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West Dunbartonshire Council · 27 September 2023
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Agenda Educational Services Committee Date: Wednesday, 27 September 2023 ___________________________________________________________________ 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 Murray Conaghan Councillor Hazel Sorrell Councillor Gurpreet Singh Johal Mrs Barbara Barnes Councillor Daniel Lennie Ms Kirsty Connolly Councillor David McBride Mr Gavin Corrigan Councillor Jonathan McColl Miss Cara Cusick MSYP Councillor Michelle McGinty Miss Ellen McBride Councillor June McKay Reverend Ian Miller Councillor John Millar (Vice Chair) Ms Hannah Redford Councillor Lawrence O’Neill Ms Julia Strang Councillor Lauren Oxley Miss Tian Qi Yu MSYP Councillor Martin Rooney All other Councillors for information Chief Education Officer Date of Issue: 13 September 2023 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, 27 SEPTEMBER 2023 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 MEETINGS Submit, for approval as correct records, the Minutes of Meetings of the Educational Services Committee held on:- (a) 21 June 2023 (Ordinary); and 7 – 11 (b) 7 July 2023 (Special). 13 – 14 6 LOCAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE FOR TEACHERS 15 – 16 Submit for information, and where necessary ratification, the Minutes of Meeting of the Local Negotiating Committee for Teachers held on 13 June 2023. 7 OPEN FORUM The Committee is asked to note that no open forum questions have been submitted by members of the public.
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8 CONTRACT AUTHORISATION REPORT – SCHOOL 17 – 25 TRANSPORT SESSION 2023/24 Submit report by the Chief Education Officer informing of the arrangements for school transport for session 2023/24, and the use of delegated authority taken through the provision of Standing Orders and financial regulations by the Chief Education Officer in the awarding of contracts in June 2023. 9 INCREASE SUSTAINABLE RATE PAID TO FUNDED EARLY 27 – 32 LEARNING AND CHILDCARE PROVIDERS Submit report by the Chief Education Officer setting out a proposal to increase the hourly rate paid by West Dunbartonshire Council to contracted private providers for funded Early Learning and Childcare. 10 STRATEGY TO RAISE ATTAINMENT AND ACHIEVEMENT 33 – 46 IN WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE Submit report by the Chief Education Officer providing an update on progress with implementing Educational Services’ improvement priorities for excellence and equity. 11 LITERACY AND NUMERACY – BENCHMARKING 47 – 54 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 2022/2023. 12 SUMMER HOLIDAY 2023 PROGRAMME EVALUATION 55 – 59 Submit report by the Chief Education Officer:- (a) providing an update on plans to reduce holiday hunger and provide childcare support across West Dunbartonshire Council during summer 2023; and (b) informing and updating on the additional Scottish Government funding allocations, the governance of funding and impact of projects. 13 EDUCATION DELIVERY PLAN 2022/23 – YEAR-END 61 – 72 PROGRESS Submit report by the Chief Education Officer setting out the year-end progress of the 2022/23 Delivery Plan.
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14 EDUCATIONAL SERVICES BUDGETARY CONTROL 73 – 89 REPORT TO 30 JUNE 2023 (PERIOD 3) Submit report by the Chief Officer – Resources providing an update on the financial performance of Education Services to 30 June 2023 (Period 3).
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