values/Priorities/Outcomes inspiring learners, transforming learning, strengthening partnerships. Previous References None List of Background Papers Education Scotland Report of St John the Baptist Primary School, 28th May 2024. Contact for Further Information If you would like to inspect the background papers or want further information, please contact-: Lynn Sherry, Head of Education (Hamilton) Ext: 4475 (Tel: 01698 454475) E-mail: lynn.sherry@southlanarkshire.gov.uk 15
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1 | St John the Baptist Primary School, South Lanarkshire Council, 8523924 © Crown Copyright 28 May 2024 Dear Parent/Carer In January 2024, a team of inspectors from Education Scotland visited St John the Baptist Primary School. During our visit, we talked to parents/carers and children and worked closely with the headteacher and staff. St John the Baptist nursery class was inspected by the Care Inspectorate within the past 18 months. Therefore, we have agreed with the local authority and school that the nursery class is not part of this inspection. The inspection team found the following strengths in the school’s work. • A powerful sense of community, based on Gospel values. This contributes positively to the warm and nurturing relationships across the school. As a result, children learn in a happy and inclusive community of faith and learning. • Children who are welcoming, friendly and polite. They are proud of their school, keen to learn and engage well with their learning activities. • School staff who work very effectively with a wide range of local authority and third sector partners to support children’s learning and wellbeing needs well. • Senior leaders’ and staff’s robust approaches to tracking and monitoring health and wellbeing. This results in staff supporting all children’s wellbeing very effectively. The following areas for improvement were identified and discussed with the headteacher and a representative from South Lanarkshire Council. • Strengthen further approaches to evaluating the work of the school to ensure continuing improvement. In so doing, increase the involvement of children, parents and partners in evaluating the work of the school. • Increase the pace and challenge in children’s learning activities to enable them to make the best possible progress. • Develop further approaches to check children’s progress in learning and achievements across the curriculum. 4 17
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2 | St John the Baptist Primary School, South Lanarkshire Council, 8523924 © Crown Copyright We gathered evidence to enable us to evaluate the school’s work using four quality indicators from How good is our school? (4th edition). Quality indicators help schools, local authorities and inspectors to judge what is working well and what needs to be improved. Following the inspection of each school, the Scottish Government gathers details of our evaluations to keep track of how well Scottish schools are doing. Here are Education Scotland’s evaluations for St John the Baptist Primary School Quality indicators Evaluation Leadership of change good Learning, teaching and assessment good Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion very good Raising attainment and achievement good Descriptions of the evaluations are available from: How good is our school? (4th edition), Appendix 3: The six-point scale A more detailed document called Summarised Inspection Findings (SIF) will be available on the Education Scotland website at: Details | Find an inspection report | Find an inspection report | Inspection and review | Education Scotland What happens next? We are confident that the school has the capacity to continue to improve and so we will make no more visits in connection with this inspection. South Lanarkshire Council will inform parents/carers about the school’s progress as part of its arrangements for reporting on the quality of its schools. Ken McAra HM Inspector 18