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Argyll and Bute Council · 7 June 2022
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Argyll and Bute Council Comhairle Earra-Ghàidheal Agus Bhòid Executive Director: Douglas Hendry Kilmory, Lochgilphead, PA31 8RT Tel: 01546 602127 Fax: 01546 604435 DX 599700 LOCHGILPHEAD 30 May 2022 NOTICE OF MEETING A meeting of the BUTE AND COWAL AREA COMMITTEE will be held BY MICROSOFT TEAMS on TUESDAY, 7 JUNE 2022 at 10:00 AM, which you are requested to attend. Douglas Hendry Executive Director BUSINESS 1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE 2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST 3. MINUTES (a) Bute and Cowal Area Committee - 1 March 2022 (Pages 3 - 10) (b) Bute and Cowal Area Community Planning Group - 19 April 2022 (Pages 11 - 20) 4. PUBLIC QUESTION TIME 5. AREA PERFORMANCE REPORT FQ4 2021/22 (Pages 21 - 46) Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Customer Support Services 6. ROADS AND INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES UPDATE (Pages 47 - 50) Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Roads and Infrastructure Services 7. PRIMARY SCHOOL REPORT 2021-22 - BUTE AND COWAL (Pages 51 - 94) Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Education 8. INTEGRATION JOINT BOARD PERFORMANCE REPORT (MAY 2022) (Pages 95 - 104) Report by Head of Strategic Planning, Performance and Technology, Argyll and Bute HSCP 9. APPOINTMENTS TO OUTSIDE ORGANISATIONS (Pages 105 - 110) Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Legal and Regulatory Support Public Document Pack
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REPORTS FOR NOTING 10. CRUACH MOR AND CLACHAN FLATS WINDFARM TRUSTS (Pages 111 - 116) Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Legal and Regulatory Support 11. DRAFT BUTE AND COWAL AREA COMMITTEE WORKPLAN (Pages 117 - 120) EXEMPT REPORT FOR DECISION 12. LAMONT BEQUEST AWARD RECOMMENDATIONS (a) Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Legal and Regulatory Support (Pages 121 - 122) E1 (b) Exempt Appendix (Pages 123 - 124) The Committee will be asked to pass a resolution in terms of Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 to exclude the public for items of business with an “E” on the grounds that it is likely to involve the disclosure of exempt information as defined in the appropriate paragraph of Part I of Schedule 7a to the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. The appropriate paragraph is:- E1 Paragraph 6 Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (other than the authority). Bute and Cowal Area Committee Councillor Gordon Blair Councillor Audrey Forrest Councillor Daniel Hampsey Councillor Reeni Kennedy-Boyle Councillor Liz McCabe (Chair) Councillor Yvonne McNeilly (Vice-Chair) Councillor Ross Moreland Councillor William Sinclair Councillor Peter Wallace Contact: Stuart Mclean, Committee Manager - 01436 658717
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MINUTES of MEETING of BUTE AND COWAL AREA COMMITTEE held BY MS TEAMS on TUESDAY, 1 MARCH 2022 Present: Councillor Bobby Good (Chair) Councillor Jim Anderson Councillor Gordon Blair Councillor Jim Findlay Councillor Liz McCabe Councillor Yvonne McNeilly Councillor Jean Moffat Councillor Alan Reid Attending: Stuart McLean – Committee Manager Mark Calder – Project Manager Kirsty Moyes – Community Development Team Lead Ailie Law – Community Development Officer Kelly Ferns – Housing Officer Colin Fulcher – Project Officer Alastair MacGregor – Chief Executive, Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) 1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting. An apology for absence was intimated on behalf of Councillor Audrey Forrest. 2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Councillor Jim Anderson noted in relation to item 7 (Supporting Communities Fund 2022/23) that his wife was a teacher at Kirn Primary School. Having taken note of the updated Standards Commission Guidance in relation to declarations (issued 7 December 2021) with specific reference to section 5 he considered that he had a relevant connection and as such would leave the meeting during consideration of this item. Councillor Gordon Blair noted in relation to item 7 (Supporting Communities Fund 2022/23) that he was a member of Cowal Community Orchestra. Having taken note of the updated Standards Commission Guidance in relation to declarations (issued 7 December 2021) with specific reference to section 5 he considered that he had a relevant connection and as such would leave the meeting during consideration of this item. Councillor Bobby Good noted in relation to item 10 (Roads and Infrastructure Services Update), that he was a part-time employee of West Coast Motors, who were mentioned within the report. Having taken note of the updated Standards Commission Guidance in relation to declarations (issued 7 December 2021) with specific reference to section 5.4(c) he did not consider that he had a relevant connection and as such would remain in the meeting and speak and vote on the report. 3. MINUTES (a) Bute and Cowal Area Committee - 7 December 2021 The Minutes of the Bute and Cowal Area Committee held on 7th December 2021 were approved as a correct record. Page 3 Agenda Item 3a
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(b) Bute and Cowal Area Community Planning Group - 1 February 2022 The Minutes of the meeting of the Bute and Cowal Area Community Planning Group held on 1st February 2022 were noted. (c) Cowal Transport Forum - 9 February 2022 The Minutes of the meeting of the Cowal Transport Forum held on 9th February 2022 were noted. 4. PUBLIC QUESTION TIME Question from Grant Stewart Questions were raised with the Committee by Grant Stewart in relation to new parking restrictions at Hunters Quay. He outlined concerns around the views of residents not having been taken into account; the removal of parking spaces for those residents who did not have off-street parking; the cause of accidents being people rushing for the ferry; and the removal of parking spaces resulting in a clearer road which encouraged speeding. He noted that he would have expected consultation to take place prior to restrictions being put in place, however he understood that this would not happen for up to 18 months. He advised that many of the traffic issues seemed to be linked with Western Ferries, with many commuters also parking in the vicinity for extended periods of time. He highlighted that there appeared to be limited enforcement action from traffic wardens, and many commuters seemed to ignore the restrictions and park on the double yellow lines. Response from Committee The Chair confirmed that it was his understanding that the traffic restrictions in place were part of a Temporary Traffic Regulation Order (TTRO) in response to safety concerns, which did not require prior consultation and could be in place for a period of up to 18 months. He noted that it was his understanding that the Police had also been involved in discussions around the TTRO due to their concerns. It was agreed that the Committee Manager would pass these queries to the Roads and Infrastructure Services department, and that a response would be provided to Mr Stewart and Committee Members following the meeting. Question from Tom McIver Further questions were raised with the Committee around the new parking restrictions at Hunters Quay by Tom McIver. He advised that he had witnessed a number of recent accidents, all of which were as a result of excessive speed. He also noted that he disagreed with the way in which the results of speed surveys in the areas were being used to inform the restrictions, and his displeasure at the lack of appropriate lining and signage. He reiterated Mr Stewart’s concerns around the inconvenience that the parking restrictions had caused residents without driveways and the lack of traffic warden enforcement action. Response from Committee Page 4
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The Chair noted that he was aware of a number of parking and speeding concerns in Dunoon at present, and he would ask the Committee Manager to raise Mr Stewart and Mr McIver’s concerns with the relevant officers. It was agreed that the Committee Manager would raise both Mr Stewart and Mr MacIver’s concerns with Roads and Infrastructure Services and would thereafter respond to the concerns raised. Councillor Blair noted that he would arrange to discuss wider infrastructure issues and possible solutions with Roads Engineers alongside Councillors Reid and McNeilly. Councillor McNeilly noted that these were serious and complex issues, and she was happy to work alongside her fellow ward Councillors and other relevant parties to investigate the concerns. Councillor Reid provided background information around the concerns initially raised by a number of local residents, and noted his awareness of the number of crashes in the area and potential risks to public safety. He advised that there appeared to be a difference of opinion between different groups of local residents, namely those with and without off- street parking. He confirmed that the TTRO in place reflected professional advice from Roads and Infrastructure Services officers, and noted that consultation would be undertaken prior to a permanent Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) being put in place. He expressed his displeasure at the lack of preparedness for the TTRO by Roads and Infrastructure Services, and noted that he had written to the Head of Roads and Infrastructure Services to ask when the TTRO would be enforceable and when a traffic warden would be attending the location. Councillor Reid advised that he had held discussions with the Head of Development Economic Growth about the possibility of creating parking spaces to reduce the issues, however he was informed that it would not be possible for the Council to progress this due to the expected usage of these spaces by Western Ferries users. He highlighted that the most important things to be progressed imminently were the implementation of lining and signage, alongside enforcement action. Comment from Grant Stewart Grant Stewart advised that he did not feel that the issues at Hunters Quay were entirely due to speed, with many issues also being caused by traffic queueing for Western Ferries. He noted that the service provided by Western Ferries was very good, however he would expect them to have more parking and public toilet facilities given the size of the business. Response from Committee The Chair sought confirmation that the double yellow lines being put in place would prevent Western Ferries from queuing traffic on the road. Councillor Reid confirmed that this would be the case, and discussions were ongoing with Western Ferries in relation to the situation, however Western Ferries were of the view that they were only responsible for their own land and were not responsible for what happened on the public road beyond this. The Committee expressed their displeasure that an officer from Roads and Infrastructure Services had not been available to answer questions during the Public Question Time item. The Committee Manager noted that it was difficult to ask relevant officers to attend Page 5
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the Public Question Time item where notification of the questions being raised had not been submitted in advance of the meeting. 5. STRATEGIC TRANSPORT ISSUES The Chair facilitated a discussion around local strategic transport issues with particular regard to the availability of, and future plans for, public transport. Discussion took place around the current transport timetable no longer being fit for purpose; the need for flexibility, collaboration and effective communication regarding public transport services; an anticipated future increase in the use of electric vehicles and the resulting need for increased electric vehicle charging points; the need to build an attractive bus service for use by people across the area; the success of the Pingo service and its potential future use in more urban areas; the requirement for the reinstatement of public transport services in rural areas; the requirement for increased funding for public transport services; and issues with the capacity of local school buses. The Committee requested that their displeasure at the significant amendments made to the public transport timetables at the beginning of the pandemic by West Coast Motors and Council officers, without prior consultation with local Elected Members, be formally recorded. 6. AREA SCORECARD FQ3 2021/22 The Committee considered the Area Scorecard report for Financial Quarter 3 of 2021- 2022 (October to December 2021), which illustrated the agreed performance measures. The Committee congratulated the local planning team on their success in processing pre- application queries within the target time of 20 working days. Decision The Bute and Cowal Area Committee: 1. noted and considered the performance and supporting commentary as presented in the report; 2. noted that upon receipt of the Quarterly Performance Report they should contact either the Responsible Named Officer or the Performance Improvement Officer with any queries; 3. noted that work was ongoing and to respond to the Performance Improvement Officer with requests or comments regarding the layout and format of the Performance Report and Scorecard; 4. noted the requirement to amend the current report template and Scorecard; 5. agreed that an amended report template and Scorecard would be electronically circulated to Members for information and approval to meet the FQ4 2021/22 reporting deadline; and 6. agreed to end the production and circulation of the supplementary images of the Scorecard by Corporate Outcome images. Page 6
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(Reference: Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Customer Support Services dated 1st March 2022, submitted) Having declared an interest in item 7 (Supporting Communities Fund 2022/23), Councillors Jim Anderson and Gordon Blair left the meeting and took no part in discussion of this item. 7. SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES FUND 2022/23 The Committee gave consideration to a report recommending the distribution of awards for the Council’s Supporting Communities Fund (SCF) 2022/23 for the Bute and Cowal area, the budget for which included the remaining funds from the Covid-19 Micro Grants Fund. Decision The Bute and Cowal Area Committee: 1. agreed to award funding from the Supporting Communities Fund budget to 12 applicants, totalling £22,890.29, as follows; and Ref No Applicant Recommendation Amount Requested Award 2022/23 1 Dunoon Community Development Trust Award £2,500.00 £2,500.00 2 Argyll and Bute Befrienders Award £680.00 £680.00 3 Cairndow Community Childcare Ltd Award £2,250.00 £2,250.00 4 Cormonachan Community Woodlands Ltd Award £2,000.00 £2,000.00 5 Achievement Bute Award £2,500.00 £2,500.00 6 Waterbaby Arts SCIO Award £2,499.00 £2,499.00 7 Tighnabruaich District Development Trust Award £948.88 £948.88 8 Bute Community Land Company Award £2,464.70 £2,464.70 9 Cowal Choral Club Award £2,500.00 £2,500.00 10 Dunoon Junior Shinty Club Award £2,500.00 £2,500.00 11 Cowal Community Orchestra Award £1,500.00 £1,500.00 12 Argyll Mausoleum Limited t/a Historic Kilmun Partial Award £2,500.00 £637.71 13 Crossroads Caring for Carers Argyll & Bute SCIO No Award £1,735.40 No Award 14 Argyll Arts Collective No Award £2,500.00 No Award 15 Friends of Glenan Woods No Award £2,230.00 No Award 16 Sandbank Village Hall No Award £2,500.00 No Award 17 Benmore and Kilmun Community Development Trust No Award £600.00 No Award Total Available £22,980.29 Page 7
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Ref No Applicant Recommendation Amount Requested Award 2022/23 Total Awarded £22,980.29 2. agreed that the Community Development Team would work with those groups who were unsuccessful in their applications to assist them in seeking alternative sources of funding. (Reference: Report by Chief Executive, dated 2nd February 2022, submitted) Councillors Jim Anderson and Gordon Blair re-joined the meeting at this point. 8. ARGYLL COMMUNITY HOUSING ASSOCIATION ANNUAL UPDATE The Committee gave consideration to an annual update presentation for the Bute and Cowal area by the Chief Executive, Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA), which provided information relating to their recent, ongoing and future activities. The Committee thanked the Chief Executive, ACHA, for his hard work for the Argyll and Bute area during his time in post and conveyed their best wishes for the future. Decision The Bute and Cowal Area Committee noted the contents of the presentation and information provided. (Reference: Report by Chief Executive, Argyll Community Housing Association, dated 1st March 2022, submitted) 9. HOUSING SERVICES ACTIVITY UPDATE - STRATEGIC HOUSING INVESTMENT PLAN (SHIP) - ANNUAL UPDATE The Committee gave consideration to a report providing an update on Housing Services activity in the Bute and Cowal area. Decision The Bute and Cowal Area Committee considered and noted the content of the submitted report. (Reference: Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Development and Economic Growth, dated January 2022, submitted) 10. ROADS AND INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES UPDATE The Committee gave consideration to a report which provided an update on the recent activities of Roads and Infrastructure Services and highlighted works being undertaken which were of relevance to the Bute and Cowal area. A verbal update was also provided in relation to local Traffic Regulation Orders and scheduled speed surveys. Page 8
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It was agreed that Roads and Infrastructure Services would liaise with Police Scotland following the meeting in relation to concerns about cars parking on the pavement at the Queen’s Hall, Dunoon. Decision The Bute and Cowal Area Committee considered and noted the content of the submitted report. (Reference: Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Roads and Infrastructure Services, dated February 2022, submitted) 11. DRAFT BUTE AND COWAL AREA COMMITTEE WORKPLAN The draft Bute and Cowal Area Committee Workplan was before the Committee for noting. Decision The Bute and Cowal Area Committee noted the content of the Workplan. (Reference: Draft Bute and Cowal Area Committee Workplan, dated 1st March 2022, submitted) 12. LAMONT BEQUEST AWARD RECOMMENDATIONS The Committee gave consideration to a report providing information regarding five applications that had been received for support from the Lamont Bequest. Decision The Bute and Cowal Area Committee agreed to award £100 to the four family applicants and £50 to the individual applicant who met the criteria for support from the Lamont Bequest. (Reference: Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Legal and Regulatory Support dated February 2022, submitted) The Committee resolved in terms of Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 to exclude the press and public for the following item of business on the grounds that it was likely to involve the disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 6 respectively of Part 1 of Schedule 7A to the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. E1 13. ROTHESAY TOWNSCAPE HERITAGE - RECOMMENDATION OF AWARDS The Committee gave consideration to a report which sought agreement to award grants in relation to two buildings. Decision The Bute and Cowal Area Committee approved the two grant awards as detailed in the submitted report. Page 9
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(Reference: Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Development and Economic Growth dated 19 January 2022, submitted) The Chair, Councillor Good, thanked everyone for their support during his term as Chair of the Area Committee. He wished those who were standing for re-election good luck and thanked Committee Services for their efforts and hard work behind the scenes. Councillor Good’s sentiments were echoed by the other Councillors, who also thanked Councillor Good for his commitment and leadership. Page 10
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MINUTES of MEETING of BUTE AND COWAL COMMUNITY PLANNING GROUP held by MICROSOFT TEAMS on TUESDAY, 19 APRIL 2022 Present: Charles Dixon-Spain (Chair) Councillor Gordon Blair Councillor Jean Moffat Stuart McLean – Committee Manager, Argyll and Bute Council Ailie Law – Community Development Officer, Argyll and Bute Council PC Laura Evans – Police Scotland Alastair Moodie – Lochgoil Community Council Reeni Kennedy-Boyle – Fyne Futures Theresa Bain – Argyll College UHI Barry Colvan – Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Ann Campbell – Dunoon Area Alliance Jen Broadhurst – Citizens Advice Bureau Rhona Grant – Community Learning Service, Live Argyll Andrew Galloway – BBC and Helensburgh Advertiser 1. WELCOME AND APOLOGIES The Chair welcomed everyone and outlined the procedure for the meeting. Apologies for absence were intimated on behalf of: Councillor Jim Anderson; Councillor Audrey Forrest; Councillor Liz McCabe; Susan MacRae, Skills Development Scotland; Alastair MacGregor, Argyll Community Housing Association; Laura Stephenson, Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership; David Moore, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service; and Christopher Casey, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service. 2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST There were no declarations of interest. 3. MINUTES The minutes of the Bute and Cowal Area Community Planning Group meeting held on Tuesday, 1 February 2022 were approved as a correct record. 4. APPOINTMENT OF VICE-CHAIR OF THE BUTE AND COWAL AREA COMMUNITY PLANNING GROUP The Group considered a report providing information relating to the appointment of a Vice- Chair of the Bute and Cowal Area Community Planning Group. The Committee Manager invited nominations from those in the meeting. Decision Page 11 Agenda Item 3b
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The Bute and Cowal Area Community Planning Group agreed to appoint Alastair Moodie to the role of Vice-Chair. (Reference: Report by Stuart McLean, Committee Manager, Argyll and Bute Council, dated 19 April 2022, submitted) 5. COMMUNITY PLANNING PARTNERSHIP MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE UPDATE The Group considered a briefing note which provided information around matters discussed during a virtual meeting of the Community Planning Partnership (CPP) Management Committee, held on 16 March 2022. Stuart McLean particularly highlighted the attendance of the new Members of the Scottish Youth Parliament (MSYPs); an update provided in relation to the Child Poverty Working Group; an update from Lorna Byrne in relation to applications to the Scottish Welfare Fund; the work of the Digital Communities Group; and an update provided by Fergus Murray in relation to the Strategic Transportation Projects Review 2 (STPR 2). Decision The Bute and Cowal Area Community Planning Group considered and noted the briefing note. (Reference: Report by Shona Barton, Committee Manager, Argyll and Bute Council, dated 19 April 2022, submitted) 6. PARTNERS UPDATES (a) Police Scotland Update The Group considered an update from PC Laura Evans, Police Scotland, which highlighted information relating to the appointment of a new Youth Engagement Officer; the work of the Counter Terrorism Liaision Officer; the changes arising as a result of the new Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2021 and the ways in which this legislation was being promoted; and continued work to reduce incidents of fraud. PC Evans also highlighted relevant personnel changes, with the recent appointment of Chief Inspector Glasgow. She advised that a replacement was also being sought for Inspector Forrest, following his retirement. Discussion took place around the availability of posters to promote new livestock legislation. PC Evans agreed to distribute materials to interested parties following the meeting. Decision The Bute and Cowal Area Community Planning Group considered and noted the information provided. (Reference: Report by PC Laura Evans and PS Elaine Heffron, Police Scotland, Page 12
