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Moray Council · 25 November 2025
Back to Education, Children's and Leisure Services Committee — 25 November 2025 and its agenda
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Education, Children's and Leisure Services Committee Tuesday, 25 November 2025 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Meeting of the Education, Children's and Leisure Services Committee is to be held at Council Chambers, Council Office, High Street, Elgin, IV30 1BX on Tuesday, 25 November 2025 at 09:30. BUSINESS 1. Sederunt 2. Declaration of Group Decisions and Members Interests * 3. Resolution Consider, and if so decide, adopt the following resolution: "That under Section 50A (4) and (5) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, as amended, the public and media representatives be excluded from the meeting for Items 23 to 27 of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information of the class described in the relevant Paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 7A of the Act.” 4. Minutes of meeting of 16 September 2025 9 - 14 5. Written Questions ** 6.* Performance Report (Education) - Period to September 2025 Report by Executive Director Education, Housing and Communities 15 - 22 7.* Performance Report (Education Resources and Communities) - Period to September 2025 Report by Executive Director Education Housing and Communities 23 - 30
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8.* Education and Education Resources and Communities Capital Budget Monitoring Report to 30 September 2025 Report by Executive Director Education Housing and Communities 31 - 38 9.* Education Resources and Communities Revenue Budget Monitoring to 30 September 2025 Report by Executive Director Education Housing and Communities 39 - 42 10.* Education Revenue Budget Monitoring to 30 September 2025 Report by Executive Director Education Housing and Communities 43 - 48 11.* Shared Quality Improvement Framework for Early Learning and Childcare settings Report by Executive Director Education Housing and Communities 49 - 54 12.* Speech and Language Contract Update (Education) Report by Executive Director Education Housing and Communities 55 - 62 13.* Initial Analysis of Secondary School Attainment - Session 2024-2025 Report by Executive Director Education Housing and Communities 63 - 86 14.* Education Scotland Further Inspection (Continuing Engagement) of St Peter’s RC Primary School Report by Executive Director Education Housing and Communities 87 - 100 15.* Education Scotland Further Inspection (Continuing Engagement) of Portgordon Primary School Report by Executive Director Education Housing and Communities 101 - 110 16.* Education Scotland Further Inspection (Continuing Engagement) of Forres Academy Report by Executive Director Education Housing and Communities 111 - 122 17.* Education Scotland Further Inspection (Continuing Engagement) of Elgin Academy Report by Executive Director Education Housing and Communities 123 - 132 18.* Elgin High School Expansion Project Update Report by Executive Director Education Housing and Communities 133 - 154 19.* Future Buckie High School Project Update Report by Executive Director Education Housing and Communities 155 - 170 20.* Additional Support Needs Update Report by Executive Director Education Housing and Communities 171 - 176
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21.* Additional Support Needs Additional Monies Report by Executive Director Education Housing and Communities 177 - 182 22.* Information Reports - if called in Item(s) which the Committee may wish to consider with the Press and Public excluded 23.* Additional Support Needs Allocations 2026-27 [Para 1] • 1. Information relating to a particular employee, former employee or applicant to become an employee of, or a particular office-holder, former office-holder or applicant to become an office-holder under, the authority. 24.* Learning Estate Programme - Future Forres Academy Design Stage Update [Para 8] • 8. The amount of any expenditure proposed to be incurred by the authority under any particular contract for the acquisition of property or the supply of goods or services. 25.* Moray Quality Improvement Framework - Risk Matrix for Schools [Para 1] • 1. Information relating to a particular employee, former employee or applicant to become an employee of, or a particular office-holder, former office-holder or applicant to become an office-holder under, the authority. 26.* Business Administration Review for Primary Schools [Para 1] • 1. Information relating to a particular employee, former employee or applicant to become an employee of, or a particular office-holder, former office-holder or applicant to become an office-holder under, the authority. 27.* Moray and Nairn Educational Trust - Disbursement 2025- 2026 [Para 4] • 4. Information relating to any particular applicant for, or recipient or former recipient of, any service provided by the authority. Only items marked * can be considered and determined by all members of the Committee
