Item 15 Appendix 4
West Dunbartonshire Council · 18 March 2026
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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL MONITORING OF EFFICIENCIES AND MANAGEMENT ADJUSTMENTS 2025/26 APPENDIX 4 Efficiency reference Efficiency Detail Budgeted Amount £000s Projection of Total Saved £000s Projection of Total Not Saved £000s Comment CCF26 Review the Communities team reducing the delivery of community based services 15 15 - Saving anticipated to be achieved EDU05 Introduce Early Start Clubs at schools with associated fees (£2) for pupils not entitled to a free school meal 93 93 - Saving anticipated to be achieved EDU09 Increase fees for Out of School Care Service at St Eunan’s Primary School and Linnvale Primary School by £3 from April 2024 7 7 - Saving anticipated to be achieved EDU14 Reduce the number of ELC Early Stage Teachers from 16.4 FTE to 11.4 FTE across the entire ELC learning estate 109 109 - Saving anticipated to be achieved EDU15 Reduce the number of Early Learning Childcare Posts from 223 FTE to 217 FTE across the entire ELC learning estate 67 67 - Saving anticipated to be achieved EDU16 Remove ELC Lead Officer in Bellsmyre and Dalmonach ELC with remaining management team required to take over aspects of their remit 30 30 - Saving anticipated to be achieved EDU20 Review the current flexibility in primary school classification and allocate class structures based on numerical information which aligns with statutory obligations 200 200 - Saving anticipated to be achieved EDU25 Redesign Leadership in Children, Young People and Families Teams 6 6 - Saving anticipated to be achieved EDU02 Reduce School Clothing Grant for primary school pupils to the statutory level (£120) 64 64 - Saving anticipated to be achieved EDU03 Reduce Education Maintenance Allowance to statutory level 75 75 - Saving anticipated to be achieved EDU11 Shared Head at two early learning centres (Clydebank and Whitecrook) 31 31 - Saving anticipated to be achieved EDU14 Align funding for 1140 hours for 3 year olds with statutory guidance 62 62 - Saving anticipated to be achieved EDU15 Reduce School Music Instructors 30 30 - Saving anticipated to be achieved EDU20 Remove secondary school registration 383 383 - Saving anticipated to be achieved EDU16 Reduce secondary school clerical staff 80 80 - Saving anticipated to be achieved EDUC19 Reduced Education Support (ELC) 27 27 - Saving anticipated to be achieved 1,279 1,279