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submitted) (b) Live Argyll - Community Learning Service Update The Group considered an update from Rhona Grant, Live Argyll - Community Learning Service, which provided information relating to youth services, including the work of youth action groups; opportunities for young people to engage with the Give Holiday programmes; the development of Transition and School Leavers programmes; and the scheduled publishing of the new Youth Work Strategy. The update also included information relating to adult learning and highlighted the recruitment of an Adult Learning Worker for the Dunoon area; the opening of new weekly learning hubs for adult learners across all areas; work to address the identified gap in adult literacy and numeracy support; and the scheduled publishing of the new Adult Learning Strategy in May. Discussions took place around work to support new Scots and the existing refugee resettlement project on Bute. Rhona agreed to upload further statistical information in relation to the project to Basecamp following the meeting for the Group’s information. Decision The Bute and Cowal Area Community Planning Group considered and noted the information provided. (Reference: Report by Rhona Grant, Team Leader – Community Learning Services, Live Argyll, submitted) (c) Argyll and Bute Citizens Advice Bureau Update The Group considered an update from Jen Broadhurst, Argyll and Bute Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB). The update highlighted an increased number of queries to the service, with a particular rise in queries relating to debt, specifically energy debt. It was noted that this had resulted in additional funding being obtained for the employment of a part-time energy debt specialist and to increase the debt support provided. The update also included information relating to an increase in clients seeking support to avoid eviction following the confirmed resumption of face-to-face sessions by Her Majesty’s Court & Tribunals Service; an increase in complex client issues and clients suffering from mental health concerns; attempts to seek funding to assist vulnerable clients; the commencement of the Spring 2022 Adviser Training Programme; an ongoing consultation exercise to review the work of the CAB; and research which had been carried out in relation to the private housing market across Argyll and Bute. Jen encouraged partners to signpost anyone who may require support to the CAB and discussion took place around the ways in which the service could be accessed by those in rural communities. It was highlighted that the CAB would welcome any volunteers who may wish to undertake training to become an adviser. Decision Page 13
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The Bute and Cowal Area Community Planning Group considered and noted the information provided. (Reference: Report by Jen Broadhurst, Argyll and Bute Citizens Advice Bureau, submitted) (d) Community Development Officer - Shaping Places for Wellbeing Programme Update The Group considered an update from Ailie Law, Community Development Officer, on the Shaping Places for Wellbeing Programme. The update included information relating to the background and context of the Programme; the Programme’s plan to initially support four project towns to identify and focus on reducing the inequalities being experienced; the support and learning opportunities available for those involved with the Programme; and the selection of Dunoon as one of the four project towns. Ailie noted that a representative from the Programme would be attending Group meetings in the future, and would be able to provide further progress updates. Discussion took place around the ways in which organisations required to adapt to avoid disadvantaging those who struggled with the current systems. Ailie confirmed that the key to the project being successful would be partnership working, and these types of issues would be explored. It was agreed that Ailie would facilitate a meeting between the local community Trusts to assist with networking opportunities. Decision The Bute and Cowal Area Community Planning Group considered and noted the information provided. (Reference: Report by Ailie Law, Community Development Officer, Argyll and Bute Council, submitted) (e) Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership - Public Health Update The Group considered a written Public Health update from Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership. The update highlighted the launch of the new Community Link Worker service and the progress of the Argyll and Bute Living Well Strategy. Information was also provided in relation to a report by the NHS Highland Director of Public Health, which investigated and provided recommendations in relation to ways to improve mental health and reduce suicide rates across the NHS Highland area. Decision The Bute and Cowal Area Community Planning Group: 1. considered and noted the information provided; and 2. noted that in the absence of a representative from the Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership, any questions would be forwarded to them for a Page 14
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response following the meeting. (Reference: Report by Jennifer Dryden, Health Improvement Lead, Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership, submitted) (f) Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Update The Group considered a report by Barry Colvan highlighting the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service’s (SFRS) FQ4 review of local performance across Bute and Cowal for the period 2021-22. The report included information around incidents during this period; recent community safety activity; and new smoke detector legislation. Barry advised that there had been a recent supply issue with linked smoke detectors, however this was being addressed by the manufacturer. He also highlighted a local recruitment drive and the completion of training for two new recruits. Councillor Blair praised Barry and his colleagues for their responsiveness to queries following recent incidents, and Barry confirmed that he would feed this back to the management team. Decision The Bute and Cowal Area Community Planning Group considered and noted the information provided. (Reference: Report by Barry Colvan, Watch Commander/Local Authority Liaison Officer, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, submitted) (g) Department for Work and Pensions Update The Group considered an update from Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), which included statistical information on clients receiving Universal Credit and other benefits across the Argyll and Bute area, as well as information on various initiatives that the DWP were involved in. The update highlighted progress with the Way to Work initiative to assist people in returning to work; support available to assist with increases in energy bills, the cost of living and childcare costs; changes to the amount of time that a claimant is able to seek work only within their preferred sector; changes to the rules for those with a terminal illness; a campaign to encourage those on tax credits to investigate the possibility of transferring to Universal Credit; the roll out of the new Adult Disability Payment (ADP); support available for those fleeing Ukraine; and new guidance available from the Money and Pensions Service. Decision The Bute and Cowal Area Community Planning Group: 1. considered and noted the information provided; and 2. noted that in the absence of a representative from the Department for Work and Pensions, any questions would be forwarded to them for a response Page 15
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following the meeting. (Reference: Report by Elizabeth MacBrayne, Employer & Partnership Manager, Department for Work and Pensions, submitted) (h) Skills Development Scotland Update The Group considered an update from Skills Development Scotland (SDS) which included school leaver statistics for the 2020-21 period. The update also included a link to the Annual Participation Measures and information relating to current trends. Decision The Bute and Cowal Area Community Planning Group: 1. considered and noted the information provided; and 2. noted that in the absence of a representative from Skills Development Scotland, any questions would be forwarded to them for a response following the meeting. (Reference: Presentation by Susan MacRae, Area Manager, Skills Development Scotland, submitted) (i) Opportunity for verbal updates from Area Community Planning Group Partners Reeni Kennedy-Boyle, Fyne Futures Reeni Kennedy-Boyle provided an update on their work as lead member of the Employability Partnership in redesigning how it operated. She advised that she hoped to strengthen partnership working with Live Argyll’s Community Learning Service, to ensure that all partners were effectively working together to ensure the best use of resources. Reeni also provided information in relation to work with Inspiralba on a successful employability pilot project for school leavers and those up to 24 years of age. She noted that, following the success of this pilot project, funding had been extended and it was hoped that the project could be replicated for those over 25 years of age who were classed as long-term unemployed. Reeni advised of ongoing work around the No One Left Behind initiative, supporting people back to work through wage-based learning opportunities. She also outlined information regarding the successful Incredible Edible project; work with Live Argyll’s Community Learning Service to support the adult learning cohort; and the employment of a full time volunteer co-ordinator. 7. COMMUNITY FOCUS (a) Police Scotland Fraud Discussion The Group considered a presentation by PC Laura Evans, Police Scotland. The presentation provided an overview of the work being undertaken by Police Scotland Page 16
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to highlight and reduce incidents of fraud. Background information was provided around fraud and the increase in incidences of fraud since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. PC Evans also highlighted the impact that being a victim of fraud could have on individuals, and emphasised that anyone could be a victim of fraud. PC Evans provided further information about the various methods that were being used by fraudsters; the work which was being undertaken by Police Scotland to combat the increase in fraud activity; and the ways in which partners could assist to prevent fraud within their local communities. PC Evans encouraged people to sign up to Neighbourhood Watch Scotland and to complete the free training which was available. She confirmed that she would post links to these resources on the Group’s Basecamp site following the meeting. Attendees thanked PC Evans for a very informative presentation, and agreed to feedback this information to their respective organisations. PC Evans agreed to share printed leaflets on fraud prevention with any interested parties following the meeting. Decision The Bute and Cowal Area Community Planning Group considered and noted the information provided. (Reference: Presentation by PC Laura Evans, Partnership Liaison Officer, Police Scotland, submitted) 8. CLIMATE CHANGE (a) Minutes of the Climate Change Working Group meeting held on 17 February 2022 The minutes of a recent meeting of the Climate Change Working Group, held on 17 February 2022, were before the Group for noting and relevant discussion. The Chair, as the Group’s representative on the Climate Change Working Group, provided additional information in relation to the creation and implementation of governance structures for the Working Group. He noted that the Working Group were also in the process of gathering information from other areas on what was being done to combat climate change. The Chair advised that the Working Group were hoping to employ a Project Officer to take forward the development of a carbon zero strategy for Argyll and Bute, and encouraged any attendees who were aware of potential avenues of funding for this to get in touch with him. Decision The Bute and Cowal Area Community Planning Group: 1. considered and noted the minutes of the Climate Change Working Group meeting held on 17 February 2022; and Page 17
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2. considered and noted the additional information provided by the Chair as the Group’s Climate Change Working Group representative. (Reference: Minute of the Climate Change Working Group, held on 17 February 2022, submitted) (b) Opportunity for updates on community based initiatives Reeni Kennedy-Boyle advised that Fyne Future were an environmental charity, and a big part of their focus was on providing goods and services demonstrating a low carbon economy. She provided examples of their work, including the redistribution of just under 30,000kg of furniture within the community. She advised that there were gaps in the provision of this kind of service across Argyll and Bute, and they were keen to bolster provision and support initiatives in other areas where possible to avoid useful resources going to landfill. Reeni also provided information on their electric bike scheme, and advised that they were supportive of more active travel activity in the area to reduce parking issues. She advised that 12,000 miles had been cycled on the 16 electric bikes and 1 wheelchair companion bike in the last year, and it was the first island-based community-run electric bike scheme in Scotland. Reeni provided further information in relation to other projects, including the work of Bute Produce in growing and distributing green boxes; work with local organic beef producers; and continued work on other energy projects. She advised that their wind turbines had recently returned their first gift aid amount, and noted that she would be happy to discuss the process for this with any community groups who were considering embarking on their own energy projects. Ann Campbell advised that Dunoon Community Development Trust were working with a new group of local volunteers on a food growing partnership, in conjunction with Kirn Primary School. She noted that an open day was being held on 7 May for anyone who may be interested in attending, and this would coincide with the school’s Spring Fair. Ann also provided information in relation to the Dunoon Bothy project, where e-bikes would be available for local community members to test, and noted that discussions were ongoing with partners around the theme of active travel. She noted that discussions were also taking place with Argyll and the Isles Coast and Countryside Trust (ACT), following their successful ACT Now project in Lochgilphead. PC Laura Evans advised that she would be happy to ask an officer to attend any events where active travel was being promoted, as the Police had bicycle marking kits which could be useful. Alastair Moodie advised that the local community Facebook page was often used for recycling unwanted furniture. He noted that he would like to see a campaign to reduce household and food waste. Discussion took place in relation to the implementation of electric vehicle charging points, and the barriers around this. It was agreed that a representative from the Page 18
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Council’s Roads and Infrastructure Services department, and a representative from SSE, would be invited to a future meeting of the Group to discuss this. The Chair also agreed to raise concerns about SSE’s protocols regarding surveys for electric vehicle charging points with the Climate Change Working Group to try to progress a solution. Stuart McLean noted that a report in relation to electric vehicle charging points had been considered by the Council’s Environment, Development and Infrastructure Committee in December and was available to view on the Council’s website for anyone who may be interested. 9. DATE OF NEXT MEETING The Group noted that the next meeting of the Bute and Cowal Area Community Planning Group would take place on Tuesday, 16 August 2022 at 10am. The Chair noted that this would be the last meeting of the Bute and Cowal Area Community Planning Group during the lifetime of the current Council. He thanked all Councillors for their support to the Group, and wished all those standing for election good luck. He gave particular thanks to Councillor Reid for his support to the Group, following his decision not to stand for re-election. Page 19
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1 ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL BUTE AND COWAL AREA COMMITTEE CUSTOMER SUPPORT SERVICES 7 JUNE 2022 AREA PERFORMANCE REPORT - FQ4 2021/22 1 Background 1.1 This paper presents the Area Performance Report for Financial Quarter 4 2021/22 (January to March 2022) and illustrates the agreed performance measures. 1.2 All Public Sector Bodies have a statutory duty to comply with Accessibility Legislation. This requires that public sector websites must be accessible. As agreed at the last Area Committee meeting to comply with the above legislation changes to the report format were required. Three template options for consideration and approval were circulated electronically out-with the committee meeting schedule to all Elected Members. Consultation on whether the Scorecard should continue to be presented was also carried out. In response to the consultation the preferred template is used with immediate effect with no Scorecard. The quarterly performance presented at this committee meeting is in preferred template (Appendix 1). It should be noted that Pyramid remains live and all measures can be navigated as usual through the front screen. If support to navigate Pyramid is required please email pyramid@argyll- bute.gov.uk 1.3 An illustration of how the Business Outcomes align to the Corporate Outcomes is attached (Appendix 2). 1.4 The findings of the Best Value Audit in 2020 recommended improvements to performance management. As a result the Performance Excellence Project (The Project) has been working to review performance management. One activity has been to review the approach to performance management ensuring: Clear links to strategic priorities Meaningful indicators and taking account of trend data and benchmarking Page 21 Agenda Item 5
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2 A simple and effective system for recording and presenting data Simplify our existing performance framework Empower Members to shape policy and ultimately improve outcomes. 1.5 Following consultation with Members and Senior Officers a suite of 47 indicators aligned to the Corporate Outcomes has been identified. These are known as Corporate Outcome Indicators (COIs). Within the suite of 47 COIs 33 COIs are reported annually with 14 reported quarterly, 9 of which are currently reported to all Area Committees. In line with the reviewed approach of performance management it is therefore proposed that from FQ1 2022/23 all 14 of the quarterly COIs are reported to all Area Committees on a quarterly basis. It is also proposed that where possible both Area and Council-wide performance will be presented. However, Members are asked to note that this will not be possible for all quarterly measures, and will be available as soon as capacity allows. The 14 COIs and proposed presentation is as follows: No. Corporate Outcome Indicator Description Status 1. Maximise distribution of Scottish Welfare Fund New – Council wide only. 2. The percentage of clients satisfied that they are better able to deal with their financial problems New – Council wide only. 3. Increase the percentage of our care experienced young people that have the recommended additional tracking and monitoring plans in place New – Council wide only. 4. Provide quality meals within cost margins to all pupils New - Possible by Area 5. Number of business and industry planning applications submitted annually New – Council wide only. 6. The percentage of homeless applicants who required temporary accommodation this period New – Council wide only. 7. Percentage of procurement spend spent on local enterprises New – Council wide only. 8. Increase the number of community benefits that are delivered through the contracts we award locally New - Possible by Area 9. The percentage of waste that is recycled, composted or recovered Currently reported 10. The number of tonnes of waste sent to landfill Currently reported 11. The Percentage of street cleanliness Currently report LEAMS score 12. Increase the percentage of all Self-Service and automated contacts New – Council wide only. Page 22
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3 13. Sickness absence days per employee (non- teacher) Currently reported 14. Sickness absence days per Teacher Currently reported 1.6 To improve the response to performance queries, it is requested that either the Responsible Named Officer or Sonya Thomas are contacted once the Quarterly Performance Report is received with any queries. This should enable some queries being resolved or clarified prior to the Area Committee meeting, and therefore being carried forward as Actions at a subsequent meeting. 2 Recommendations 2.1 It is recommended that the Area Committee – a) Notes and considers the performance and supporting commentary as presented. b) Upon receipt of the Quarterly Performance Report the Area Committee contact either the Responsible Named Officer or Sonya Thomas with any queries. c) Note that work is ongoing and to respond to Sonya Thomas with requests or comments regarding the layout and format of the Performance Report. d) Note the proposal to include the additional COIs within the quarterly Area Committee report. 3.0 IMPLICATIONS 3.1 Policy: None 3.2 Financial: None 3.3 Legal: None 3.4 HR: None 3.5 Fairer Scotland Duty: No impact assessment required for this report. 3.5.1 Equalities: None. If requested the Area Committee Performance Report can be supplied in a different format. 3.5.2 Socio-economic Duty: None 3.5.3 Islands: None 3.6 Climate Change: None 3.7 Risk: None Page 23
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4 3.8 Customer Service: None Kirsty Flanagan, Executive Director with responsibility for Customer Support Services Jane Fowler Head of Customer Support Services 9 May 2022 For further information, please contact: Sonya Thomas Organisation Development Officer - Performance and Improvement Customer Support Services 01546 604454 Appendix 1: FQ4 2021/22 B&C Performance Report Appendix 2: Illustration of Business Outcomes aligned to Corporate Outcomes Page 24
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Appendix 1 Bute and Cowal FQ4 2021/22 Overall Performance Summary The information presented is a summary of all of the success measures in the Scorecard that’s available on Pyramid. The success measures show the performance against target for the current and previous three reporting periods. An explanation of performance trend is also given for each success measure. Tables shaded white indicate that the performance measure is for the local area. Tables shaded grey indicate that the performance measure is Council wide. Summary of success measure performance against target for the last four reporting periods. Reporting Period Green Red No Target Total FQ1 2021/22 8 8 14 30 FQ2 2021/22 8 8 14 30 FQ3 2021/22 9 7 14 30 FQ4 2021/22 7 9 14 30 Page 25
