Item 06 - LNCT Minutes
West Dunbartonshire Council · 28 May 2025
Back to Educational Services Committee — 28 May 2025 and its agenda
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LOCAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE FOR TEACHERS At a Hybrid Annual General Meeting of the Local Negotiating Committee for Teachers held in the Civic Space, 16 Church Street, Dumbarton on Tuesday, 18 March 2025 at 10.00 a.m. Present: Laura Mason, Chief Education Officer; Andrew Brown, Senior Education Officer; Julie Reilly, Head Teacher, Bonhill Primary School; Alison Boyles, Head Teacher, Dumbarton Academy; Gavin Corrigan, Michael Dolan, Laura Minto and Caroline Yates (all EIS); and Claire Mackenzie (SSTA). Attending: Louise Hastings, People and Change Partner; Kirsty Connor, Education Support Officer – Staffing; and Scott Kelly, Committee Officer. Apologies: Apologies for absence were intimated on behalf of Councillors Lauren Oxley and Sophie Traynor. Gavin Corrigan in the Chair DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST It was noted that there were no declarations of interest in any of the items of business on the agenda. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING The Minutes of the Annual General Meeting of the Local Negotiating Committee for Teachers held on 3 December 2024 were submitted and approved as a correct record. SCHOOL TERM DATES/ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2026-2027 A report was submitted by Joint Secretaries to the LNCT seeking agreement of the setting of the academic calendar for Teachers and Associated Professionals for the academic session 2026-2027. After discussion and having heard the Education Support Officer – Staffing, the Committee agreed:- ITEM 6
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(1) to note that a consultation process had commenced to seek views from educational establishments on the proposed school terms dates for 2026- 2027 (as detailed in Appendix 1 to the report); and (1) that the final decision on the academic calendar for 2026-2027 be delegated to management representatives, in consultation with Trades Union Convenors, based on the outcome of the consultation survey, with the final decision sitting with the Chief Education Officer. The meeting closed at 10.09.a.m.