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West Dunbartonshire Council · 14 December 2022
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Agenda Educational Services Committee Date: Wednesday, 14 December 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 Mr Gavin Corrigan Councillor David McBride Miss Cara Cusick MSYP Councillor Jonathan McColl Miss Ellen McBride Councillor Michelle McGinty Ms Hannah Redford Councillor June McKay Ms Julia Strang Councillor John Millar (Vice Chair) 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: 1 December 2022 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, 14 DECEMBER 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 – 12 Submit, for approval as a correct record, the Minutes of Meeting of the Educational Services Committee held on 28 September 2022. 6 LOCAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE FOR TEACHERS 13 – 15 Submit for information, and where necessary ratification, the Minutes of Meeting of the Local Negotiating Committee for Teachers held on 20 September 2022. 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 STRATEGY TO RAISE ATTAINMENT AND ACHIEVEMENT 17 – 63 IN WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE Submit report by the Chief Education Officer:- (a) informing of the increased levels of local and national accountability to deliver improved attainment and a narrowing of the attainment gap by the setting of stretch aims and targets; and (b) providing update on progress with implementing Educational Services’ improvement priorities for attainment and equity. 9 SCOTTISH QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY (SQA) 65 – 96 EXAMINATION RESULTS 2022 Submit report by the Chief Education Officer providing an update on the performance of West Dunbartonshire schools in the national Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) examinations of 2022. 10 EARLY LEARNING AND CHILDCARE PROGRESS UPDATE 97 – 106 Submit report by the Chief Education Officer providing:- (a) an update on progress made to provide high quality Early Learning and Childcare in West Dunbartonshire Council; and (b) a summary of the key points of ‘Best Start: Strategic Early Learning and School Age Childcare Plan for Scotland 2022-26’ (www.gov.scot). 11 SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND 107 – 111 FAMILIES UPDATE REPORT Submit report by the Chief Education Officer informing of progress on supports to children, young people and families. 12 WEST PARTNERSHIP IMPROVEMENT COLLABORATIVE : 113 – 141 EVALUATION REPORT 2021-2022 Submit report by the Chief Education Officer informing of the evaluation of work undertaken by the West Partnership (Glasgow Region Education Improvement Collaborative) in 2021-2022. 13/
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13 WEST PARTNERSHIP IMPROVEMENT COLLABORATIVE: 143 – 166 IMPROVEMENT PLAN 2022-2023 Submit report by the Chief Education Officer informing of the contents of the West Partnership’s Improvement Plan 2022-2023. 14 EDUCATION DELIVERY PLAN 2022/23 167 – 189 Submit report by the Chief Education Officer providing the Education Delivery Plan 2022/23. 15 EDUCATIONAL SERVICES BUDGETARY CONTROL 191 – 206 REPORT TO 31 OCTOBER 2022 (PERIOD 7) Submit report by the Chief Officer – Resources providing an update on the financial performance of Education Services to 31 October 2022 (Period 7).
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