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Appendix 1 Bute and Cowal Corporate Outcome No.1 – People live active, healthier and independent lives Number of affordable social sector new builds completed per annum – Bute and Cowal Responsible person: Allan Brandie This indicator for FQ4 is on track with no change in performance since the last reporting period. Reporting Period Target Actual Status FQ1 2021/22 2 2 Green FQ2 2021/22 0 0 Green FQ3 2021/22 0 0 Green FQ4 2021/22 0 0 Green FQ4 2021/22 Comment No completions in Bute and Cowal during FQ4. DEG103_01-Number of affordable social sector new builds completed per annum – Argyll and Bute Responsible person: Alan Brandie This indicator for FQ4 is on track and performance has improved since the last reporting period. Reporting Period Target Actual Status FQ1 2021/22 58 58 Green FQ2 2021/22 19 19 Green FQ3 2021/22 23 23 Green FQ4 2021/22 45 45 Green Page 26
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Appendix 1 FQ4 2021/22 Comment During FQ4 there were a total of 45 affordable housing completions: 8 units at Phase 3, Imereval, Isle of Islay and 37 units at Phase 3, Dunbeg. The previous LHS set a minimum target of 550 new affordable homes to be delivered via the Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP) by March 2021. Due to the unforeseen and unprecedented impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020/21, the final year of the LHS, development activity was halted for several months and even once the new build programme was re-started ongoing constraints and restrictions led to slippage with a number of key projects, including the flagship development of 300 new homes at Dunbeg. As a consequence, the 5 year LHS target was not achieved; nevertheless, despite the extremely challenging circumstances, a very credible total of 459 new homes were actually completed, representing 84% of the Housing Supply Target. A significant number of additional units were onsite at the year end and will complete in the first year of this new LHS. This positive progress was achieved through effective partnership working between the Council, RSLs, the Scottish Government, planners, private developers, and local communities. The total investment to deliver 459 units over five years amounted to £72.6m. The primary resources included the Scottish Government’s Affordable Housing Supply Programme (with £53.459m invested in completed new homes over the last five years, and £66m spend in total; which is 57% higher than the AHSP spend for the previous LHS); the Council’s Strategic Housing Fund (a total of £9.354m invested over the period, excluding empty homes spend); plus RSL investment via their private finance borrowing capacity. The majority of the new build homes were for social rent, however, 5% were made available for other forms of subsidised tenure such as new supply shared equity. The majority of these new homes were provided by local RSLs: ACHA, Fyne Homes, Dunbritton, and West Highland (in association with Link Group). Almost 35% of the new builds (159) were located in Lorn, and 19% (87) were in Helensburgh & Lomond; while Mid Argyll and Cowal both had 15% (68 and 67 respectively). 12% (56) were on Islay, Jura & Colonsay; 4% (19) were on Mull; and there were 2 units on Coll & Tiree, plus one refurbished property in Kintyre. Page 27
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Appendix 1 Bute and Cowal Corporate Outcome No.2 – People live in safer and stronger communities Number of parking penalty notices issued – Bute and Cowal Responsible person: Hugh O’Neill This indicator for FQ4 shows the number of penalty notices issued has increased since the last reporting period. Reporting Period Target Actual Status FQ1 2021/22 No target 80 No target FQ2 2021/22 No target 40 No target FQ3 2021/22 No target 46 No target FQ4 2021/22 No target 290 No target FQ4 2021/22 Comment New warden trained. Number of parking penalty notices issued – Argyll and Bute Responsible person: Hugh O’Neill This indicator for FQ4 shows the number of penalty noticed issued has increased since the last reporting period. Reporting Period Target Actual Status FQ1 2021/22 No target 1,915 No target FQ2 2021/22 No target 1,583 No target FQ3 2021/22 No target 973 No target FQ4 2021/22 No target 1,188 No target FQ4 2021/22 Comment Traffic/car parks appearing to come back to normal levels. Page 28
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Appendix 1 Bute and Cowal Corporate Outcome No.2 – People live in safer and stronger communities Car parking income to date – Bute and Cowal Responsible person: Hugh O’Neill This indicator for FQ4 is significantly below target however performance has improved since the last reporting period. Reporting Period Target Actual Status FQ1 2021/22 £21,500 £13,474 Red FQ2 2021/22 £53,646 £29,531 Red FQ3 2021/22 £69,728 £32,046 Red FQ4 2021/22 £85,258 £37,858 Red FQ4 2021/22 Comment As a knock-on effect of Covid-19, the anticipated budgets across all fours areas have been reviewed. For B&C there has been an under-recovery of £47,400. It is difficult to identify exactly why the anticipated income has not been achieved but the following may have impacted on this: on-going impact of Covid-19 (including fewer commuters), a delay in the processing of cashless income and the waiving of parking charges for winter festivals and the lead up to Christmas. It may have been further impacted by the lack of a regular enforcement pressure due to a vacant post which remained unfilled through the majority of the COVID period. There is now a Dunoon based warden in post; the more regular enforcement presence may have a positive impact on income. Income collected in FQ3 and FQ4. Car Park Location FQ3 Actual FQ4 Actual Guildford Street, Rothesay £1,801 £119 Church Street, Dunoon £0 £379 Swimming Pool, Dunoon £99 £1,630 Dunoon Pier £62 £1,073 Moir Street, Dunoon £470 £188 Argyll Street, Dunoon £51 £1,238 Jane Villa, Dunoon £33 £1,186 Page 29
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Appendix 1 Bute and Cowal Corporate Outcome No.2 – People live in safer and stronger communities Car parking income to date – Argyll and Bute Responsible person: Hugh O’Neill This indicator for FQ4 is slightly below target however performance has improved since the last reporting period. Reporting Period Target Actual Status FQ1 2021/22 £203,530 £65,551 Red FQ2 2021/22 £507,833 £491,275 Red FQ3 2021/22 £660,069 £699,363 Green FQ4 2021/22 £807,078 £801,606 Red FQ4 2021/22 Comment As a knock-on effect of Covid-19, the anticipated budgets across all fours areas have been reviewed. Overall the income as at FQ4 reports a shortfall of £5,472; a variance of 0.68%. There are clearly different impacts within each area with some achieving higher income than anticipated and some are under-recovering. This may have been impacted by the relaxations of Covid-19 restrictions and by the following: B&C fewer commuters, a delay in the processing of cashless income and the waiving of parking charges for winter festivals and the lead up to Christmas; H&L areas relatively easy access for visitors; MAKI increase in visitor numbers; OLI fewer commuters, a delay in the processing of cashless income and the waiving of parking charges for winter festivals and the lead up to Christmas. Page 30
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Appendix 1 Bute and Cowal Corporate Outcome No.2 – People live in safer and stronger communities Dog fouling – total number of complaints – Bute and Cowal Responsible person: Tom Murphy This indicator for FQ4 shows the number of dog fouling complaints received has increased since the last reporting period. Reporting Period Target Actual Status FQ1 2021/22 No target 28 No target FQ2 2021/22 No target 11 No target FQ3 2021/22 No target 27 No target FQ4 2021/22 No target 22 No target FQ4 2021/22 Comment The number of dog fouling complaints received for Bute and Cowal for the fourth quarter has reduced. In Bute the complaints have halved on the previous quarter, this is down to the warden service working with the Housing Association on a particular area to deter dog fouling. Dog fouling – total number of complaints – Argyll and Bute Responsible person: Tom Murphy This indicator for FQ4 shows the number of dog fouling complaints received has increased since the last reporting period. Reporting Period Target Actual Status FQ1 2021/22 No target 72 No target FQ2 2021/22 No target 46 No target FQ3 2021/22 No target 60 No target FQ4 2021/22 No target 81 No target FQ4 2021/22 Comment The service has seen a rise in the number of dog fouling complaints this quarter. One of the reasons being the service received at least 6 complaints for one incident. The other reason may be due to the good weather and more people out and about. The warden will continue to patrol and monitor the situation. Page 31
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Appendix 1 Bute and Cowal Corporate Outcome No.2 – People live in safer and stronger communities LEAMS (Local Environment Audit and Management Systems – Bute (Monthly data combined to show quarterly average) Responsible person: Tom Murphy This indicator for FQ4 is above target however performance has decreased since the last reporting period. Reporting Period Target Actual Status FQ1 2021/22 73 83 Green FQ2 2021/22 73 81 Green FQ3 2021/22 73 84 Green FQ4 2021/22 73 79 Green FQ4 2021/22 Comment The level of street cleanliness on the Isle of Bute for the fourth quarter remains high; January and February 79 and March 80. This is a very good level of performance. LEAMS (Local Environment Audit and Management System) – Cowal (Monthly data combined to show quarterly average) Responsible person: Tom Murphy This indicator for FQ4 is above target however performance has decreased since the last reporting period. Reporting Period Target Actual Status FQ1 2021/22 73 78 Green FQ2 2021/22 73 77 Green FQ3 2021/22 73 80 Green FQ4 2021/22 73 77 Green FQ4 2021/22 Comment The level of street cleanliness in Cowal is very good again this quarter and exceeds both the National Standard of 67 and Benchmark figure of 73 with January and February scoring 77 and March scoring 78. This is a very good service. Page 32
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Appendix 1 Bute and Cowal Corporate Outcome No.2 – People live in safer and stronger communities LEAMS (Local Environment Audit and Management Systems – Argyll and Bute (Monthly data combined to show quarterly average) Responsible person: Tom Murphy This indicator for FQ4 is above target and performance has improved since the last reporting period. Reporting Period Target Actual Status FQ1 2021/22 73 81 Green FQ2 2021/22 73 81 Green FQ3 2021/22 73 78 Green FQ4 2021/22 73 79 Green FQ4 2021/22 Comment The service has continued to deliver a very high standard of street cleanliness through the months of January, February and March. The role of the Amenity Wardens have had a key influence around littering and dog fouling to assist in maintain the very good level of performance. Page 33
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Appendix 1 Bute and Cowal Corporate Outcome No.4 – Education, skills and training maximises opportunities for all Maximise the percentage of 16-19 years olds participating in education, training or employment – Bute and Cowal Responsible person: Simon Easton This indicator for FQ4 is below target with no change in performance since the last reporting period. Reporting Period Target Actual Status FQ1 2021/22 94.00% 91.73% Red FQ2 2021/22 94.00% 91.78% Red FQ3 2021/22 94.00% 91.78% Red FQ4 2021/22 94.00% 91.78% Red FQ4 2021/22 Comment The Annual Participation Measure is collated and reported on once a year, normally September. EDU107_04-Maintain the percentage of 16-19 years olds in Argyll and Bute participating in education, training or employment services – Argyll and Bute Responsible person: Simon Easton This indicator for FQ4 is slightly below target with no change in performance since the last reporting period. Reporting Period Target Actual Status FQ1 2021/22 94.00% 94.58% Green FQ2 2021/22 94.00% 93.50% Red FQ3 2021/22 94.00% 93.50% Red FQ4 2021/22 94.00% 93.50% Red FQ4 2021/22 Comment The Annual Participation Measure for 2020/21was released on 31st August 2021. In Argyll and Bute 93.5% of young people aged 16-19 were participating (in work, training or education). This figure is 1.3% above the national average. 3.2% were not participating, which is equal with the national average. 3.3% were unconfirmed, which is 1.3% below the national average. Continuous engagement between schools, businesses, Developing the Young Workforce Coordinators, further and higher education establishments and other partners is in place to ensure the highest possible number of young people moving from school into work, training or ongoing education. Page 34
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Appendix 1 Bute and Cowal Corporate Outcome No.5 – Our economy is diverse and thriving Percentage of pre-planning application enquiries processed within 20 working days – Bute and Cowal Responsible person: Peter Bain This indicator for FQ4 is above target however performance has decreased since the last reporting period. Reporting Period Target Actual Status FQ1 2021/22 75.0% 91.3% Green FQ2 2021/22 75.0% 96.2% Green FQ3 2021/22 75.0% 100.0% Green FQ4 2021/22 75.0% 76.7% Green FQ4 2021/22 Comment FQ4 target was met. Percentage of pre-planning application enquiries processed within 20 working days – Argyll and Bute Responsible person: Peter Bain This indicator for FQ4 is below target and performance has decreased since the last reporting period. Reporting Period Target Actual Status FQ1 2021/22 75.0% 66.7% Red FQ2 2021/22 75.0% 65.5% Red FQ3 2021/22 75.0% 61.7% Red FQ4 2021/22 75.0% 56.3% Red FQ4 2021/22 Comment The Development Management Team continues to operate with reduced resource. As new officers get up to speed we are concentrating resource on working through planning applications which is a regulatory function. Page 35
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Appendix 1 Bute and Cowal Corporate Outcome No.5 – Our economy is diverse and thriving Householder planning applications – average number of weeks to determine – Bute and Cowal Responsible person: Peter Bain This indicator for FQ4 has not met the target and performance had decreased since the last reporting period. Reporting Period Target Actual Status FQ1 2021/22 8.0 weeks 9.1 weeks Red FQ2 2021/22 8.0 weeks 7.2 weeks Green FQ3 2021/22 8.0 weeks 8.8 weeks Red FQ4 2021/22 8.0 weeks 12.3 weeks Red FQ4 2021/22 Comment This measure only relates to planning applications received for alterations to existing premises. The average of 12.3 weeks to determine householder applications is above the target of 8. However one application took 50 weeks to determine and without this single application the result would have been 8.8 weeks. Householder planning applications – average number of weeks to determine – Argyll and Bute Responsible person: Peter Bain This indicator for FQ4 has not met the target and performance had decreased since the last reporting period. Reporting Period Target Actual Status FQ1 2021/22 8.0 weeks 9.1 weeks Red FQ2 2021/22 8.0 weeks 9.7 weeks Red FQ3 2021/22 8.0 weeks 11.8 weeks Red FQ4 2021/22 8.0 weeks 13.8 weeks Red FQ4 2021/22 Comment This measure only relates to planning applications received for alterations for existing premises. The Development Management Team continues to operate with reduced resource. The headline performance figure of an average of 13.8 weeks to determine these applications, is skewed by 5 applications which took over between 45 and 58 weeks to determine. Without these 5 excessive applications, the average time to determine would have been 11.7 weeks. Page 36
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Appendix 1 Benchmarking FY 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22 This is one of several measures where the Development Management service is benchmarked against The Scottish Government and "Rural 9" average performance. Changes made by The Scottish Government in reporting cycles, have necessitated changes to the way we input benchmarking figures in Pyramid: (1) The annual benchmark figure, when published in July each year will be used to retrospectively update every FQ for that FY (applied to FY 2019/20 and FY 2020/21). (2) This will be projected forward throughout the four FQ's of the next FY* (as has been standard practice in Development Management for over a decade now). * projected benchmark figures are necessary to populate the field in Scorecard, due to the fact that information is now only published by The Scottish Government twice a year. Page 37
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Appendix 1 Bute and Cowal Corporate Outcome No.6 – We have infrastructure that supports sustainable growth Street lighting – percentage of faults repaired within 10 days – Bute and Cowal Responsible person: Hugh O’Neill This indicator for FQ4 is below target and performance has decreased since the last reporting period. Reporting Period Target Actual Status FQ1 2021/22 75% 60% Red FQ2 2021/22 75% 43% Red FQ3 2021/22 75% 80% Green FQ4 2021/22 75% 32% Red FQ4 2021/22 Comment This performance was greatly affected by unavailability of the Street Lighting Electrician, due to the effects of Covid-19 and the subsequent isolation periods. As other team members were unavailable for similar reasons, there was limited scope to cover this area by other means. It should be noted that, in the period of the year with the highest frequency of fault reporting, the team completed a total of 459 jobs, across the 14,500 plus lighting stock in the 12 week period Jan-March. Outstanding faults will be prioritised where appropriate. In prioritising faults, staff will review the timescale of reported faults (i.e. clear oldest ones first) and review sections where there may be more than one light fault reported (i.e. a stretch of 5 lights as opposed to 1 light outage). Early indications show that the backlog of outstanding faults is being addressed for FQ1 2022/23 however this continues to be monitored. RIS113_05-The percentage of street lighting faults are completed within 10 working days – Argyll and Bute Responsible person: Hugh O’Neill This indicator for FQ4 is below target and performance has decreased since the last reporting period. Reporting Period Target Actual Status FQ1 2021/22 75% 46% Red FQ2 2021/22 75% 31% Red FQ3 2021/22 75% 59% Red FQ4 2021/22 75% 28% Red Page 38
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Appendix 1 FQ4 2021/22 Comment Street lighting Team were affected by COVID absences in the final quarter with all staff being off at some point due to COVID. This has been reflected in the performance figures which has dipped to 28% of faults being repaired within the 10 day period across the ABC area. A total of 241 faults are still outstanding at this time with staff prioritising where appropriate. In prioritising faults, staff will review the timescale of reported faults (i.e. clear oldest ones first) and review sections where there may be more than one light fault reported (i.e. a stretch of 5 lights as opposed to 1 light outage). Early indications show that the backlog of outstanding faults is being addressed for FQ1 2022/23 however this continues to be monitored. Page 39
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Appendix 1 Bute and Cowal Corporate Outcome No.6 – We have infrastructure that supports sustainable growth Total number of complaints regarding waste collection – Bute Responsible person: Tom Murphy This indicator for FQ4 shows no change in performance since the last reporting period. Reporting Period Target Actual Status FQ1 2021/22 No target 0 No target FQ2 2021/22 No target 0 No target FQ3 2021/22 No target 0 No target FQ4 2021/22 No target 0 No target FQ4 2021/22 Comment There were no waste collection complaints received for the FQ4 period on the Isle of Bute. This is an excellent service given the number of domestic and commercial properties serviced. Total number of complaints regarding waste collection – Cowal Responsible person: Tom Murphy This indicator for FQ4 shows no change in performance since the last reporting period. Reporting Period Target Actual Status FQ1 2021/22 No target 0 No target FQ2 2021/22 No target 0 No target FQ3 2021/22 No target 0 No target FQ4 2021/22 No target 4 No target FQ4 2021/22 Comment There were only 4 waste collection complaints received for the Cowal area. Given the number of domestic and commercial properties serviced this again is a very good level of service. Page 40
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Appendix 1 Bute and Cowal Corporate Outcome No.6 – We have infrastructure that supports sustainable growth Total number of complaints regarding waste collection – Argyll and Bute Responsible person: Tom Murphy This indicator for FQ4 shows no change in performance since the last reporting period. Reporting Period Target Actual Status FQ1 2021/22 No target 0 No target FQ2 2021/22 No target 0 No target FQ3 2021/22 No target 0 No target FQ4 2021/22 No target 40 No target FQ4 2021/22 Comment Unfortunately the service has seen a rise in the number of waste collection complaints this quarter, especially in the Helensburgh and Lomond area, this was due to high levels of sickness absence over a period of 2-3 weeks, which affected the service with staff unfamiliar to the routes being redeployed to support service delivery. Page 41
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Appendix 1 Bute and Cowal Corporate Outcome No.6 – We have infrastructure that supports sustainable growth RIS114_01-The percentage of waste that is recycled, composted and recovered Responsible person: John Blake This indicator for FQ4 is above target however performance has decreased since the last reporting period. Reporting Period Target Actual Status FQ1 2021/22 45.0% 46.6% Green FQ2 2021/22 45.0% 50.5% Green FQ3 2021/22 45.0% 50.6% Green FQ4 2021/22 45.0% 48.3% Green FQ4 2021/22 Comment 48.3% recycled, composted and recovered (33.7% recycling/composting plus 14.7% recovery). Full year rate for 21/22 - 49.0% (35.4% recycling/composting plus 13.6% recovery). This is an improvement on the previous year (20/21) which was 45.1% (29.4% recycling/composting plus 15.7% recovery). During 20/21 year, recycling services were suspended for several months at the beginning of the pandemic. 21/22 figures indicate that recycling rates have returned to pre-pandemic levels. Shanks – Percentage of waste recycled, composted and recovered Responsible person: John Blake This indicator for FQ4 shows the percentage has decreased since the last reporting period. Reporting Period Target Actual Status FQ1 2021/22 No target 45.5% No target FQ2 2021/22 No target 52.8% No target FQ3 2021/22 No target 53.1% No target FQ4 2021/22 No target 49.7% No target FQ4 2021/22 Comment 49.7% recycled, composted and recovered (29.8% recycling/composting plus 19.9% recovery). Full year rate for 21/22 - 50.3% (31.8% recycling/composting plus 18.5% recovery). This is an improvement on the previous year (20/21) which was 47.4% (26.1% recycling/composting plus 21.3% recovery). During 20/21 year, recycling services were suspended for several months at the beginning of the pandemic. 21/22 figures indicate that recycling rates have returned to pre-pandemic levels. Page 42