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Information Reports - Not for Discussion at this Meeting Any member wishing to call in a noting or information report from one meeting shall give notice to Committee Services by 12 noon 2 clear working days before the meeting for which the report is published. Please see Standing Order 38 for deadlines. The Notice shall be countersigned by one other elected member and shall explain the reason for call in including any action sought. Information Report - Public Performance Reporting - Home Education Report by Executive Director Education Housing and Communities 183 - 188 Information Report - Performance Report (Children Families and Justice Social Work - Quarter 1 (April to June 2025) Report by Chief Officer, Health and Social Care Moray 189 - 230 Information Report - Active Schools Annual Report Report by Executive Director Education Housing and Communities 231 - 264 Information Report - Learning Estate Review - Status Update Report by Executive Director Education Housing and Communities 265 - 286 Summary of Education, Children's and Leisure Services Committee To exercise all the functions of the Council as Education Authority within the terms of relevant legislation with regard to school education, nurseries and child care, Gaelic, children’s services, leisure, libraries and museums, sport and the arts, CLD, life long learning, youth justice and child protection.
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Watching the Meeting You can watch the webcast live by going to: http://www.moray.gov.uk/moray_standard/page_43661.html Webcasts are available to view for 1 year following the meeting. You can also attend the meeting in person. If you wish to attend in person, please come to the High Street entrance door and a member of staff will let you into the Chamber.
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GUIDANCE NOTES * Declaration of Group Decisions and Members Interests - The Chair of the meeting shall seek declarations from any individual or political group at the beginning of a meeting whether any prior decision has been reached on how the individual or members of the group will vote on any item(s) of business on the Agenda, and if so on which item(s). A prior decision shall be one that the individual or the group deems to be mandatory on the individual or the group members such that the individual or the group members will be subject to sanctions should they not vote in accordance with the prior decision. Any such prior decisions will be recorded in the Minute of the meeting. ** Written Questions - Any Member can put one written question about any relevant and competent business within the specified remits not already on the agenda, to the Chair provided it is received by the Proper Officer or Committee Services by 5pm three working days prior to the day of the meeting, please see Standing Order 36 for deadlines. A copy of any written answer provided by the Chair will be published on the Council’s committee management system by 12pm the day before the meeting. The Member who has put the question may, after the answer has been published, may ask one supplementary question directly related to the subject matter at the meeting, but no discussion will be allowed. No supplementary question can be put or answered more than 10 minutes after the Council has started on the relevant item of business, except with the consent of the Chair. If a Member does not have the opportunity to put a supplementary question because no time remains, then he or she can submit it in writing to the Proper Officer who will arrange for a written answer to be provided within 7 working days.
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MORAY COUNCIL Education, Children's and Leisure Services Committee SEDERUNT Councillor Kathleen Robertson (Chair) Councillor Bridget Mustard (Depute Chair) Councillor James Allan (Member) Councillor John Cowe (Member) Councillor John Divers (Member) Councillor Amber Dunbar (Member) Councillor Donald Gatt (Member) Councillor Juli Harris (Member) Councillor Sandy Keith (Member) Councillor Elaine Kirby (Member) Councillor Scott Lawrence (Member) Councillor Marc Macrae (Member) Councillor Shona Morrison (Member) Councillor Derek Ross (Member) Councillor Sonya Warren (Member) Mrs Sheila Brumby (Non-Voting Member) Mrs Anne Currie (Non-Voting Member) Ms Carolyn Donlin (Non-Voting Member) Ms Jillian MacKellar (Non-Voting Member) Reverend Tembu Rongong (Non-Voting Member) Ms Kirsty Simmers (Non-Voting Member) Mrs Susan Slater (Non-Voting Member) Clerk Name: Caroline O'Connor Clerk Telephone: 07779 999296 Clerk Email: committee.services@moray.gov.uk