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West Dunbartonshire Council · 16 September 2026
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Agenda Educational Services Committee Date: Wednesday, 16 September 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 Hazel Sorrell Councillor David McBride Councillor Sophie Traynor Councillor Jonathan McColl Mrs Barbara Barnes Councillor Michelle McGinty (Chair) Mrs Breege Bean Councillor John Millar (Vice Chair) Miss Faith Bhardwaj MSYP Provost Karen Murray Conaghan Ms Kirsty Connolly Councillor Lawrence O’Neill Mr Gavin Corrigan Councillor Lauren Oxley Ms Joanne McLaren Councillor Chris Pollock Reverend Ian Miller Councillor Martin Rooney Miss Rebecca Ross MSYP Councillor William Rooney Ms Julia Strang Councillor Gordon Scanlan All other Councillors for information Chief Education Officer Date of Issue: 3 September 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, 16 SEPTEMBER 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 – 12 Submit, for approval as a correct record, the Minutes of Meeting of the Educational Services Committee held on 24 June 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 9 June 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 SENIOR PHASE UPDATE 15 – 19 Submit report by the Chief Education Officer providing an update on the Qualifications Scotland results achieved by our young people during the 2025/26 session. 9 REDUCED CLASS CONTACT TIME 21 – 28 Submit report by the Chief Education Officer providing an outline of work done to date preparing for Reduced Class Contact Time (RCCT), and seeking agreement of the proposed development plan for implementation. 10 EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT PLAN 2026/27 29 – 49 Submit report by the Chief Education Officer setting out the service priorities and plan to deliver improved outcomes for equity and excellence. 11 EARLY LEARNING AND CHILDCARE UPDATE 51 – 55 Submit report by the Chief Education Officer informing of progress made to provide high quality Early Learning and Childcare in West Dunbartonshire Council. 12 SUMMER HOLIDAY 2026 PROGRAMME EVALUATION AND 57 – 77 FUNCTIONAL FAMILY THERAPY UPDATE Submit report by the Chief Education Officer:- (a) providing an update on the impact of plans to reduce holiday hunger and provide summer support to families across West Dunbartonshire Council during summer 2026; and (b) providing an update on the impact of Functional Family Therapy, and seeking approval to re-tender for services. 13 EDUCATION DELIVERY PLAN 2025/26 – YEAR-END 79 – 109 PROGRESS Submit report by the Chief Education Officer setting out the year-end progress of the 2025/26 Delivery Plan. 14/
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14 EDUCATIONAL SERVICES REVENUE BUDGETARY 111 – 124 CONTROL REPORT TO 30 JUNE 2026 (PERIOD 3) Submit report by the Chief Officer – Resources providing an update on the financial performance of the Educational Services revenue budget to 30 June 2026 (Period 3) and the forecast position at 31 March 2027. 15 EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CAPITAL BUDGETARY 125 – 132 CONTROL REPORT 2026/27 TO 30 JUNE 2026 (PERIOD 3) Submit report by the Chief Officer – Resources providing an update on the Educational Services capital programme to 30 June 2026 (Period 3).
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