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Appendix 1 Bute and Cowal Corporate Outcome No.6 – We have infrastructure that supports sustainable growth Islands – Percentage of waste recycled, composted and recovered Responsible person: John Blake This indicator for FQ4 shows the percentage has decreased since the last reporting period. Reporting Period Target Actual Status FQ1 2021/22 No target 33.8% No target FQ2 2021/22 No target 37.2% No target FQ3 2021/22 No target 39.0% No target FQ4 2021/22 No target 38.4% No target FQ4 2021/22 Comment 38.4% recycled, composted and recovered (36.8% recycling/composting plus 1.6% recovery). Full year rate for 21/22 - 37.1% (35.6% recycling/composting plus 1.5% recovery). This is an improvement on the previous year (20/21) which was 33.0% (30.3% recycling/composting plus 2.7% recovery). During 20/21 year, recycling services were suspended for several months at the beginning of the pandemic. 21/22 figures indicate that recycling rates have returned close to pre- pandemic levels. H&L – Percentage of waste recycled, composted and recovered Responsible person: John Blake This indicator for FQ4 shows percentage has increased since the last reporting period. Reporting Period Target Actual Status FQ1 2021/22 No target 52.0% No target FQ2 2021/22 No target 51.2% No target FQ3 2021/22 No target 49.5% No target FQ4 2021/22 No target 48.9% No target FQ4 2021/22 Comment 48.9% recycled, composted and recovered (40.4% recycling/composting plus 8.5% recovery). Full year rate for 21/22 - 50.5% (42.4% recycling/composting plus 8.2% recovery). This is an improvement on the previous year (20/21) which was 44.4% (35.3% recycling/composting plus 9.1% recovery). During 20/21 year, recycling services were suspended for several months at the beginning of the pandemic. 21/22 figures indicate that recycling rates have returned close to pre- pandemic levels. Page 43
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Appendix 1 Bute and Cowal Making It Happen Teacher sickness absence – Bute and Cowal Responsible person: Simon Easton This indicator for FQ4 shows the number of sickness days for teachers has increased since the last reporting period. Reporting Period Target Actual Status FQ1 2021/22 No target 1.36 days No target FQ2 2021/22 No target 0.82 days No target FQ3 2021/22 No target 1.84 days No target FQ4 2021/22 No target 1.99 days No target FQ4 2021/22 Comment Teacher sickness absence has increased very slightly against the previous quarter which is in line with traditional seasonal trends. It has also increased significantly against the same quarter last year. An increase was expected given that we were in a lockdown period in this quarter last year but is higher than the rest of the areas. The main reason for absence this quarter is mental health related absences which is in line with the overall trend of most sickness absence being due to mental health related reasons. Teacher sickness absence – Argyll and Bute Responsible person: Simon Easton This indicator for FQ4 shows the number of sickness days for teachers has increased since the last reporting period. Reporting Period Target Actual Status FQ1 2021/22 No target 1.36 days No target FQ2 2021/22 No target 0.89 days No target FQ3 2021/22 No target 1.60 days No target FQ4 2021/22 No target 1.77 days No target FQ4 2021/22 Comment Teacher sickness absence has increased very slightly against the previous quarter which is in line with traditional seasonal trends – at this time of year we usually see an increase to the highest rate of the year. It has increased against the same quarter last year. Some increase was expected given that we were in a lockdown period in this quarter last year. The main reason for absence this quarter is mental health related absences which is in line with the overall trend of most sickness absence being due to mental health related reasons. Page 44
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Appendix 1 Bute and Cowal Making It Happen LGE staff sickness absence – Bute and Cowal Responsible person: Carolyn McAlpine This indicator for FQ4 shows the number of sickness days for staff (non-teachers) has decreased since the last reporting period. Reporting Period Target Actual Status FQ1 2021/22 No target 3.44 days No target FQ2 2021/22 No target 3.73 days No target FQ3 2021/22 No target 4.41 days No target FQ4 2021/22 No target 4.15 days No target FQ4 2021/22 Comment LGE sickness absence has decreased slightly against the previous quarter which is not in line with traditional seasonal trends – at this time of year we usually see an increase to the highest rate of the year. It has increased significantly against the same quarter last year. Some increase was expected given that we were in a lockdown period in this quarter last year, but this is higher than other areas. The main reason for absence this quarter is mental health related absences which is in line with the overall trend of most sickness absence being due to mental health related reasons. LGE staff sickness absence – Argyll and Bute Responsible person: Carolyn McAlpine This indicator for FQ4 shows the number of sickness days for staff (non-teachers) has increased since the last reporting period. Reporting Period Target Actual Status FQ1 2021/22 No target 3.32 days No target FQ2 2021/22 No target 3.16 days No target FQ3 2021/22 No target 3.49 days No target FQ4 2021/22 No target 3.42 days No target FQ4 2021/22 Comment LGE sickness absence has decreased very slightly against the previous quarter which is not in line with traditional seasonal trends – at this time of year we usually see an increase to the highest rate of the year. It has increased against the same quarter last year. Some increase was expected given that we were in a lockdown period in this quarter last year. The main reason for absence this quarter is mental health related absences which is in line with the overall trend of most sickness absence being due to mental health related reasons. Page 45
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Appendix 2 Joint Over‐ arching Vision Argyll and Bute’s Economic Success is built on a growing population Council Mission Making Argyll and Bute a place people choose to Live, Learn, Work and do Business Choose Argyll, Love Argyll A Place people choose to Live A Place people choose to Learn A Place people choose to Work and Do Business Getting It Right Corporate People live active People will live in Children and Education, Skills Our economy is We have an Outcomes healthier and safer and stronger young people have and training diverse and infrastructure that independent lives communities the best possible maximise thriving supports start opportunities for sustainable growth all Business BO101 We Ensure BO104 Our BO106 Our Looked BO108 All Our BO110 We Support BO113 Our BO115 We Are Outcomes Information And Communities Are After Young People Children And Young Businesses, Infrastructure Is Safe Efficient And Cost Support Is Available Protected And Are Supported By People Are Employment And And Fit For The Effective. For Everyone. Supported. Effective Corporate Supported To Realise Development Future. Parenting. Their Potential. Opportunities. BO102 We Provide BO105 Our Natural BO107 The Support BO109 All Our Adults BO111 We Influence BO114 Our BO116 We Engage Support, Prevention And Built And Lifestyle Needs Are Supported To And Engage With Communities Are And Work With Our And Opportunities Environment Is Of Our Children, Realise Their Businesses and Cleaner And Customers, Staff And To Help People Make Protected And Young People, And Potential. Policy Makers. Greener. Partners. Better Lifestyle Respected. Their Families Are Choices. Met. BO103 We Enable A BO112 Argyll & Bute BO117 We Choice Of Suitable Is Promoted To Encourage Creativity Housing Options. Everyone. And Innovation To Ensure Our Workforce Is Fit For The Future. CROSS‐ CUTTING Socio‐Economic Duty, Equalities, Gaelic OUR VALUES Caring, Committed, Collaborative & Creative Cùramach, Dealasach, Cruthachail agus Com‐pàirteach Page 46
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ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL BUTE AND COWAL AREA COMMITTEE ROADS AND INFRASTRUCTURE 7 JUNE 2022 SERVICES ROADS AND INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES UPDATE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 This report format and frequency for these reports were agreed as part of the previous Council. The purpose of the report is to provide a general update on key activities of the Service over recent months and to enable a discussion on key, high level topics and projects. As part of developing future committee structure and workplans the purpose and effectiveness of this standing item should be reviewed. 1.2 As part of the Member Induction Programme the Head of Roads and Infrastructure gave a brief overview of the huge range of work ongoing across the Service area to Members at the Corran Halls in Oban on 17th May. The slides from that presentation are available on the Member Zone system. 2.0 RECOMMENDATIONS 2.1 It is recommended that the Area Committee note and consider the contents of this report, and provide feedback on the content, format and frequency. 3.0 DETAIL COVID absence 3.1 For the period of the previous report in March, although we were seeing some easing of COVID restrictions, absence rates as a result of self-isolation requirements remained high. With the recent changes to COVID restrictions, absence rates are now more in line with pre-COVID trends. Capital Roads Reconstruction Programme 3.2 The focus of the roads reconstruction programme is to recover the network through the delivery of a mix of carriageway resurfacing schemes, patching/surface dressing and in-situ road surface recycling, which follow the principles set out within the Roads Asset Management Plan. 3.3 This Council has approximately £100m of backlog maintenance in the road Page 47 Agenda Item 6
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network. This means that over £100m would need to be invested to bring the road network up to an A1 standard. Most councils are in a very similar position. Clearly in the current financial climate we are not going to see the level of investment required to bring the road network up to an A1 condition. However, over the last decade there has been a carefully applied strategy of delivering revenue and capital funding collectively and delivering a series of works designed to minimise reactive work, carry out right first time repairs wherever possible and to deliver surfacing techniques and specifications which maximizes the amount of repairs and resurfacing which is delivered. As with almost all council services there is insufficient funding available to treat all the sections of road that we’d like to do, the focus being on treating sections where we can maximise the financial return and in so doing reduce the amount of reactive repairs varied out. Unfortunately, the available funding means that almost all roads authorities, including Argyll and Bute, are unable to treat every section of road they would like to do. 3.4 The total programme for this financial year for roads reconstruction is £8m Council capital allocation and £1.6m from the Strategic Timber Transport Scheme, which is used to match fund existing schemes on the council network where timber extraction is programmed to be carried out. 3.5 Oil and bitumen prices have increased significantly over recent months. Coated roadstone used for surfacing our road and footways has increased by approximately 20%. This will impact our programmes of work. A report detailing the implications of the recent price increases will be presented to the June Environment, Development and Infrastructure Committee. 3.6 The Council capital allocation for the Bute and Cowal area is £1,406,200 and details of individual schemes are available on the Council website at: https://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/roads-capital-programme-202223 Winter Maintenance 3.7 This winter maintenance season ran from Friday 29th October 2021 to Friday 15th April 2022. The annual policy is presented to Environment, Development and Infrastructure Committee in September. When freezing conditions are forecast our teams pre-treat over 750 miles of road, which is roughly the equivalent of driving from Lochgilphead to Paris. 3.8 Key facts from this winter season: 65 full fleet runs 2,049 individual vehicle runs Highest turned out route A819 Inveraray to Dalmally Total distance travelled 105,024 miles Salt used 11,030 tonnes Total spend £2,258,228.59. Page 48
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Bridge Inspections and Capital Works 3.9 The Infrastructure Design team continue to carry out bridge inspections to all approx 900 structures on a rolling programme across Argyll and Bute to ensure they are safe and fit for purpose. This inspection regime identifies necessary remedial works which are programmed for delivery. 3.10 The team were also successful in a highly competitive bidding process for the Scottish Government’s £32m Local Bridge Maintenance Fund, receiving a funding award of £5,5m. We are currently in the process of putting a capital programme in place to utilise this welcome funding. The fund will be used to undertake proportionate works on bridges in need of repair, identified through our inspection programme/records. Bute sea wall 3.11 Following an allocation in the recent budget process of £1m, good progress is being and a detailed design process is underway for a permanent repair to the damaged sea wall on in Rothesay. We are performing a number of surveys at the moment which will inform the design work. Various permissions and consents are also being obtained to carry out the permanent repairs. These permissions were not needed for the temporary emergency repairs that were carried out to save the road, utility services and land beyond the road corridor. The temporary works continue to work well and are being regularly monitored. It is too early to say what the timescales for the permanent works will be. Rothesay outer Harbour berthing facility project 3.12 We have received an updated plan from the contractor and are in the process of having their revised designs solution appraised by an external marine engineering specialist. 3.13 All the necessary consents such as Marine Licences are now in place and, once a design is agreed and accepted, works can progress. 3.14 Progress on this scheme will continue to be provided in regular briefings to Members and key stakeholders. Rothesay Victoriana Public Convenience 3.15 Following the natural conclusion of the partnership with Bute Victoriana, this public convenience is now operated directly by the Council, and is open and available for use. Hunter’s Quay traffic order 3.16 This order has been in place since the beginning of March, Unfortunately there was a delay in arranging the road markings, but these were completed on 22nd March. Seven fines were issued in the early stages of the new Order being in place but none recently – the No Waiting restriction appears to be working well. Page 49
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As with any new traffic management scheme, we will monitor its effectiveness and then look to formally review it after it has had a reasonable period to bed in, which is likely to be around a year. 4.0 CONCLUSION 4.1 This report provides a general update to local members on recent Roads and Infrastructure activities. 5.0 IMPLICATIONS 5.1 Policy – various policies referred to within the body of the report 5.2 Financial – none 5.3 Legal – the Council has various statutory obligations, which are the responsibility of RIS and set out in various Acts, such as the Roads Scotland Act 1984. The services provided are in line with our statutory obligations 5.4 HR – none known 5.5 Fairer Scotland Duty: 5.5.1 Equalities - protected characteristics – none known 5.5.2 Socio-economic Duty – none known 5.5.3 Islands – none known 5.6 Climate Change – none 5.7 Risk – none known 5.8 Customer Service - none Executive Director with responsibility for Roads and Infrastructure Services: Kirsty Flanagan Policy Lead for Roads and Transport: Councillor Andrew Kain Policy Lead for Climate Change and Environment Services: Councillor Ross Moreland May 2022 For further information contact: Jim Smith, Head of Roads and Infrastructure Services Page 50
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ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL BUTE AND COWAL AREA COMMITTEE EDUCATION SERVICE 7th June 2022 PRIMARY SCHOOL REPORT 2021-22 – BUTE AND COWAL 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.1 Attached is a report on the Primary schools in Bute and Cowal 2021-22 which is being presented to the Bute and Cowal Area Committee for noting. 2.0 RECOMMENDATIONS 2.1 The members consider the contents of the appended report. If you require further information, please contact the Head of Education – Learning and Teaching, wendy.brownlie@argyll-bute.gov.uk Douglas Hendry Executive Director of Customer Services Wendy Brownlie Head of Education: Learning and Teaching Councillor Yvonne McNeilly Policy Lead for Education and Lifelong Learning Page 51 Agenda Item 7
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ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL BUTE AND COWAL AREA COMMITTEE EDUCATION SERVICE 7th June 2022 PRIMARY SCHOOL REPORT 2021-22 – BUTE AND COWAL For further information contact: Louise Lawson, Education Manager 16th May 2022 APPENDICES Primary Area Report 2021/22 – Bute and Cowal Page 52
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1 Argyll and Bute Council 2021 - 2022 OUR CHILDREN… THEIR FUTURE… Education Service Primary Area Report: Bute and Cowal Page 53
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2 Introduction Within the Bute and Cowal area there are 14 Primary Schools, three on Bute and 11 in Cowal. There is secondary school provision at Dunoon Grammar School and Rothesay Joint Campus. Nursery provision is provided within several of these schools and Gaelic Medium Education is provided at Sandbank Primary School. Primary school rolls in Bute and Cowal vary considerably ranging from 16 pupils (Kilmodan PS) to 259 (Kirn PS). The Education Performance Data Analysis Report to Community Services Committee on 16th December 2021 asked elected members to note that following the cancellation of the formal SQA examination diet due to Covid-19, schools submitted Provisional Results for each young person. The Provisional Results were based on teacher professional judgement which considered a wide range of candidate assessment evidence. All attainment evidence was subject to extensive moderation and quality assurance as detailed in the 2021 Alternative Certification Model (ACM), as published by the SQA. This report provides a range of key information about school provision during the school session August 2021 to June 2022 and reports the National collection of attainment and achievement data from June 2021. This is the first uplift of attainment data since 2018/2019 due to the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns which resulted in pupils learning remotely from home. Additional and more detailed information about each school can be found in the schools’ Standards and Quality Reports. In addition each school’s Improvement Plan outlines their main priorities for improvement. Most schools have an active website where these documents can be accessed and further links or information can be obtained from the Head Teacher. Page 54
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3 Primary School Profiles: Bute and Cowal SIMD Profile: Table shows number of pupils at each SIMD level in each cluster area of Argyll and Bute. Cluster 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Unknown* Total Bute 54 88 119 46 34 17 358 Cowal 111 77 115 101 223 222 17 866 Helensburgh and Lomond 45 89 97 55 137 236 275 383 200 130 11 1658 Islay and Jura 39 181 2 222 Kintyre North 2 87 34 123 Kintyre South 85 63 22 79 165 92 2 508 Mid-Argyll 64 75 43 148 176 1 507 Mull and Iona 99 86 185 OLI 22 8 157 380 170 355 127 40 1259 *this is generally new builds. We are using the SIMD data from June 2021. Page 55
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4 Bute School Profile 2021-2022 Primary School Roll (as at census) * Cluster Primary Schools 17/18 18/19 19/20 20/21 21/22 % change in Roll over 5 years1 North Bute Primary School 37 33 36 38 39 5.41% Rothesay Primary School 286 277 254 249 240 -16.08% St Andrew’s Primary School 61 53 50 58 56 -8.20% Total Roll for cluster 384 363 340 345 335 -12.76% * Data for rolls provided at Census each year 1 Please note the % change in Roll over 5 years shows the percentage change in roll figures from 2017/18 to 2021/22 and is not an average. Page 56
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5 Footwear and Clothing Grant and Free School Meal Information for Bute Clothing and Footwear Grant (CFG) is not shown as a National Average as each authority set their own criteria and therefore cannot be compared accurately. Please note that 2021-2022 data for CFG and Free School Meals (FSM) is to date (end February 2022) and therefore may change as the year progresses. in January 2022, the Scottish Government launched the extension of free school meal universal eligibility to include all children in primary 1-5. The above figures only show those pupils in P6 and P7. In August 2021 the Scottish Government introduced a School clothing grant minimum for all authorities set at £120 for Primary pupils and £150 for Secondary pupils. During session 2020/21 the Scottish Government introduced ‘Bridging’ payments of £130 per pupil in receipt of FSM under the National criteria (this excludes anyone eligible who receive FSM in P1 to P6 who do not qualify financially). These payments are made 4 times per year (Easter, Summer, October and Christmas).Further information can be found at Scottish Child Payment Bridging Payments - mygov.scot. In addition to this anyone eligible for these payments have been paid a FSM payment during the school holiday period.. Further information School meals - mygov.scot Page 57
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6 Exclusion and Attendance Information for Bute Authorised absence includes bereavement, short – term exceptional domestic situations, religious observance, weddings of immediate family. Unauthorised absence includes truancy, unexplained absence and most family holidays during term time. Attendance and absence is outlined in Management Circular 3.03. During 2020/21 there were additional attendance codes added for COVID. These codes can count as attendance, authorised absence or unauthorised absence depending on the circumstance. Please note that attendance data for 2021/22 is up to 28 February and not a complete year. It is therefore subject to change. Please note that exclusion data for 2021/22 is up to 28 February and not a complete year. It is therefore subject to change. Page 58
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7 Achievement over time Bute NOTES: ER English reading, EW English writing, ELT English Listening and talking N Numeracy GR Gaelic reading, GW Gaelic writing, GLT Gaelic Listening and talking. There was no ACEL collection during session 2019/20 due to COVID Page 59
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8 The table below outlines the National expectations of when most children and young people may achieve each level: CfE Level Stage Early The final two years of early learning and childcare before a child goes to school and P1, or later for some. First To the end of P4, but earlier or later for some. Second To the end of P7, but earlier or later for some. Third and fourth S1-S3, but earlier or later for some. Further information: National Improvement Framework for Scottish Education – https://www.gov.scot/policies/schools/national-improvement-framework/ Page 60
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9 Cowal School Profile 2021-2022 Primary School Roll (as at census) * Cluster Primary Schools 17/18 18/19 19/20 20/21 21/22 % change in Roll over 5 years1 Dunoon Primary School 189 206 203 191 187 -1.06% Innellan Primary School 26 32 28 29 41 57.69% Kilmodan Primary School 14 16 14 17 19 35.71% Kirn Primary School 284 276 274 273 252 -11.27% Lochgoilhead Primary School 26 23 25 29 23 -11.54% Sandbank Primary School 72 63 70 62 56 -22.22% Sandbank Primary GMU 38 44 46 52 51 34.21% St Mun’s Primary School 125 121 99 87 77 -38.40% Strachur Primary School 38 32 27 27 31 -18.42% Strone Primary School 30 27 20 23 25 -16.67% Tighnabruaich Primary School 38 36 40 45 55 44.74% Toward Primary School 30 30 27 21 21 -30.00% Total Roll for cluster 910 906 873 856 838 -7.91% * Data for rolls provided at Census each year 1 Please note the % change in Roll over 5 years shows the percentage change in roll figures from 2017/18 to 2021/22 and is not an average. Page 61
