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West Dunbartonshire Council · 24 June 2026
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Agenda Educational Services Committee Date: Wednesday, 24 June 2026 ___________________________________________________________________ Time: 10:00 ___________________________________________________________________ Format: Hybrid Meeting ___________________________________________________________________ Contact: Scott Kelly, Committee Officer Tel: 01389 737220. Email: scott.kelly@west-dunbarton.gov.uk committee.admin@west-dunbarton.gov.uk Dear Member Please attend a meeting of the Educational Services Committee as detailed above. Members will have the option to attend the meeting remotely or in person at the Civic Space, 16 Church Street, Dumbarton. The business is shown on the attached agenda. Yours faithfully PETER HESSETT Chief Executive
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Distribution: Councillor Gurpreet Singh Johal Councillor Sophie Traynor Councillor David McBride Mrs Barbara Barnes Councillor Michelle McGinty (Chair) Miss Faith Bhardwaj MSYP Councillor John Millar (Vice Chair) Ms Kirsty Connolly Provost Karen Murray Conaghan Mr Gavin Corrigan Councillor Lawrence O’Neill Miss Ellen McBride Councillor Lauren Oxley Ms Joanne McLaren Councillor Martin Rooney Reverend Ian Miller Councillor William Rooney Miss Rebecca Ross MSYP Councillor Gordon Scanlan Ms Julia Strang Councillor Hazel Sorrell Vacancies x 2 All other Councillors for information Chief Education Officer Date of Issue: 11 June 2026 Audio Streaming Audio recordings of the meeting (including the attendance or contribution of any party participating or making a contribution) will be published on the Council’s website and the Council’s host’s webcast/audio stream platform. You should be aware that the Council is a Data Controller under the General Data Protection Regulation. Data collected during this audio stream will be retained in accordance with the Council’s Privacy Notice and Retention Schedules including, but not limited to, for the purpose of keeping historical records and making those records available via the Council’s internet site.
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EDUCATIONAL SERVICES COMMITTEE WEDNESDAY, 24 JUNE 2026 AGENDA 1 STATEMENT BY CHAIR – AUDIO STREAMING The Chair will be heard in connection with the above. 2 APOLOGIES 3 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Members are invited to declare if they have an interest in any of the items of business on this agenda and the reasons for such declarations. 4 RECORDING OF VOTES The Committee is asked to agree that all votes taken during the meeting will be carried out by roll call vote to ensure an accurate record. 5 MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING 7 – 11 Submit, for approval as a correct record, the Minutes of Meeting of the Educational Services Committee held on 18 March 2026. 6 LOCAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE FOR TEACHERS 13 – 14 Submit for information, and where necessary ratification, the Minutes of Meeting of the Local Negotiating Committee for Teachers held on 17 March 2026. 7 OPEN FORUM The Committee is asked to note that no open forum questions have been submitted by members of the public. 8/
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8 INCREASE SUSTAINABLE RATE PAID TO FUNDED EARLY 15 – 19 LEARNING AND CHILDCARE PROVIDERS Submit report by the Chief Education Officer detailing a proposal to increase the hourly rate paid by West Dunbartonshire Council to contracted private providers for funded Early Learning and Childcare (ELC). 9 LEARNING ESTATE DEVELOPMENT To Follow Submit report by the Chief Education Officer providing an update on the status of the Learning Estate Strategy and seeking approval to commit staff resources to explore options for future provision. 10 PROCUREMENT OF ONLINE PAYMENTS SYSTEM 21 – 24 Submit report by the Chief Education Officer seeking approval to tender for the reprocurement of an online payments system for all establishments, enabling parents and carers to make online payments to their children’s schools, and requesting that authority be delegated to the Chief Education Officer to make a direct award. 11 SCHOOL TRANSPORT 25 – 35 Submit report by the Chief Education Officer providing details of the timetable for the processing of tenders for mainstream home-to-school contracts and for the transportation of pupils with Additional Support Needs (ASN) from school session 2026/27 to session 2028/29. 12 STRATEGY FOR EXCELLENCE AND EQUITY 37 – 62 Submit report by the Chief Education Officer providing an update on the service improvement programme aimed at delivering improved outcomes in excellence and equity supported by Strategic Equity Funding. 13 EARLY LEARNING AND CHILDCARE UPDATE 63 – 90 Submit report by the Chief Education Officer informing of progress made to provide high quality Early Learning and Childcare in West Dunbartonshire Council. 14/
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14 SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND 91 – 191 FAMILIES UPDATE REPORT Submit report by the Chief Education Officer informing of progress on support to children, young people and families. 15 SENIOR PHASE UPDATE 193 – 203 Submit report by the Chief Education Officer providing an update on the work exploring timetable options and Reduced Class Contact Time (RCCT), and highlighting the breadth of courses on offer to our young people in our schools and with our partner providers. 16 EDUCATION DELIVERY PLAN 2026/27 205 – 231 Submit report by the Chief Education Officer setting out the Delivery Plan for 2026/27.
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