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West Dunbartonshire Council · 27 September 2023
Back to Educational Services Committee — 27 September 2023 and its agenda
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LOCAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE FOR TEACHERS At a Hybrid Meeting of the Local Negotiating Committee for Teachers held in the Civic Space, 16 Church Street, Dumbarton on Tuesday, 13 June 2023 at 2.05 p.m. Present: Councillors Jonathan McColl and Clare Steel; Laura Mason, Chief Education Officer; Andrew Brown, Senior Education Officer; Alison Boyles, Head Teacher, Dumbarton Academy; Lindsay Thomas, Head Teacher, Linnvale Primary School; Gavin Corrigan, Michael Dolan, James Halfpenny, Laura Minto, Dawn Wilson and Caroline Yates (all EIS); and Claire Mackenzie (SSTA). Attending: Louise Hastings, HR Business Partner, Educational Services; Stephen McCrossan, Area Officer (EIS); and Scott Kelly, Committee Officer. Apology: An apology for absence was intimated on behalf of Councillor Gordon Scanlan. Mr Gavin Corrigan in the Chair DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST It was noted that there were no declarations of interest in any of the items of business on the agenda. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING The Minutes of Meeting of the Local Negotiating Committee for Teachers held 14 March 2023 were submitted and approved as a correct record. SCHOOL TERM DATES/ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2024-2025 A report was submitted by the Joint Secretaries to the LNCT seeking agreement for setting the academic calendar for Teachers and Associated Professionals for the academic session 2024-2025. After discussion and having heard both Sides, the Committee agreed:- (1) to note that a consultation process had commenced to seek views from educational establishments on the proposed school terms dates for 2024- 2025 (as detailed in Appendix 1 to the report); and ITEM 6
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(2) that the final decision on the academic calendar for 2024-2025 be delegated to the TU Convenors and management representatives based on the outcome of the consultation survey. AMENDMENT TO LNCT AGREEMENT NO. 28 – SELF-FUNDED SABBATICALS A report was submitted by the Joint Secretaries to the LNCT seeking approval to alter LNCT Agreement No. 28, ‘Self-Funded Sabbaticals’, which was approved by the LNCT at its meeting on 14 December 2021. After discussion and having heard both Sides, the Committee agreed:- (1) to note the low number of requests for a self-funded sabbatical; and (2) the proposed change to reduce the minimum duration period of a self-funded sabbatical from 3 months to 1 month. The meeting closed at 2.15 p.m.