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10 Footwear and Clothing Grant and Free School Meal Information for Cowal Clothing and Footwear Grant (CFG) is not shown as a National Average as each authority set their own criteria and therefore cannot be compared accurately. Please note that 2021-2022 data for CFG and Free School Meals (FSM) is to date (end February 2022) and therefore may change as the year progresses. in January 2022, the Scottish Government launched the extension of free school meal universal eligibility to include all children in primary 1-5. The above figures only show those pupils in P6 and P7. In August 2021 the Scottish Government introduced a School clothing grant minimum for all authorities set at £120 for Primary pupils and £150 for Secondary pupils. During session 2020/21 the Scottish Government introduced ‘Bridging’ payments of £130 per pupil in receipt of FSM under the National criteria (this excludes anyone eligible who receive FSM in P1 to P6 who do not qualify financially). These payments are made 4 times per year (Easter, Summer, October and Christmas).Further information can be found at Scottish Child Payment Bridging Payments - mygov.scot. In addition to this anyone eligible for these payments have been paid a FSM payment during the school holiday period.. Further information School meals - mygov.scot Page 62
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11 Exclusion and Attendance Information for Cowal Authorised absence includes bereavement, short – term exceptional domestic situations, religious observance, weddings of immediate family. Unauthorised absence includes truancy, unexplained absence and most family holidays during term time. Attendance and absence is outlined in Management Circular 3.03. During 2020/21 there were additional attendance codes added for COVID. These codes can count as attendance, authorised absence or unauthorised absence depending on the circumstance. Please note that attendance data for 2021/22 is up to 28 February and not a complete year. It is therefore subject to change. Please note that exclusion data for 2021/22 is up to 28 February and not a complete year. It is therefore subject to change. Page 63
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12 Achievement over time Cowal Achievement over time Cowal - Gaidhlig NOTES: ER English reading, EW English writing, ELT English Listening and talking N Numeracy GR Gaelic reading, GW Gaelic writing, GLT Gaelic Listening and talking. There was no ACEL collection during session 2019/20 due to COVID Page 64
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13 The table below outlines the National expectations of when most children and young people may achieve each level: CfE Level Stage Early The final two years of early learning and childcare before a child goes to school and P1, or later for some. First To the end of P4, but earlier or later for some. Second To the end of P7, but earlier or later for some. Third and fourth S1-S3, but earlier or later for some. Further information: National Improvement Framework for Scottish Education – https://www.gov.scot/policies/schools/national-improvement-framework/ Page 65
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14 General Updates 1 + 2 Languages The 1+2 Languages policy aims to ensure that all children and young people are equipped with the skills they need for life and work. Every child has the opportunity to learn a modern language from P1 onwards; this language (known as L2) is an entitlement up to the end of S3. Additionally, each child should have the opportunity to learn a second modern language (known as L3) at the latest from P5 onwards, continuing to the end of primary school. Young people are entitled to learn a second language (L3) within their broad general education i.e. within the S1 to S3 experience. All primary schools in Cowal and Bute are delivering French as L2 from P1 onwards. While Sandbank Gaelic Medium classes receive Gaelic as L1, English as L2 and French as L3. This session Kilmodan PS, North Bute PS, Strone PS and Kirn PS have delivered Spanish as L3. Dunoon PS and Strone PS deliver BSL as L3. While all three primary schools on Bute deliver BSL. This session Strachur PS and Kirn PS have provided Mandarin as L3- Online lessons from SCILT/CISS. Toward, Innellan and Rothesay primary schools have provided Arabic as L3- Online lessons facilitated by SCILT . Dunoon Grammar School provides French as L2 or Gaelic as L2 for GM pupils. They provide German, Gaelic and Spanish as L3 options within the Broad General Education. This session they have also offered an Arabic option for S6 pupils (provided by SCILT/CISS). Rothesay Joint Campus (secondary) provide French as L2 and Spanish as L3. Cowal has a Language Leader, who supports local schools and holds Languages cluster meetings. At present the Cowal Language Leader is supporting Bute schools. Both clusters are using the online platform- PowerLanguage Schools (PLS) as the main teaching resource to deliver French as L2. This resource can also be used for teaching Spanish and German. To ensure progression throughout the cluster they are using the French key language progression framework P1-7 The schools teaching Gaelic use the online resource- Go!Gaelic. All schools have resource packs with resources for teaching French. Practitioners can also find teaching resources and information on the 1+2 Languages section of the SALi blog. The schools delivering BSL have resource packs and have received training to support this. Schools also have access to support in terms of CLPL and teaching resources on the Teachers professional Learning Hub CLPL provided for Bute & Cowal: Upskilling in Languages 5 week Beginners and follow-on French courses provided in first and second term and then again in the third term. 20-week GLPS (Gaelic) online course for primary teachers. This opportunity is fully funded by Scottish Government. Twilight or morning sessions available. (Sept 21-March 22) Gaelic beginners’ and follow-on course provided in the first and second term. Four Gaelic taster sessions for beginners’ provided in March 2022. These sessions provided an introduction to simple Gaelic phrases to be used with learners in class. A 4 week Spanish beginners’ and follow-on course provided in the second and third term. A 5 week German beginners’ course provided in January 2022 Training sessions on using the L3 BSL teaching resource pack (Sept 2021) Languages pedagogy sessions: Teaching Languages through Songs and Games (March 22) Page 66
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15 Using Storytelling to Enhance your Language Teaching (March 22) Connecting Language Learning across the Curriculum (Nov 21) Enhancing language learning using digital tools in partnership with the digital team (Nov 21), Teaching 1+2 at All Levels- 3 sessions: Early Level, First Level, Second/Third Level (Sept/Oct 21) Differentiation Strategies and Multi-Composite Class Approaches (May 21) Ensuring Progression in Language Learning (May 21) Celebrating Achievements in Languages (May 21) Strategic sessions: Getting languages back on track- Moving forward with your 1+2 Languages strategy provided by Education Scotland Getting the most from PowerLanguages School Resources led by PowerLanguages Many teachers from Cowal who signed up for Immersion courses funded by an Erasmus+ grant and due to take place in France have been unable to attend these due to the pandemic. An alternative has now been found and all these teachers have been offered an online training course provided by our partners LFEE. This academic session one teacher from Cowal enrolled on the French follow on Open University course for primary practitioners. This session we have continued with our authority wide French link with our partners from the Université de Picardie- Jules Verne. This has now become a virtual link and French primary student teachers assist primary teachers in A&B virtually with the delivery of French lessons and are able to add a cultural element to the learning. Teachers from Cowal have taken part in this project this session. Representatives from the university intend to visit Argyll and Bute in June 2022 and we hope to continue to develop this longstanding international partnership. This session, all clusters are using a French and Gaelic learning resource as part of the authority wide ELC to P1 transition project- Over the Rainbow. This means that language learning is an integral part of this Early Years transition process. This session, Cowal are piloting a digital version of the authority wide French/Gaelic Comic book transition project for P7 to S1. There is a positive relationship between the primary and secondary sectors within the area and this joint project is helping to build effective transition links. Bute has taken a whole cluster approach of teaching BSL as part of the 1+2 Languages initiative and this is now L3 in all Bute primaries. Kilmodan PS took part in the Linking Languages across the curriculum project in the autumn term. This is a new inter-authority project that schools from A&B can take part in this session. Kilmodan PS also celebrated European day of languages (follow the link to see the learning). Kilmodan PS also won 2nd prize in Le Concours de la Francophonie an national French competition. Tighnabruaich Primary school took part in the Creative Puppetry with French in the Early Years project facilitated by SCILT. Schools from Cowal participated in a storytelling project as part of the Bethlehem Cultural Festival. They did this as part of the L3 Arabic course that they undertook this session. Shellycoat is a story in Scots, English and Arabic. Illustrated by pupils from Dalintober, Innellan, Rosneath and Toward Primary Schools. Click HERE to listen to the story and see all the beautiful illustrations. There were many winners from Cowal in the authority wide Multi-lingual Storytelling competition. Winners: Dunoon PS won first prize in the home language category for a Polish story and Page 67
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16 Sandbank PS won 1st prize in the learning Languages category with a Gaelic story. Early Years Children and families within Argyll and Bute currently access Local Authority Early Learning and Childcare (ELC), offered either through term-time based sessions or a year-round model, now that the 1140 hours Scottish Government initiative has been phased in. ELC is also provided by childminders, voluntary and privately operated groups in addition to Local Authority services. The third sector is in a position to provide ‘wrap around’ childcare for parents who wish to purchase hours to allow them to work, attend college, etc. Community Childminding is a service which is provided for children following a referral from Health or Social Work; it is designed to be an early intervention to support families predominantly for children aged less than 3 years. Partner childminders also provide ELC for eligible children aged 2 years. Workforce Development Update April 2022 Early Years Foundation Apprentices Cohort 2 commenced August 2019 In a significant scale up this year, 41 pupils commenced the Foundation Apprenticeship in Early Years across 6 Argyll and Bute Secondary schools. 26 commenced the NPA in 5th year to complete the qualification over 2 years. 15 commenced the shorter model, in their 6th year, working towards the NPA and the relevant SVQ2 (SSCYP) units over 1 year. Placements were identified in Argyll and Bute ELC units, including partner providers in the private and voluntary sector. Early Years team members stepped up to deliver the NPA course, across the LA, until October 2019 when 2 new tutors, with appropriate Early Years experience, were recruited by the training centre. Early Years Modern Apprentices Cohort 1 - started in Jan 2019 6 MAs were recruited to the following ELC settings: Park Primary Family Learning Centre Colgrain Primary ELC John Logie Baird Primary ELC Campbeltown Nursery Dalintober Primary, ELC Clyde Cottage Nursery Five out of the six MAs have completed their SVQ3 (Social Services Children and Young People) award early, and two have been successful in securing temporary ELC practitioner posts. Cohort 2 - 2020 – was on hold due to Covid Page 68
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17 Cohort 3 - started in August 2021 1 at Clyde Cottage, SVQ3 progressing 1 at Silver Birch, SVQ3 progressing 1 at Dunbeg, SVQ3 progressing (December start) 6 MAs were recruited to the following ELC settings: Sandbank Primary Early Level (Gaelic) Rockfield Primary ELC (Gaelic) Dunbeg Primary ELC Lochgilphead Primary ELC Tobermory Primary ELC St. Joseph’s Primary ELC All are making good progress with their SVQ3 (SSCYP) with one changing course to SVQ2 (SSCYP) which is better suited to her role within the ELC unit. Early Years Graduate Apprentices Argyll and Bute recruited 2 graduate apprentices to take part in a 3 year pilot for the BA in Early Learning and Childcare, in partnership with UHI. One is on track to complete in June 2022 and the other apprentices in June 2023. Funded qualifications In 2021/22, 45 ELC staff were funded to work towards recognised qualifications, to meet SSSC registration and for professional development. SVQ2 (SSCYP) SVQ3 (SSCYP) SVQ4 (SSCYP) BA Childhood Practice MEd in Childhood Practice H&L 0 4 4 1 1 B&C 0 8 4 2 OLI 1 5 2 2 MAKI 2 4 0 4 1 CPD training 21-22 To deliver Scottish Government aims of 1140 hours of quality ELC provision, professional development for staff has been focused on the Early Years team priorities of: leadership at all levels effective use of information to improve outcomes learning and development 0-3 years outdoor learning and family learning CPD – 58 Early Level courses were offered Professional development for staff was focused on the Early Years team priorities of: Nurture Floorbook planning linked to the Three Assets Approach UNCRC Curriculum for Excellence - Partner settings and childminders Page 69
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18 The Leuven scales of Wellbeing and Involvement Realising the Ambition, national practice guidance The Early Years Team has also continued to work with Stramash to deliver training on Outdoor Learning through the Seasons in Argyll & Bute. This training involved 4 days of training, in different seasons throughout the year, in each of the 4 local areas, with the aim of creating a resource at the end which can be shared across all ELC settings. Our cluster leads have also played an integral part in outdoor training sessions to our settings. For further information on workforce development, please contact linda.burgar@argyll-bute.gov.uk ELC - Learning and Development As part of the Education Strategy ‘Our Children, Their Future’, the Argyll and Bute ‘ELC Learning and Development Framework’ has been developed to provide strong and consistent guidance on learning and development from birth through to a child starting school. Every setting and childminder has been issued with this guidance and providers are encouraged to use this tool as part of their self- evaluation, along with ‘Building the Ambition’ and ‘How Good is our Early Learning and Childcare?’ Members of the central support team use the framework as a key document as part of their support visits, focusing on ‘Environment’, ‘Experiences’ and ‘Interactions’. Data is also used to analyse the quality of provision with progress being tracked through Care Inspectorate and Education Scotland inspections. Twice a year, the Local Authority gathers data in relation to 4 year old children’s progress within their developmental milestones, and this is used to target resources more effectively. Teams are being trained in the use of improvement methodology to support their own improvement journeys – being clear about how they know a change has led to an improvement. As well as tracking progress in children’s learning outcomes, practitioners in nurseries also track each child’s progress within their developmental milestones. We know that most children achieve their milestones as a matter of course. However, some children might need a little extra help or time to achieve theirs. The milestones we track are: Social, emotional and behavioural Speech and language Cognitive and sensory Fine motor skills Gross motor skills The Early Years Service gathers data twice a year (December and June) to find out how children are progressing within their milestones. The EY target is 45 percent: This table shows the difference from the previous year. Please note this is a different cohort of children being assessed. Locality 2020 2021 Change B&C 42 39 -3% H&L 62 41 -21% Area DM Data – December 2021 B+C 39% MAKI 29% OLI 36% H+L 41% Page 70
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19 MAKI 32 29 -3% OLI 30 36 +6% Authority Wide 42 37 -5% The Early Years Team, alongside the settings, are now using this data to target specific areas that require support. This decline in some areas will likely be connected to the period of Covid, especially for Speech and Language development, where children were not able to experience as much interaction as they can now both within an ELC and out-with. Cluster leads and EY teachers, alongside working with Speech and Language Therapist input and other multi-agency partnerships, are able to direct specific support and work alongside settings to monitor and show the impact of targeted learning. Additional training to staff has been provided on using the tracking system confidently and robustly to evaluate where the children are in terms of their developmental milestones. The impact of this will be seen during our next collection of data in June 2022. Across the localities, Bute and Cowal and Helensburgh and Lomond have the highest percent of children, achieving stage 2, across each milestone. 63% percent of children are achieving stage 2 in gross motor skills, 7% higher compared to Authority wide. Across the localities, Helensburgh and Lomond and Bute and Cowal have the highest percent of children, achieving stage 2, across each milestone. 64% percent of children are achieving stage 2 in gross motor skills, 8% higher compared to Authority wide. Across MAKI, 45% or more of children, are achieving stage 2 across their sensory, fine motor and gross motor skills milestones. 37% of children are achieving stage 2 in speech and language, a -16% compared to Bute and Cowal. The percent of children achieving stage 2 in the OLI area within speech and language is +4% higher than MAKI, but still below the target of 45%. Developmental Milestone Data – December 2021 – By Area Similarly, data is collected and analysed around Care Inspectorate gradings of all ELC units. Care Inspectorate Grades – 21/22 69 ELC settings have been inspected and have had gradings assigned (data supplied by Care Inspectorate, issued February 2022). 91% of ELC settings are achieving grade 4 and above. A decrease of -2% as reported in August 2021. Area August 21 March 22 % Change Bute and Cowal 100 100 0 Helensburgh and Lomond 85 80 -5 Mid Argyll Kintyre and Islay 95 91 -4 Oban Lorn and Isles 90 95 +5 *Please note that HALCO had 3 settings that had the highest grading of 6. Inactive ELC Settings Lismore Primary Pre Five Unit Luing Primary Pre Five Unit Southend Primary Pre Five Unit No Inspection Gradings Page 71
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20 Apple Tree Nursery Campbeltown Aqualibrium Early Learning and Childcare Cardross Early Learning and Childcare Rainbow Childcare Oban Rosneath Early Learning and Childcare Silver Birch Outdoor Nursery Stepping Stones Nursery Willowview Early Learning and Childcare EY Conference November 2021 What’s Love got to do with it? The Importance of a Rights-focused, Relationship-centred and Play-based approach to Education Our second virtual conference focused on nurture and the wellbeing of our staff and children; we explored the concept of Professional Love and introduced Our Children, Their Nurturing Education. We also looked at how the UNCRC could and should be embedded in practice within ELC and the crucial importance of play in child development. Early Years QI and Curriculum developments 2021–22 We have continued to develop use of the Leuven Scales within settings and evaluate its impact on engagement and learning, especially during Covid recovery. 144 practitioners have attended the Leuven training so far this academic year. Leuven training will continue to take place for new staff early next year. Cl continues to support individual settings’ use of the Leuven scale regularly as a self- evaluation tool to improve quality. We continue to deliver Three Assets training to support all settings and funded ELC childminders to take forward this approach to curriculum planning and pedagogy through planned delivery of training in our CPD catalogue and evaluations of its impact. We are focusing on reviewing the use of Developmental Milestones and its use across CfE Early Level into Primary One and in some instances, Primary Two. This is moderated through cluster meetings and the Likert scale is used to evaluate this. This is ongoing into next year’s development plan to be able to assess its impact. Our EY team developed a new, updated and interactive online link which details all current EY information to support every aspect of EY curriculum and development. It has been extremely well received by Heads of Centres and allows for quick and easy access to documents all in one place. For more information on ELC Learning and Development, please contact Tina Sartain tina.sartain@argyll-bute.gov.uk Assessment and Moderation ‘Systematic evaluation and subsequent sharing of high-quality materials (such as exemplars) in networks and digital platforms (for instance, through Glow) may offer welcome opportunities to Page 72
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21 support efficient (re)design of practices and professional learning in Scotland.’ OECD Scotland’s Curriculum for Excellence: into the Future 2021. In order to support our schools across the Authority with BGE digital moderation, assessment, professional development material and exemplars, we have created Moderation Platforms for all schools. These platforms continue to develop, meeting the needs of our schools. As well as platforms for the geographic areas, including Gaelic, we also have a Secondary platform. These platforms promote networks, provide a one stop shop for professional development in the area of assessment, supports teacher professional judgement and allows for the sharing of agreed standards. We have provided twilight support for schools and practitioners and the platform has also been shared with central staff from the Northern Alliance. To date, we have had 50+ practitioners engaging with the platform and the feedback has been very positive with practitioners valuing the materials available and the opportunities for regular moderation which does not require cover, travelling and photocopying. Education Scotland engaged with 40 practitioners across Argyll and Bute with QAMSO (Quality Assessment and Moderation Support Officer) training in September. This group then worked with Pauline Inglis, Education Officer, to refine and develop the moderation platform and also engaged in moderation activities within their school. The Education Officer held twilight support meetings with previous QAMSOs, introducing the platform and the QAMSO plan for the session. Continued support is being provided for schools to engage with the platform and Head Teachers are being encouraged to include moderation within their improvement planning for next session. Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) Schools were encouraged to engage with national STEM initiatives. Dandelion Schools (Keeping Scotland Beautiful) - specially designed growing cubes, linked to a citizen science app, will be gifted to Secondary schools to explore the future of vertical farming through a series of growing experiments. In addition, seed potatoes and growing medium will be distributed to the Secondary schools and their associated Primary schools for a great tattie growing experiment across the country. Both Dunoon Grammar School and Tobermory High School will engage in this project with their associated cluster next session. The cubes and seed potatoes are being delivered to schools just after the Easter holidays. Scottish Schools Education and Research Centre, Primary Cluster Programme – this professional learning opportunity systematically involves all teachers in a cluster with experiential training, builds networks and provides resources for CLPL and the classroom (via Edina Trust grant). Schools within the HALCO Cluster will be taking part in this initiative next session. Education Officer Pauline Inglis has been working with staff and Education Scotland STEM officer Mark Irwin to develop a STEM platform for Argyll and Bute Council. Practitioners in the steering group wanted video shots of STEM work being undertaken across the Authority. These are being gathered and the platform will be developed and available for August 2022. Outdoor Learning Professional development has remained the area of focus for outdoor learning in session 21/22 with the launch of Argyll and Bute’s Programme and Outdoor Learning. This programme was designed and led by teachers and practitioners in Argyll and Bute and is robustly linked to key policies (Going Out There, Curriculum for Excellence and Out to Play). Page 73
