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West Dunbartonshire Council · 28 September 2022
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Agenda Educational Services Committee Date: Wednesday, 28 September 2022 ___________________________________________________________________ Time: 10:00 ___________________________________________________________________ Format: Hybrid Meeting ___________________________________________________________________ Contact: Scott Kelly, Committee Officer Tel: 01389 737220. Email: scott.kelly@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 Clare Steel (Chair) Councillor Gordon Scanlan Councillor Karen Conaghan Councillor Hazel Sorrell Councillor Gurpreet Singh Johal Mrs Barbara Barnes Councillor Daniel Lennie Miss Jessica Boyle MSYP Councillor David McBride Mr Gavin Corrigan Councillor Jonathan McColl Miss Ellen McBride Councillor Michelle McGinty (Vice Chair) Ms Hannah Redford Councillor June McKay Ms Julia Strang Councillor John Millar Miss Tian Qi Yu MSYP Councillor Lawrence O’Neill Vacancies x2 Councillor Lauren Oxley Councillor Martin Rooney All other Councillors for information Chief Education Officer Date of Issue: 14 September 2022 Audio Streaming Please note: the sound from this meeting may be recorded for live and subsequent audio streaming via the Council’s internet site. At the start of the meeting, the Chair will confirm if all or part of the meeting is being audio streamed. 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. If you have any queries regarding this and, in particular, if you believe that use and/or storage of any particular information would cause, or be likely to cause, substantial damage or distress to any individual, please contact the Chief Officer – Regulatory and Regeneration on 01389 737800. *http://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/privacy/privacy-notice/
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EDUCATIONAL SERVICES COMMITTEE WEDNESDAY, 28 SEPTEMBER 2022 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 – 10 Submit, for approval as a correct record, the Minutes of Meeting of the Educational Services Committee held on 15 June 2022. 6 OPEN FORUM The Committee is asked to note that no open forum questions have been submitted by members of the public. 7 PROPOSAL PAPER AND LAUNCH OF STATUTORY 11 – 24 CONSULTATION FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW SCHOOL TO SUPPORT ADDITONAL SUPPORT NEEDS AT THE FORMER RIVERSIDE EARLY LEARNING AND CHILDCARE CENTRE Submit report by the Chief Education Officer seeking approval for the launch of the statutory consultation document by the Chief Education Officer under the terms of the Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act 2010 on the proposal to open a new additional support needs school in the site of the former Riverside ELC on the St Martin’s Primary School site.
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8 STRATEGY TO RAISE ATTAINMENT AND ACHIEVEMENT 25 – 40 IN WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE Submit report by the Chief Education Officer providing an update on progress with implementing Educational Services’ improvement priorities for attainment and equity. 9 SCOTTISH QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY (SQA) ATTAINMENT UPDATE Officers will provide a verbal update in relation to the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) Attainment Update. 10 EARLY LEARNING AND CHILDCARE PROGRESS UPDATE 41 – 47 Submit report by the Chief Education Officer providing an update on progress made to provide high quality Early Learning and Childcare in West Dunbartonshire Council. 11 INCREASE SUSTAINABLE RATE PAID TO FUNDED EARLY 49 – 53 LEARNING AND CHILDCARE PROVIDERS Submit report by the Chief Education Officer proposing an increase in the hourly rate paid by West Dunbartonshire Council to contracted private providers for funded Early Learning and Childcare (ELC). 12 LITERACY AND NUMERACY – BENCHMARKING 55 – 64 Submit report by the Chief Education Officer advising on the attainment progress and performance of the Strategy to Raise Attainment and Achievement in West Dunbartonshire at Early Years, P1, P4, P7 and S3 in academic session 2021/2022. 13 SUMMER HOLIDAY 2022 PROGRAMME EVALUATION 65 – 82 Submit report by the Chief Education Officer informing and updating on the additional Scottish Government funding allocations, the governance of funding and impact of projects. 14/
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14 EDUCATION DELIVERY PLAN 2021/22 YEAR-END 83 – 96 PROGRESS Submit report by the Chief Education Officer providing the year-end progress of the 2021/22 Delivery Plan, which was agreed by the Committee at its meeting on 9 June 2021. 15 QUALITY FRAMEWORK LAUNCH 97 – 100 Submit report by the Chief Education Officer advising on the launch of the ‘Quality Framework’ and outlining the programme of activities relating to quality assurance. 16 EDUCATIONAL SERVICES BUDGETARY CONTROL 101 – 119 REPORT TO 31 JULY 2022 (PERIOD 4) Submit report by the Chief Officer – Resources providing an update on the financial performance of Education Services to 31 July 2022 (Period 4).
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