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22 The programme has had one iteration, with 18 teachers attending. This consisted of face to face practical sessions, interspersed with theory and impact sessions, delivered through Google tools. Feedback from the programme was overwhelmingly positive with one Head Teacher saying, “This was such a worthwhile day and I wish more of my staff had also been able to participate – I would send them in future. So much was covered and it was all really useful and relevant. Best CPD I’ve done for a long time!” The Early Years programme on leading learning is now ready for launch after delays due to Covid. This will run in the autumn term for practitioners at early level. Early Years have delivered training to childminders in Kintyre on outdoor skills such as fire lighting, shelter building and nature. We also brokered access for 55 teachers in Argyll and Bute to the highly rated ‘Taking Maths Outdoors’ which has led to increased outdoor learning and improved Maths education across more than half of Argyll’s Primary schools. Our partnership with Outdoor and Woodland Learning Scotland (OWLS) has delivered eight outdoor first aid training programmes, reaching 48 practitioners, in Argyll and Bute and providing grant access to partners delivering outdoor play and learning experiences for children during the school holidays in Mull and Mid Argyll. The Argyll OWL group meets five times a year and creates networks of sharing best practice. They are in the process of organising a live network event in September, the first such event since pre-Covid times. Three schools took part in HMIE’s thematic inspection on outdoor learning and two schools were included in the national report as case studies in excellence. Oban High School was cited for its innovative ways of engaging partners and Inveraray Primary School was included as a study of effective strategic leadership in outdoor learning. Digital Literacy The following report summarises the Digital Learning Education Team’s work with learners, teachers and their schools. It includes support with online learning, professional learning, resources, school events, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) initiatives and digital infrastructure. Glow Usage Statistics Glow is the online platform through which teachers communicate, plan and learn, and via which children and young people access digital learning, both in school and at home. In December 2021, there were 106,721 Google Workspace for Education sessions (this is typically the most used Glow application and is therefore a good indicator of engagement). At the start of 2022, January saw 251,965 sessions; usage had more than doubled since December (a 136% increase). There were 6468 unique pupils and 1186 unique staff logins recorded by Glow in December 2021. January saw negligible changes to this (a 0.7% decrease and 0.2% increase respectively), indicating an almost identical number of individuals using Glow in both months. Page 74
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23 Scottish Government - a device for every pupil The Scottish Government has made a commitment to provide a device to every learner by the end of the present parliamentary session. Further information on this commitment has not yet been received. It has been suggested that a phased approach may be taken, where devices are released once Local Authorities reach milestones in relation to network infrastructure. The Scottish Government have made a budget commitment of £15 million during 2022/2023 to support Local Authorities to prepare for a 1:1 device rollout. The device deployment phase of this grant is not expected until 2023/2024 and may also include Internet connectivity to support learners who do not have access at home. The Scottish Government has issued a survey to gather information on the landscape of digital maturity across all 32 Local Authorities. The survey is designed to help inform Education Scotland's future roadmap and the potential impact of large numbers of additional devices accessing Glow. Feedback has been sought from other Local Authorities on their plans for a 1:1 device roll out. A meeting has been arranged with practitioners to help inform the Authorities’ position on the most suitable types of devices. Rural Growth Deal The Scottish Government STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) strategy aims to build Scotland's capacity to deliver excellent STEM learning and to close equity gaps in participation and attainment in STEM. It also aims to inspire young people and adults to study STEM, and to provide a better connection between STEM education and training and the needs of the labour market in Scotland. Given that 17% of our population resides across 23 inhabited islands, it is difficult for some of our island and rural communities to access STEM engagement experiences (such as those located in Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow). Consequently, various sources of funding are being explored and investigated for the creation of mobile STEM hubs. This proposal has been included as a possible option within the Council’s Rural Growth Deal (RGD) under the section “Attracting – Skills, Training and Education”. Page 75
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24 STEM Hub Dunoon The Council was successful in a funding bid to the Scottish Government’s Clyde Mission fund. The purpose of the fund is to provide capital support to projects that deliver economic stimulus. The Council has appointed architects to lead the transformation of the former Hill Street office in Dunoon into a STEM hub / community hub. The STEM hub will provide cutting edge learning in the following: Cyber Security Renewable Energy Biology and Marine Science Engineering and Physics The vision of the STEM hub is to implement a blended learning approach (physical, mobile and virtual) that delivers a full suite of high-quality and equitable STEM education and experiences in order to meet the needs of children and young people across Argyll and Bute, as well as equip individuals with skills to benefit and develop the local business community. The budget available for the refurbishment of the building and infrastructure is £807,500. STEM Funding The Digital Learning team was successful in a funding bid to the UK Government Community Renewal Fund (UK CRF) for £100,000. £78,100 of this grant is for the creation of high quality STEM curricular materials. Following a competitive procurement exercise, the Glasgow Science Centre is the successful supplier who will create at least 8 high quality full day STEM activities (suitable for second level – comprising of video, animation and workshops). Wellbeing, Rights and Relationships Our schools have continued to demonstrate a commitment towards becoming Rights Respecting Schools. With 38 Primary schools on their accreditation journey to achieve with UNICEF, 19 have achieved Bronze, 7 Silver, 1 Gold and a further 10 have registered to date. 4 schools have progressed their certification status in 2022, 9 in 2021, 11 in 2020 and 6 in 2019. The breakdown of engagements across the Local Authority is noted below. Page 76
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25 MAKI 9 x Primary Schools OLI 8 x Primary Schools HALCO 8 x Primary Schools Bute & Cowal 13 x Primary Schools Schools have been encouraged to engage with Argyll & Bute Council Poverty Awareness Training. 10 Primary staff members (teaching and non-teaching) participated in this training. A further training session was delivered in partnership with Education and Social Work to explore ways to engage with pupil voice in relation to Child Poverty. Kirn Primary School is piloting the approach to pupil voice on Child Poverty. Rockfield Primary School has undertook pupil and parental consultation concerning the cost of the school day. The National Parental Involvement and Engagement Census has seen a 7.6% increase in returns from Primary school parents and carers, compared to the pilot that took place in 2020. This survey concluded recently. Further analysis will provide the Local Authority and our schools with valuable information with regards to reviewing engagement as part of Covid renewal plans. Cardross Primary School contributed to the Education Scotland thematic inspection that resulted in “Engaging Families in Learning” engaging-families-in-learning-a-thematic-inspection-of-family- learning-feb-2021.pdf (education.gov.scot). This was published in February 2021. A number of our schools were involved in thematic inspections with Education Scotland. Inveraray Primary School has been included as a case study within the report that examines “Successful Approaches to Learning Outdoors” Successful Approaches to Learning Outdoors | National Thematic Inspections | HM Chief Inspector Report | Inspection and review | What we do | Education Scotland. This was published in February 2022. Numeracy Cowal and Bute schools have been represented in a variety of professional learning opportunities this session. A range of schools have signed up for a series of sessions looking at SEAL (the stages of early arithmetical learning), an approach which seeks to ensure that children have a solid understanding of the building blocks that sit behind later Maths learning and are learning at a pace that is right for them. Several other schools have also taken part in training offered by the Learning through Landscapes organisation, which supports staff in delivering Maths in an outdoor environment. 1 school is working closely with other schools across the Northern Alliance to investigate ways in which we teach fractions effectively, while another is working with schools across Argyll to discuss ways in which we maximise pupil retention and recall in Maths. Inellan and Toward Primary Schools have specifically been looking at how to develop the use of concrete materials to support pupils’ understanding of abstract concepts. Schools have access to the online Maths programme, Sumdog, which supports a number of competitions and challenges, including regular Argyll and Bute inter schools challenges: Dunoon and Toward Primary Schools have both won daily challenges in 2022, while Toward P4-7 were the overall winner of the February competition. Secondary schools have also been engaged with a variety of numeracy opportunities – all Maths departments are represented at the Northern Alliance’s Subject Specific Support Group, giving them the opportunity to discuss current issues in the teaching of Maths with their colleagues across the north of Scotland, while Rothesay Academy have attended training organised through the Northern Alliance in Maths Balance – an intervention designed to support S1 and S2 pupils who need some additional input to ensure they achieve their full potential. Page 77
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26 Literacy All Secondary English departments are also represented at the Northern Alliance’s Subject Specific Support Group and have been involved in the setting up of 2 sessions to support the discussion of consistent standards across the whole of the North of Scotland. Dunoon Grammar School is also represented at Education Scotland’s Literacy and English Curricular Network, where they have the opportunity to work alongside colleagues from across Scotland to discuss key priorities in Literacy. Primary practitioners across Cowal and Bute have been enthusiastic in their engagement with a range of Literacy development opportunities. These include 4 sessions examining approaches to the teaching of writing, 3 sessions exploring Storyline, a way of engaging pupils with Literacy in an inter disciplinary context, and a series of sessions introducing practitioners at early level to Emerging Literacy, an approach to literacy learning which ensures that every child is working at a pace appropriate to their developmental stage. Page 78
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27 Dunoon Primary School Primary 6 in Dunoon Primary have been involved in a programme of Outdoor Learning activities focusing on pupil Health and Wellbeing. Class teacher, Mrs Bryant, planned activities to develop relationships, confidence and teamwork skills, as well as listening and talking within the Literacy curriculum. Children have participated in activities such as den building, making floating rafts and creative challenges. The activities and learning had crossed all areas of the curriculum and had a central role in the delivery of Interdisciplinary Learning, one if the four contexts of learning within a Curriculum for Excellence. Pupils developed an understanding of sustainability and a sense of place and belonging within their community. They were able to reflect effectively on their learning through self and peer assessment. Using the Leuvan scales of wellbeing and engagement to observe and assess specific pupils identified as needing support in learning, Mrs Bryant has evidenced increased wellbeing, engagement and positive participation. Outdoor Learning had been identified within our school improvement plan as a priority in line with the national agenda for education recovery in the wake of the COVID pandemic and its impact on learners. The evidence collated from the positive impact on pupil outcomes has led to the development of the outdoor learning curriculum across the school, particularly during transition from early years into primary school. Page 79
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28 Innellan Primary School Raising Attainment in Health and Wellbeing This year we have focused on developing Health and wellbeing. We have done this through a variety of pedagogical theories and practices, these have been: Developing a mentally healthy school Achieving our Bronze award in ‘Our Children, Their Nurturing Education’ and working towards Silver. Continuing to develop our forest schools and outdoor learning Developing Health and Wellbeing within our classrooms – cooking, mental health lessons, healthy eating/lifestyle, street drumming. The whole school community was involved in developing and embedding approaches to develop a nurturing school. Teaching staff developed Health and Wellbeing lessons that provided skills for lifelong learning and work, these included: cooking lessons, promoting healthy eating, looking after our mental health. Developing the health and Wellbeing within our school was driven from the National Improvement Framework of raising attainment in Health and wellbeing, a national priority within education which tied in with tied in with ‘Our Children, Their Nurturing Education’ - a local authority approach. Children developed their confidence and self-esteem and developed strategies and skills to help manage and look after their mental health. Page 80
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30 Kilmodan Primary School Sage of the Forest Writing Competition One of the artworks along the historic woodland path within the Stronafian Forest is known as the Sage of the Forest. Exactly who the forest Sage was and where they came from is lost in the mists of time, but over the years this mysterious wood carving has watched many a weary traveller and pilgrim tread the path. Pupils were asked to use their imagination and historical knowledge to create a short story/poem of a local event that the forest Sage may have seen or heard about over the centuries. All pupils at Kilmodan Primary School submitted an entry for the competition. One of our pupils won the primary age category and another came second. The winning entry is to be recorded on a solar-powered “story box” that will be placed beside the Sage. It will narrate the story to passing visitors in need of rest and enlightenment! Page 82
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31 Kirn Primary School Grow Food, Grow Dunoon @ Kirn Primary Kirn Primary moved into a brand new school in 2017. The grounds consisted of a playground, a pitch and a large open undeveloped space. With funding, a polytunnel was purchased and erected along with a willow tunnel, which gave the school the starting point to a garden. During the first year the pupils planted many vegetables in the polytunnel. However, Covid came and so did lockdown. Staff had to therefore manage the polytunnel over this period and unfortunately the pupils were not part of the harvesting and selling of the vegetables, but were able to come with their families to purchase some vegetables. Over the next year classes continued sowing and planting vegetables but again Covid restrictions meant that the process was interrupted. As a school we decided that we would like our local community to be more involved in the development of the garden. This is how a working partnership between the community and the school began, establishing Grow Food, Grow Dunoon. An allotment growing many different vegetables, fruits and flowers. Weekly sessions with the classes provide a mix of learning, sharing and having fun in the garden. At the heart of this project we will be building a community partnership that provides the children with essential skills for life through teaching all aspects of food growing, including gardening skills, produce seasonality whilst re-establishing cultural traditions. We envisage this integrational gardening project will promote sustainable agriculture, enhance school learning and build a sense of community. Through the Dunoon Community Development Trust the project has managed to secure funding to help promote and develop the project. It is hoped that this is the beginning of a thriving enterprising project that will benefit our community and pupils alike for years to come Page 83
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32 North Bute Primary School Maths Week 2021 – Journeys Every year my main focus is to decrease the attainment gap of my children by creating a week that fills them with a belief and enthusiasm that maths is a fascinating subject and can lead to many exciting careers. This motivation helps us every year start off with a positive attitude towards maths and a belief we can accomplish amazing things when we focus. This year our theme was journeys with a focus on Henry Robertson Bowers from Greenock who was on the Terra Nova expedition to the Antarctic and he used to swim in the waters of Port Bannatyne. Monday– Setting the scene. Went to Bute library to look at maps old and new and then to the Bute Museum to look at the Polar Expedition picture and artefacts. Tuesday – Making a water gauge – using recycled materials and building a weather vane. Measuring and recording weather. Creating tables and graphs of the results. Researching different types of materials used in extreme cold climates and their main properties. Wednesday – Map reading, creating maps and completing an orienteering course with support from Active schools. Thursday – Using programmable robots to create routes. Planning a journey using a Bute map and our compasses. Looking at the key and spotting key things on our walk. Friday – Looking at temporary structures and how they are created while on long journeys. Designing and building our own in our local woods using given materials and design brief. Page 84
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33 Sandbank Primary School SPS have been committed to implementing the North Lanarkshire Active Literacy programme across EME and GME in-line with a key priority within the SIP. A staff focus group consisting of teachers and CSAs was created to evaluate the ‘Phonics Into Spelling’ programme. Having a seamless approach to the delivery of this programme in EME and GME would provide equity to all pupils with the possibility of moderation opportunities between stage partners in both languages. No resources have been created by NLAL in Gaelic, therefore strategic planning in GME took place with Glendale Primary School (Glasgow) as they had been identified as a school that had begun the time consuming content selection process and translation into GME. Staff familiarised themselves with the daily resources/routines with phonics and spelling resources being created for GME with the aide of pupil voice across different stages and as a result pupils became accustomed to the daily routines at a quicker rate. Parents became involved through online workshops where the sharing of yearly word lists with parents being identified as pertinent information for parental support. Online resources were created with a particular focus in the pronunciation of words for families who don’t have Gaelic in the home. The workshops gave parents confidence and clarity over how they can support and progress their children’s literacy skills in the home setting and this in turn has created more proficient confident learners. Staff have clarity of a yearly programme of phonics and spelling which enables streamlined and progressive planning. Page 85
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34 Strachur Primary School Primary 5-7 at Strachur Primary worked in partnership with the Scottish Centre for Information on Language Teaching (SCILT) to develop their understanding of the Mandarin language and wider Chinese culture as part of the school’s approach to 1+2 Modern Languages in the January to March term. All pupils were thoroughly engaged with weekly online meetings which explored Chinese traditions, culture, and language in an interactive and accessible format over the course of 10 weeks. These lessons were delivered live by a tutor from Strathclyde University and supported by the class teacher. The pupils were keen to learn more and requested to explore further areas as part of a termly IDL topic. This included modern China, notable Chinese people and religious beliefs – with further class learning being conducted in groups, using ICT and model making resources. Pupils continue to use phrases that they have previously learnt in the topic and have since shown a greater interest in China, the wider geography of the world, as well as an enthusiasm for learning more diverse languages. Page 86
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35 St Andrew’s Primary School As a whole school St Andrew’s Primary School have been working towards their Rights Respecting School Silver Award. The award is based on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and is an authority and school priority. Children were introduced to the idea of needs and rights. They worked in groups to sort statements into the categories of rights and wants Each of our classes chose a well known fairytale and analysed the actions of the main characters to decide whether or not their actions were in keeping with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Children engaged in group discussion, took it in turns to express their views and came to a decision on what rights of the child were not being respected. They had some searching questions for Cinderella’s Stepmother and her sisters. In one class the pupils wrote a letter to local housing association, Fyne Homes, to ask if they had suitable accommodation for Aladdin. They received a very helpful reply. This project correlates with the National Priority: Improving young people’s health and wellbeing as well as the authority priority action of equipping young people to achieve success in life. It also helped pupils to gain an understanding of respect which is one of our school’s core values. Focus groups of pupils from across all stages of the school met with the Rights Respecting School Accreditation panel online and were able to discuss with them their understanding of the UNCRC. The ladies were very impressed by their knowledge and awarded the school their UNCRC Silver Award. St Andrew’s primary are now preparing for their journey to the Gold Award Page 87
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36 St. Mun’s Primary School The P6/5 class engaged in an outdoor learning project in January and February within our school grounds. This project helped to develop creativity skills in, and response to, outdoor spaces, the importance of play, experimentation and collaboration to support our children’s mental health and wellbeing. Working with the Creative Learning Network, pupils learned with a writer, designer and photographer to consider how to make outdoor spaces safe and pleasurable for people, animals and the natural world, and were encouraged to write their own letters/questions on behalf of a chosen animal or vegetation, explaining how humans could make them thrive and feel safe. They photographed their special outdoor spaces using a pin hole camera and were very excited to see the developed photographs. They also wrote some very clever riddles, written from the perspective of an animal or object, which their classmates had great fun in guessing. Having designed different ways to engage others in the playground, pupils then transferred their learning into the classroom, building 3D models of their chosen design. Strone Primary School Page 88
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37 Health and Wellbeing As a school we felt that the health and wellbeing of the children was a priority especially after the disruption caused by Covid-19. This resulted in Cowal and Bute Play Therapy delivering a 10 week block of sessions on emotional wellbeing and yoga. All children in school participated in the sessions. Initially the children found it difficult expressing their feelings, however as the sessions progressed they became much more animated and interactive with the discussions. The children completed a wellbeing web prior to and after the sessions. The wellbeing webs showed an increase within the Shanarri indicators. The children completed exit passes at the end of the yoga block, all indicated a positive experience. The Scottish Government’s ‘Education Recovery: Key Actions and Next Steps’ document outlines that HM Inspectors (HMI) will undertake national thematic reviews as part of the contribution of education to Scotland’s COVID-19 recover. Within this HMI examined the challenges schools and settings were facing in connection to supporting children’s and young people’s health and wellbeing. These National findings are evidenced in ‘Health and Wellbeing: a thematic review’. The impact has been, children are more able to express how they are feeling through a greater understanding of their own emotions and that of others. This emotional understanding has meant we have had less conflict, children have been trying to resolve issues independently. Lochgoilhead Primary School and ELC Page 89
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38 We further promoted and celebrated our reading culture by having a Literacy focus week in March 2022. We aimed to inspire our pupils and further promote reading for enjoyment. Research has proved that reading for pleasure is central in supporting equity and wellbeing, positively impacting learner’s attainment across the curriculum, critical thinking, creativity, empathy and resilience. Children across the school and ELC participated in all learning opportunities. We hosted a Book Point book Fayre where children could browse and buy books. Book Point sponsored our Fayre by giving us books as a prizes, which we used in our whole school Literacy competitions such as Ring a bell a read, Reading in unusual places, paired reading opportunities, book quizzes and book hunts. We celebrated on World Book Day by children dressing up as their favourite book character. Children’s successes were celebrated at our assembly where children received their awards Due to Covid restrictions, parents and carers were unable to be part of the celebration we shared videos and photos on Seesaw. They meant they were able to share this experience with their child. Feedback from children and families was very positive and demonstrated the desired impact of promoting Reading for Enjoyment. Parents were able to engage with competitions from home and read new books with their child. Our children shared they felt motivated to read new books. They felt enthusiastic about literacy competitions which encouraged them to take part. Children enjoyed taking part in the Book Fayre and were delighted with the selection of book choices. Children enjoyed reading to others and being read to. Rothesay Primary School Page 90
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39 Primary 2 have been developing a working relationship with Sam Lindsay at Bute Community Forest. As part of our Establishment Improvement Plan, we aim to provide ‘… more personalisation and choice through outdoor learning, BSL, creativity through technology, STEM and an enhanced curricular offer across the campus stages.’ P2 have been exploring sections of the forest using natural materials for a variety of purposes. In literacy, the children had been learning about ‘oi’ and ‘oy’ diagraphs. In the forest, the children used some forest floor debris to create words using their sounds. The learners engaged well with a scavenger hunt, ticking items off their lists and counting how many of each they could find. They recycled egg boxes to use as sensory boxes, collecting items which fit certain criteria to share with their peers. On their return from the forest the children wrote a report and recounted their experiences. The class teacher was so impressed with the quality and content of these reports, noting that children had naturally used more ambitious vocabulary and had been able to convey their thoughts, feelings and emotions (particularly their enthusiasm) clearly. They have planned several more outings to the forest in the coming term, where they will continue to work on their literacy, as well as covering science outcomes with Zoologist Sam, as part of their topic on Minibeasts. Page 91
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40 Tighnabruaich Primary School In October, Tighnabruaich Primary School enjoyed two special events linked to COP26 which was taking place in Glasgow. The first event was a walk from school to visit the Ark which had been erected outside the village to draw attention to climate change. The Ark was designed and built by a local man who showed the children how he had milled and prepared the wood and explained the thinking behind his design. A few days later, a group of 100 indigenous leaders from countries such as Brazil, Senegal and Indonesia who had been taking part in COP26 visited Tighnabruaich to find out about our local community forests. We were delighted to meet the leaders at Kilfinan Community Forest where we sang some songs for them and talked about how we use our local environment to enhance our learning opportunities across the curriculum. Toward Primary School Page 92
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41 The P5-7 class took part in the Discovering the World of Arabic course run by SCILT/QFI. This involved weekly Microsoft Teams sessions with Rym Akhonzada the Arabic instructor. The lessons were based around the acquisition of basic Arabic language and learning about the Arabic culture. Participation in this course came with an artefacts loan box and a £2000 budget for educational materials to support learning and educational trips. In addition to this The children also had illustrations that they had created included in a 12 minute storytelling video by the Arabic instructor which was part of the Bethlehem Cultural Festival. This 10 week course fitted in with a variety of experiences and outcomes involving modern languages, social studies and religious education. It serves as part of the L3 entitlement for P5-7 pupils. The children were fully engaged during the lessons and had opportunities to showcase what they had practised and learned in front of other schools as well as the instructor. The children also had the opportunity to visit the mosque in Glasgow which was fully funded by the money from this project. Money was also used for a variety of cooking lessons focused on eating a diversity of foods. School Contacts Page 93
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42 School Head Teacher Telephone No Dunoon Brenda Reid 01369 704159 Innellan Lisa Marle 01369 830560 Kilmodan Aileen Wilson (Acting) 01369 820280 Kirn Kirsteen MacDonald 01369 702509 Lochgoilhead Louise Blair (Acting) 01301 703338 North Bute Elizabeth Santos 01700 503728 Rothesay Louise Nicol 01700 503227 Sandbank Gaelic Medium Norman MacDonald 01369 706350 Sandbank Norman MacDonald 01369 706350 St Andrew’s Victoria Greenway AHT 01700 503123 St Mun’s Karen Wheatley 01369 703643 Strachur Marion Boyd 01369 860293 Strone Julie Fish 01369 840242 Tighnabruaich Megan Stirling & Sheila Hind 01700 811413 Toward Lisa Marle 01369 870259 Page 94
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1 Bute and Cowal Area Committee Agenda item: 8 Date of Meeting: 7 June 2022 Title of Report: Integration Joint Board Performance Report (May 2022) Presented by: HSCP The Committee is asked to: Consider the HSCP performance progress presented to the IJB on 25 May regarding remobilisation of activity in line with NHS Highland performance target for 2021/22 agreed with Scottish Government to 70%-80% of 2019/20 activity as at November 2021 Consider Waiting Times Performance and a further reduction in Consultant and Nurse Led Outpatient breaches >12 weeks Note performance with regards to both Argyll & Bute and Greater Glasgow and Clyde current Treatment Time Guarantee for Inpatient/Day Case Waiting List and activity Note Scottish Government’s advice on timescales for the publication of 2021/22 Annual Performance Report (APR). 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The remobilisation of services across both health and social care is a Scottish Government priority and frontline staff and managers are working hard to achieve this across the Health & Social Care Partnership. This report therefore provides the committee with an update on the impact on service performance and the progress made with regard to remobilising health and social care services in Argyll & Bute up to 31st March 2022. The committee are also asked to note future performance reporting arrangements associated with the development and roll out of the HSCP’s Integrated Performance Management Framework, and also Scottish Government’s advice on timescales for the publication of 2021/22 Annual Performance Report (APR). 2. INTRODUCTION NHS Highland’s (NHSH) Remobilisation plan focuses on the areas agreed as priorities with the Scottish Government and includes information on 10 work streams and associated projects. Alongside this the Framework for Clinical Prioritisation has been established to support Health Boards with prioritising service provision and framing the remobilisation of services against 6 key principles within a Covid19 operating environment as below: Page 95 Agenda Item 8
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2 1. The establishment of a clinical priority matrix – as detailed below, at the present time NHSGG&C & NHS Highland are focusing on the P1 & P2 category: Priority level 1a Emergency and 1b Urgent – operation needed within 24 hours Priority level 2 Surgery/Treatment – scheduled within 4 weeks Priority level 3 Surgery/Treatment – scheduled within 12 weeks Priority level 4 Surgery/Treatment – may be safely scheduled after 12 weeks. NHS Boards can decide to pause non urgent or elective services (P3 & P4) to ensure they retain capacity to cope with Covid19 emergency need and NHS Highland implemented this in August at Raigmore. 2. Protection of essential services (including critical care capacity, maternity, emergency services, mental health provision and vital cancer services) 3. Active waiting list management (Consistent application of Active Clinical Referral Triage (ACRT) and key indicators for active waiting list management, including addressing demand and capacity issues for each priority level) 4. Realistic medicine remaining at the core (application of realistic medicine, incorporating the six key principles) 5. Review of long waiting patients (long waits are actively reviewed (particularly priority level four patients) 6. Patient Communication (patients should be communicated with effectively ensuring they have updated information around their treatment and care) 3. DETAIL OF REPORT The report details performance for March 2022 with regards to the Health & Social Care Partnership, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde and NHS Highland. 4. RELEVANT DATA & INDICATORS 4.1 Remobilisation Performance The tracker below summarises the HSCP service remobilisation performance against agreed SGHD target (70-80%) for April 2021 to March 2022 HSCP Remobilisation Tracker April 2021 to March 2022 Page 96
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3 (Please note that not all MH community and AHP activity is captured due to data lag and some services are not yet on automated systems) Remobilisation Performance Assessment: The information presented shows good progress with regards to the scale of mobilisation of our services in the HSCP with increasing activity across our health and care system. Some points to note: Cumulative total outpatient activity across new and return notes a (59%) increase against target Total urgent suspicion of cancer referrals received notes a (31%) increase in activity for March (55) against the previous month (42) Lorn & Islands Hospital total percentage of attendances at A&E seen within 4 hrs notes a (5%) reduction for March against target (95%) Total number of adult referrals note a (22%)increase for March against previous month Total number of assessments completed note a (20%) increase for March against previous month Cumulative total Endoscopy and Radiology activity notes a (11%) increase against target Target Apr-21 May-21 Jun-21 Jul-21 Aug-21 Sep-21 Oct-21 Nov-21 Dec-21 Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 Target Total Ref TTG 1 44 34 36 39 41 36 35 24 36 37 35 49 41 528 443 Ref R-1 803 807 780 846 705 780 706 818 798 667 691 729 997 9636 9324 R-2 28 47 26 58 47 45 46 44 43 44 29 42 55 336 526 OP-1 652 602 685 723 630 682 668 642 810 525 600 661 634 7824 7862 OP-2 904 1319 1286 1454 1424 1446 1459 1479 1631 1233 1419 1425 1526 10848 17101 OP-3 556 889 926 1020 874 964 953 893 992 818 849 894 1066 6672 11138 OP-4 1312 2660 2691 2821 2368 2619 2549 2343 2527 2087 2014 2033 2455 15744 29167 Ref DI-1 50 67 88 66 58 65 61 63 62 55 15 52 51 600 703 DI-2 462 485 509 581 560 503 508 468 528 463 410 469 699 5544 6183 Ref CA-1 9 3 4 7 10 2 4 3 1 4 3 4 3 108 48 Ref UC-1 685 552 729 812 786 813 745 660 598 591 622 608 759 8220 8275 UC-2 1244 1880 2152 2234 2276 1986 2190 1882 1882 1823 1793 1741 2022 14928 23861 UC-3 95% 98% 96% 96% 95% 91% 93% 92% 96% 96% 97% 92% 90% UC-4 165 151 176 200 177 203 175 176 167 151 159 157 188 1980 2080 UC-5 148 178 180 176 204 192 182 188 203 183 163 174 178 1776 2201 Total 31 Days Cancer - First Treatment Monitoring Total A&E Attendances Monitoring (LIH) Total A&E Attendance (AB Community Hospitals) Total % A&E 4 Hr (LIH) Total Emergency Admissions IP Activity Monitoring Emergency Admissions IP Activity Monitoring (AB UNSCHEDULED CARE CANCER OUT PATIENTS Key Performance Indicators Description TTG TTG Inpatient & Day Case Activity (All Elective REFERRALS Total Outpatient Referrals Total Urgent Suspicion of Cancer Referrals Received Total New OP Activity Monitoring Total Return OP Activity Monitoring Total AHP New OP Activity Plan Total AHP Return OP Activity Plan DIAGNOSTICS Cumulative Apr 2021 - Mar 2022 Total Endoscopy Activity Monitoring Total Radiology Activity Monitoring A&B HSCP - Remobilisation Plan Tracker Performance Overview Ref AC-1 716 517 549 585 628 618 576 598 686 573 583 592 758 8592 7263 AC-2 224 275 288 344 216 257 252 235 264 174 196 209 261 2688 2971 AC-3 24 24 24 21 24 28 32 27 42 28 19 36 32 288 337 AC-4 36 40 39 32 46 28 29 29 24 28 38 35 52 432 420 AC-5 16 22 22 20 14 24 17 27 18 21 9 13 37 192 244 AC-6 5 4 4 5 7 8 13 12 10 4 10 13 16 AC-7 5 8 7 12 13 13 9 15 14 18 13 11 18 Ref CH-1 80 52 60 59 64 76 69 38 41 50 41 60 48 960 658 CH-2 584 885 828 881 769 794 747 735 851 757 689 685 794 7008 9415 CH-3 92 130 136 123 150 124 112 101 112 93 105 91 82 1104 1359 CH-4 4032 4490 4428 4634 4883 5046 4715 4758 4628 4677 4429 4054 4411 48384 55153 CH-5 276 350 352 410 373 388 356 375 441 337 311 374 384 3312 4451 CH-6 3096 2895 3083 3354 3289 3247 3514 3365 3820 3309 3350 2940 3763 37152 39929 Ref CF-1 196 248 238 280 173 275 347 257 306 326 287 176 248 2352 3161 CF-2 88 85 109 101 59 125 88 96 108 60 81 90 73 1056 1075 CF-3 38 31 28 29 32 31 32 37 36 31 33 25 27 Total Number of Child Request for Assistance Total Number of New Universal Child Assessments Total Number of Children on CP Register Total DN – New Episodes Total DN – Patient Contact Notes Total AHP - New Episodes Total AHP - Patient Contact Notes CHILDREN & FAMILIES SOCIAL CARE Total No of Delayed Discharges Awaiting Care Home Total No of Delayed Discharges Awaiting Homecare COMMUNITY HEALTH Total Mental Health – New Episodes Total Mental Health – Patient Contact Notes Total New Care Home Placements ADULT CARE Total Number of Adult Referrals Total Number of UAA Assessments Total Adult Protection Referrals Total New People in Receipt of Homecare Page 97
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4 Total mental health patient contacts notes an increase a (16%) increase in March (794) against previous month (685) Total number of child requests for assistance notes a (41%) increase for March (248) against the previous month (176) Total new child universal assessments notes a (19%) reduction in March (73) against the previous month (90) The number of delayed discharges has increased for those awaiting both Homecare (18) and Care Homes (16) 4.2 Waiting Times Performance The tables below identifies the New Outpatient Waiting List and times by main speciality as at the 23rd March 2022, Comparator data for February in red is used identify changes across specialities and waits. A&B Group Totals Extracted 23rd March 2022 New Outpatient Waiting List Length of Wait (weeks) Total on List Long Waits (over26) % Breaches of each Group OPWL Main Specialty Over 12 Under 12 Consultant Outpatient 305(275) 938 (905) 1243 (1180) 53 (49) 24.5% (23.3%) AHP 226(220) 370 (347) 596 (567) 109 (98) 37.9% (38.8%) Mental Health 486 (470) 247 (194) 733 (664) 324 (316) 66.3% (70.8%) Nurse Led Clinics 23 (23) 163 (148) 186 (171) 3 (1) 12.4% (13.5%) Other/Non MMI 380 (356) 702 (577) 1082 (933) 154 (142) 35.1% (38.2%) TOTAL OPWL Previous Month 1420 (1344) 2420 (2171) 3840 (3515) 643 (606) 37% (38.2%) Length of Wait (weeks) Total on List Long Waits (over26) % Breaches of each Group OPWL Main Specialty Over 6 Under 6 Scopes * Previous Month 196 (149) 130 (108) 326 (257) 32 (23) 60.1% (58.0%) Length of Wait (weeks) Total on List Long Waits (over26) % Breaches of each Group OPWL Main Specialty Over 4 Under 4 MSK ** Previous Month 1068 (1171) 443 (467) 1511 (1638) 252 (280) 70.7% (71.5%) Waiting Times Performance Assessment: Total new outpatient waiting list notes a reduction of percentage breaches of (1.2%) for February against the previous month Scopes note a 23% increase in those on the waiting list for February (326) against the previous month (257) Musculoskeletal physiotherapy waits note a reduction across all their waits for February, including a (8%) reduction of total number of waits on the list and a (1.5%) reduction in total percentage breaches. Page 98
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5 Total waits greater than 12 weeks has increased by (6%) against the previous month with an associated increase in those waiting less than 12 weeks of (11%) Overall percentage breaches note that Nurse lead clinics note a further reduction (1.1%) for February against the previous month, this also include reduction in Mental Health (4.5%), Allied Health Professionals (0.9%) and Other (3.1%) 4.3 Virtual Outpatient Performance The table below illustrates monthly cumulative virtual new and return consultant outpatient performance for Lorn & Islands Hospital and Community Hospitals in Argyll and Bute. (Data Source- NHS Highland Remobilisation Plan Data- Cumulative Virtual New and Return Outpatient- March 2022) Performance Assessment: Cumulative Virtual Consultant Outpatient activity for Lorn & Islands Hospital notes a (15%) increase in virtual appointments for March against the previous month Cumulative Virtual Consultant Outpatient activity for Community Hospital notes a (19%) increase in virtual appointments for March against the previous month 4.4 Greater Glasgow & Clyde Outpatient Remobilisation Performance This report notes the current Greater Glasgow and Clyde Performance with regards to targets identified with their Remobilisation Plan (RMP3) for April 2022. NHS GG&C Waiting Times (February 2021- February 2022) (Data Source - NHS GREATER GLASGOW & CLYDE BOARD MEETING/ Performance Assurance information- April 2022) 28.3% 27.4% 27.4% 27.4% 28.5% 28.5% 28.5% 29.6% 29.3% 30.0% 30.0% 29.8% 29.8%29.7% 27.5% 27.5% 27.5% 30.0% 30.0% 30.0% 31.0% 32.1% 32.4% 32.6% 32.2% 32.2% 24.0% 25.0% 26.0% 27.0% 28.0% 29.0% 30.0% 31.0% 32.0% 33.0% 0 20000 40000 60000 80000 100000 120000 140000 FEB 2021 MAR 2021 APR 2021 MAY 2021 JUN 2021 JUL 2021 AUG 2021 SEP 2021 OCT 2021 NOV 2021 DEC 2021 JAN 2022 FEB 2022 New Outpatient Waiting Times - February 2021 to February 2022 0-12 Weeks 12-26 weeks 26-52 Weeks >52 Weeks % of NHS Scotland Waiting List % of NHS Scotland over 12 Weeks Cumulative Virtual Consultant Outpatient Activity Reporting Period Lorn & Islands Hospital New Lorn & Islands Hospital Return Community Hospitals New Community Hospitals Return January 640 1800 194 827 March 769 2030 230 987 Variance +129 +230 +36 +160 Page 99
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6 Performance Assessment: At the end of February 2022, 123,757 patients were on the new outpatient waiting list, of this total 72,469 were waiting >12 weeks against the RMP4 target of 70,000. The number of patients waiting >12 weeks is 3.5% above the RMP4 target. 29.8% of the total patients waiting across NHS Scotland for a first new outpatient appointment were NHSGGC patients at the end of February 2022. 4.5 Treatment Time Guarantee (TTG) - Inpatient/Day Case Waiting List Argyll & Bute Inpatient/Day Case Activity The graph below identifies current performance with regards to Inpatient /Day Case -12 week breaches and current overall performance as at 17th February 2022 in Argyll and Bute at LIH, Oban Greater Glasgow & Clyde- Treatment Times Guarantee (TTG) - Waiting Times The graph below notes current performance with regards to TTG Inpatient and Day Case Activity against trajectory from Feb 2021 to Feb 2022 (Data Source - NHS GREATER GLASGOW & CLYDE BOARD MEETING/ Performance Assurance information- April 2022) 28.4% 28.5% 28.3% 27.9% 27.2% 26.3% 25.9% 26.7% 27.3% 27.2% 27.0% 27.0% 27.2% 29.2% 28.9% 29.4% 29.7% 29.6% 28.7% 27.5% 27.8% 28.4% 28.7% 28.4% 28.2% 28.1% 24.0% 25.0% 26.0% 27.0% 28.0% 29.0% 30.0% 0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 35000 40000 FEB 2021 MAR 2021 APR 2021 MAY 2021 JUN 2021 JUL 2021 AUG 2021 SEP 2021 OCT 2021 NOV 2021 DEC 2021 JAN 2022 FEB 2022 TTG Patients Waiting List - February 2021 to February 2022 0-12 Weeks 12-26 weeks 26-52 Weeks >52 Weeks % of NHS Scotland Waiting List % of NHS Scotland over 12 Weeks Page 100
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7 Performance Assessment: Argyll & Bute Total breaches > 12 weeks on the TTG waiting list note 3.3% as at 13th April with 40.2 % noted as booked. NHS Scotland Board Level Performance for TTG is identified in Appendix 1 Greater Glasgow & Clyde At the end of February 2022, there were 34,899 patients on the overall waiting list. Currently 24,401 patients waiting >12 weeks against a target of 19,154. Above target by 27%. Currently 28.1% of the >12 weeks national waiting list at the end of February 2022. 4.6 Future Performance Reporting Arrangements The IJB is asked to note following future performance reporting arrangements: The HSCP’s Integrated Performance Management Framework (IPMF) will be rolled out across the HSCP with a collaborative and consultative approach adopted across the Senior Leadership Team over 2022/23, in line with timescales agreed by SLT. IPMF governance will be applied through the Clinical and Care Governance Committee. Current IJB Performance Report will remain extant until the IPMF, its associated Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and the governance & scrutiny arrangements are fully embedded within SLT. As per previous 2 years, using the mechanisms as laid out in the Coronavirus Scotland Act (2020), Schedule 6, Part 3, the Scottish Government have confirmed the 2021/22 Annual Performance Report (APR) will be due for publication by November 2022. 5. CONTRIBUTION TO STRATEGIC PRIORITIES The monitoring and reporting of performance with regards to Argyll & Bute HSCP, Greater Glasgow & Clyde and NHS Highland ensures the HSCP is able to deliver against key strategic priorities. 6. GOVERNANCE IMPLICATIONS 6.1 Financial Impact NHS Highland remobilisation plan has received additional funding from the Scottish Government and this includes direct funding to the HSCP of £590,840. 6.2 Staff Governance There has been a variety of staff governance requirements throughout this pandemic which have been identified and continue to be progressed and developed include health and safety, wellbeing and new working practices within national Covid19 restrictions as part of our mobilisation plans. Page 101
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8 6.3 Clinical Governance Clinical Governance and patient safety remains at the core of prioritised service delivery in response to the pandemic and subsequent remobilisation. 7. PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY Data used within this report is a snapshot of a month and data period, where possible data trends are identified to give wider strategic context. 8. EQUALITY & DIVERSITY IMPLICATIONS EQIA not required 9. GENERAL DATA PROTECTION PRINCIPLES COMPLIANCE Data use and sharing within this report is covered within the A&B & NHS Highland Data Sharing Agreement 10. RISK ASSESSMENT Risks and mitigations associated with data sources and reporting are managed and identified within the monthly Performance & Improvement Team- Work Plan 11. PUBLIC & USER INVOLVEMENT & ENGAGEMENT Full access to this report for public is via A&B Council and NHS Highland websites 12. CONCLUSIONS The Integration Joint Board is asked to consider the work to date with regards to improved performance against Remobilisation and Waiting Times targets. Consideration should also be given to the potential impact of the new Omicron variant with regards to future performance reporting and prioritisation of service delivery. REPORT AUTHOR AND CONTACT Author Name: Stephen Whiston Email: stephen.whiston@nhs.scot Page 102
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ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL Bute and Cowal Area Committee Legal and Regulatory Support 7 June 2022 Appointments to Outside Organisations 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.1 The purpose of this report is to consider appointments to local bodies/organisations within the Bute and Cowal area. 1.2 The Area Committee is asked to consider making appointments to those bodies/organisations listed in Appendix 1 to the report. Page 105 Agenda Item 9
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ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL Bute and Cowal Area Committee Legal and Regulatory Support 7 June 2022 Appointments to Outside Organisations 2.0 INTRODUCTION 2.1 Following the Council meeting held on 19th May 2022, this report takes forward the decision of Council that the Governance Team submit a report to the first meetings of the Area Committees with details of all area based appointments to outside bodies and organisations. 3.0 RECOMMENDATIONS 3.1 The Area Committee is asked to consider making appointments to those bodies/organisations listed in Appendix 1 to the report. 4.0 DETAIL 4.1 The Council at the meeting held on 19th May 2022 made a number of appointments to outside bodies/organisations within Argyll and Bute and instructed the Governance Team to submit a report to the first meeting of the Bute and Cowal Area Committee with details of area based outside organisations which the Committee may wish to make appointments to. 4.2 Governance staff undertook an exercise in early 2022 to identify outside bodies and organisations in the Bute and Cowal area which would like to have an Elected Member representative nomination. The table at Appendix 1 provides information on those organisations and their request for Elected Member representation. Members of the Area Committee are asked to consider making appointments to the organisations listed. 5.0 CONCLUSION 5.1 The Council agreed at the meeting on 19th May 2022 that a report should be submitted to the first Area Committee meetings providing details of area based outside bodies and organisations who had requested that they have Elected Member representation. This report provides that information and follows an exercise which was undertaken by Governance staff in early 2022. 6.0 IMPLICATIONS 6.1 Policy – none 6.2 Financial – there will be costs incurred in terms of Members attending these Page 106
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meetings. 6.3 Legal – none 6.4 HR – none 6.5 Fairer Scotland Duty – none 6.5.1 Equalities – protect characteristics – none 6.5.2 Socio-economic Duty – none 6.5.3 Islands – none 6.6 Climate Change – none 6.7 Risk – none 6.8 Customer Service – none Executive Director with responsibility for Legal and Regulatory Support Councillor John McAlpine, Policy Lead for Community Planning and Corporate Services 24th May 2022 For further information contact: Stuart McLean, Committee Manager (01436) 658717 APPENDICES Appendix 1: Table listing outside bodies/organisations which have requested Elected Member representation. Page 107
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Appendix 1 Table listing outside bodies/organisations which have requested Elected Member representation Organisation Purpose Elected Member Essential/Desirable Term of Appointment Bute and Cowal Area Community Planning Group Responsible for local Community Planning, reporting to the CPP Management Committee. 3 Elected Members (ideally to reflect the geographical spread of the area) – Historically the Chair and Vice Chair of the Area Committee have been appointed and 1 Member from the other ward not represented. Essential Till next Local Government Elections Bute and Cowal Locality Group Planning Group Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership has 4 Locality Planning Groups (Bute & Cowal, Helensburgh & Lomond, Mid Argyll, Kintyre & Islay and Oban, Lorn & Islands. These LPGs bring together NHS and Council staff, community members, carers, representatives from third and independent sectors and community based groups who work together to improve the health and wellbeing of the community in which they live. LPGs develop a locality plan, influence priorities in their local area, agree mechanisms for all members to contribute to the delivery of actions at a local level and review and regularly Minimum of 1 Elected Member/Maximum of 2 Essential Till next Local Government Elections Page 108
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report progress to the Strategic Planning Group. Cruach Mhor Windfarm Trust To deal with applications to the community fund from appropriate local organisations. 1 Elected Member as per the constitution of the group. Essential Till next Local Government Elections. Clachan Flats Windfarm Trust To deal with applications to the fund from appropriate local organisations 1 Elected Member as per the constitution of the group. Essential Till next Local Government Elections. Cowal Transport Forum Council administered group looking at transport issues in the Cowal area. 1 Elected Member Essential Till next Local Government Elections. Bute and Cowal Area Community Planning Group Responsible for local Community Planning, reporting to the CPP Management Committee. 3 Elected Members (ideally to reflect the geographical spread of the area) – Historically the Chair and Vice Chair of the Area Committee have been appointed and 1 Member from the other ward not represented. Essential Till next Local Government Elections. Historic Kilmun / Argyll Mausoleum A limited company with charitable status established to protect and preserve the heritage of the site of Historic Kilmun and ensure it is open to the local community and beyond. To provide education about the heritage of the site. 1 Elected Member Essential Till next Local Government Elections. Benmore and Kilmun Community Development Trust The development trust covers the geographical area of the Kilmun Community Council, the district of Kilmun. We exist to develop social, educational and economic benefit to the people of the District. 1 Elected Member Essential Till next Local Government Elections. Page 109
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Rothesay Pavilion Charity Rothesay Pavilion Charity is the charity set up to take on the operation on completion of the restoration of the Pavilion – which is set to be the cultural and creative industries hub on the island, a focal point for the community, top ten visitor attraction in Scotland and a key player in the economic regeneration, health and vitality of Bute. 1 Elected Member Desirable Till next Local Government Elections. Gourock-Dunoon Infrastructure and Vessels Project - Reference Group A project to deliver a modern, reliable and resilient lifeline passenger ferry services between Gourock, Dunoon and Kilcreggan. The Gourock Harbour Infrastructure & Vessels Project, a partnership between Transport Scotland, Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL), CalMac and Argyll & Bute Council, has been established to manage and progress the project. 1 Elected Member - It is recommended that this member be from the Cowal ward. A separate member will be appointed at the Helensburgh and Lomand Area Committee to represent Rosneath/ Kilcreggan. Essential Till next Local Government Elections. Dunoon Community Development Trust The Dunoon Community Development Trust main purpose is consistent with furthering the achievement of sustainable development. 1 Elected Member Essential Till next Local Government Elections. Page 110
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ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL BUTE AND COWAL AREA COMMITTEE CUSTOMER SERVICES 07 JUNE 2022 CRUACH MOR AND CLACHAN FLATS WIND FARM TRUSTS 1.0. INTRODUCTION 1.1 This report seeks to update the Bute and Cowal Area Committee on the work undertaken by the wind farm trusts set up at both Cruach Mhor (Glendaruel) and Clachan Flats (Cairndow) in accordance with consented developments. 1.2 The Area Committee is asked to note these updates, which are the most recent of the annual updates required by the Area Committee on the work of the Trusts. 2.0 RECOMMENDATION 2.1 Members are asked to note these updates, which are the most recent of the annual updates required by the Area Committee on the work of the Trusts. 3.0 DETAIL 3.1 Wind Farm Trusts were set up in accordance with consented developments at both Cruach Mhor (Glendaruel) and Clachan Flats (Cairndow). Part of the conditions attached to those consents was that the Bute and Cowal Area Committee be updated annually on the work undertaken by the Trusts in supporting community projects within their Trust areas. 3.2 The updates provided in this report, at Appendices 1 and 2, are the most recent provided by the Trusts and cover the work for financial year 2021/22. 4.0 CONCLUSION 4.1 Members are asked to note the content of the submitted information. 5.0 IMPLICATIONS 5.1 Policy – none 5.2 Financial – none 5.3 Legal – none Page 111 Agenda Item 10
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5.4 HR – none 5.5 Fairer Scotland Duty: 5.5.1 Equalities – protected – none 5.5.2 Socio-economic Duty – none 5.5.3 Islands – none 5.6 Climate change – none 5.7 Risk – none 5.8 Customer Service – none Douglas Hendry Executive Director with responsibility for Legal and Regulatory Support May 2022 Appendix 1 – Clachan Flats Windfarm Trust Annual Report 2021/22 Appendix 2 – Cruach Mhor Windfarm Trust Annual Report 2021/22 For further information contact: Stuart McLean, Committee Manager, 01436 658717, stuart.mclean@argyll-bute.gov.uk Page 112
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Clachan Flats (Cairndow) Windfarm Trust Annual Report 2021/2022 Report to: Bute & Cowal Area Committee Report From: Alexander Miles, Secretary/Treasurer Date: 17 April 2021 – 11 May 2022 Committee: Celene McIntyre – Chair/ Cairndow Community Council Representative David Sumsion – Cairndow Community Council Representative Siobhan Jarvie – Scottish Power Representative Currently Unknown – Argyll and Bute Council Representative Alexander Miles – Treasurer/Secretary/Elected Community Member 17/04/2021 – 11/05/2022 1 Application Awarded (£1,197 awarded) 1 – Cairndow Community Childcare: 50 rubber mats to use on pathways and heavy footfall areas. £1,197.00 awarded (100% of amount requested) £6,780.20 Fund Payment August 17th, 2020 and £4.08 bank interest. Starting balance £5202.59 Closing balance £10,789.87 Page 113
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Cruach Mhor Windfarm Trust Report to Argyll and Bute Council, Bute and Cowal Area Committeee 2021/22. Again, this has been a strange year with the Continuation of the Covid-19 pandemic and all its associated restrictions and people’s fears. We received very few applications this year, most of them being from Kilmodan Primary School and their associated Parent Council. The most interesting of these being the Funding of the printing of a Book written and illustrated by the pupils and a launch party to celebrate their achievement. The local Gun Club received funding for the extension of an existing canopy over their shooting stands and Colintraive Village Hall received funding to again provide a Christmas Hamper to every household in Colintraive and Glendaruel. We look forward to the next financial year with renewed hope as we have already received as many applications for funding as this year. Cruach Mhor Windfarm Trust 2021/22. Balance @ 1st April 2021 £58,479.72 Income £34,657.59 Expenditure £ 9,209.00 Balance @ 31st March 2022 £83,928.31 Income. Scottish Power £34,657.59 Expenditure. Date. Detail. Cheque No. Amount. 09/04/21 Student Grant 0391 £1000.00 11/05/21 Kilmodan Primary 0392 £ 667.00 18/05/21 Kilmodan Primary 0393 £ 999.00 07/10/21 Kilmodan Parent Council 0394 £ 400.00 12/10/21 Glendaruel and Colintraive Gun Club 0395 £ 950.00 17/12/21 Colintraive Village Hall 0396 £2000.00 27/01/22 cheque destroyed 0397 27/01/22 Kilmodan Primary 0398 £ 673.00 28/03/22 Kilmodan Parent Council 0399 £2550.00 ------------- £9209.00 Page 115
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Bute and Cowal Area Committee Workplan 2022-2023 Committee Date Report Description Lead Service and contact officer Regularity of occurrence/considera tion Date for Reports to Committee Services Additional Comment June 2022 7 June 2022 Area Performance Report FQ4 2021/22 Improvement and HR – Sonya Thomas Quarterly 17 May 2022 7 June 2022 Roads and Infrastructure Services Update Development and Infrastructure Jim Smith Quarterly Report 17 May 2022 7 June 2022 Primary School Report 2021/22 - Bute and Cowal Education Services Tina Sartain / Simon Easton Annual Report 17 May 2022 7 June 2022 6 monthly HSCP – Local Report (Highlight local issues) Health & Social Care Partnership – Charlotte Craig Bi-Annual Report 17 May 2022 7 June 2022 Cruach Mor and Clachan Flats Wind Farm Trusts Legal & Regulatory Support – Stuart McLean Annual Report / For Noting 17 May 2022 7 June 2022 Appointments to outside bodies Legal & Regulatory Support – Stuart McLean As required 17 May 2022 7 June 2022 Lamont Bequest Award Recommendations Legal & Regulatory Support – Stuart McLean As required 17 May 2022 14 September 2022 Page 117 Agenda Item 11
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Bute and Cowal Area Committee Workplan 2022-2023 Committee Date Report Description Lead Service and contact officer Regularity of occurrence/considera tion Date for Reports to Committee Services Additional Comment 14 September 2022 Area Performance Report FQ1 2022/23 Improvement and HR – Sonya Thomas Quarterly August 2022 14 September 2022 Roads and Amenities Revenue and Capital Update (completed to date/programmed for next period) Development and Infrastructure August 2022 14 September 2022 Roads and Infrastructure Services Update Development and Infrastructure Jim Smith Quarterly Report August 2022 14 September 2022 Annual Recycling Report (by area) Development and Infrastructure John Blake Annual Report August 2022 14 September 2022 Charitable Trusts, Bequests and Trust Funds Legal & Regulatory Support – Stuart McLean Annual Report August 2022 14 September 2022 Major Projects Update – CHORD/ CARS/THI (where appropriate) Development and Infrastructure As appropriate August 2022 14 September 2022 Winter Gritting Policy Head of Roads and Amenity Services Annual Report August 2022 Page 118
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Bute and Cowal Area Committee Workplan 2022-2023 Committee Date Report Description Lead Service and contact officer Regularity of occurrence/considera tion Date for Reports to Committee Services Additional Comment 14 September 2022 Strategic Housing Fund Director of Development and Infrastructure – Douglas Whyte Annual Report August 2022 14 September 2022 Lamont Bequest Applications Legal & Regulatory Support – Stuart McLean As required August 2022 Cut off for applications 15 August 2022 14 September 2022 Dunoon BID – presentation Colin Moulson Update December 2022 6 December 2022 Area Performance Report FQ2 2022/23 Improvement and HR – Sonya Thomas Quarterly report November 2022 6 December 2022 6 monthly HSCP – Local Report (Highlight local issues) Health & Social Care Partnership – Charlotte Craig Bi-Annual Report November 2022 6 December 2022 Secondary School Report - Dunoon Grammar School Report by Head Teacher Annual Report November 2022 6 December 2022 Secondary School Report – Rothesay Joint Campus Report by Head Teacher Annual Report November 2022 6 December 2022 ACHA Annual Update Chief Executive - ACHA Annual Report/Presentation November 2022 Page 119
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Bute and Cowal Area Committee Workplan 2022-2023 Committee Date Report Description Lead Service and contact officer Regularity of occurrence/considera tion Date for Reports to Committee Services Additional Comment 6 December 2022 HSCP Annual Performance Report Health & Social Care Partnership – Charlotte Craig Annual Report November 2022 Going to IJB in Nov, may not be ready in time for committee? 6 December 2022 The Third Marquis of Bute’s Silver Wedding Dowry Fund Legal & Regulatory Support / Stuart McLean Annual Report November 2022 6 December 2022 Lamont Bequest Applications Legal & Regulatory Support – Stuart McLean As required November 2022 Cut off for applications 15 November 2022 March 2023 7 March 2023 Area Performance Report FQ3 2022/23 Improvement and HR – Sonya Thomas Quarterly report February 2023 June 2023 6 June 2023 Area Performance Report FQ3 2022/23 Improvement and HR – Sonya Thomas Quarterly report May 2023 Page 120
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ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL BUTE AND COWAL AREA COMMITTEE LEGAL & REGULATORY SUPPORT 7 JUNE 2022 XX MARCH 2021 LAMONT BEQUEST AWARD RECOMMENDATIONS 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.1 This report gives Members information regarding two applications that have been received for support from the Lamont Bequest. 2.0 RECOMMENDATIONS 2.1 The Bute and Cowal Area Committee are asked to agree to award £100 to the two family applicants who meet the criteria; 3.0 DETAIL 3.1 The Bute and Cowal Area Committee on 01 December 2020 agreed new distribution arrangements for the Lamont Bequest, which had been established to support the poor of Kilfinan. In order to be considered for an award applicants must; 3.1.1 be in receipt of a qualifying benefit (Jobseekers Allowance, Employment Support Allowance, Income Support, or Universal Credit) and for those people who are employed/self-employed, they must be in receipt of some amount of Universal Credit as well (a nil payment due to deductions for earned income would mean they do not qualify); 3.1.2 live within the Parish of Kilfinan, which includes everyone with a PA21 postcode; and 3.1.3 be over the age of 16. 3.2 Furthermore, it was agreed that successful individual applicants would receive £50 while those applying on behalf of their family would receive £100. 3.3 Two applications have been received on behalf of families, both of which are recommended for award. Details of each application can be found at appendix 1. 3.4 The total funds available for distribution from the Lamont Bequest are approximately £5k. Should members be minded a total of £200 will be awarded during this award cycle. 4.0 CONCLUSION Page 121 Agenda Item 12a
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4.1 Members are asked to consider two applications that have been received for support from the Lamont Bequest and to approve the financial awards recommended within this report. 5.0 IMPLICATIONS 5.1 Policy None 5.2 Financial None, the Council acts as trustee for the Fund, it does not represent assets of the Council. However, there is a risk that the Council would have to repay the Trust if an objection was raised as to the use of the funds. 5.3 Legal Area Committees, as Trustees, must ensure that the distribution arrangements comply with the terms of the funds, failure to do so would result in the Council being liable. 5.4 HR None 5.5 Fairer Scotland Duty None 5.5.1 Equalities – protected characteristics None 5.5.2 Socio-economic Duty None 5.5.3 Islands None 5.6 Climate change None 5.7 Risk None 5.8 Customer Service None Douglas Hendry Executive Director with responsibility for Legal and Regulatory Support May 2022 For further information contact: Stuart McLean, Committee Manager Tel. No: 01436 658717 Email: Stuart.Mclean@argyll-bute.gov.uk APPENDICES Appendix 1 – Applications Page 122
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