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Education and Children's Services Committee - Thursday, 28th August, 2025 10.15 am
August 28, 2025 Education and Children's Services Committee View on council website Watch video of meeting Watch video of meetingSummary
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...to consider and note the achievements of the Instrumental Music Service during the academic session 2024-2025, as detailed in the Instrumental Music Service Annual Report 2024/25.
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... the committee agreed to note and comment on the Children and Young People's Services Plan Annual Report 2024-25 and directed officers to investigate and implement improvements to the accessibility of reports.
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...to acknowledge and support the progress made in tackling poverty and inequalities, provide comments to the Communities Committee to inform the final Aberdeenshire Local Child Poverty Action Report, identify any specific concerns for the Tackling Poverty and Inequalities Strategic Partnership to consider in future plans, distribute a list of new childminder locations to committee members, and investigate adding helpful information and signposting to the Council website.
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...to approve the financial performance report for the first quarter of 2025/26, including consideration of revenue and capital positions, budget risks, savings progress, reserves, and budget virements, while agreeing to receive regular performance updates and mitigation actions for potential pressures.
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...to consider, comment on, and endorse the Education and Children's Services Directorate Strategic Plan 2025/26, including its performance measures, and to instruct the Director of Education and Children's Services to present performance reports to the Committee every six months.
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...the Committee considered and commented on the Child Protection Committee Biennial Report 2022-2024 and acknowledged the significant contribution made by the CPC to improving outcomes for children and young people at risk of harm or who have experienced harm.
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...to support the Council's corporate parenting duties, officers were instructed to consider making relevant ALDO (Aberdeenshire Learning and Development Opportunities) courses mandatory.
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...to establish a five-member Education Appeals Sub-Committee to consider appeals from teachers and associated professionals regarding dismissals or grievances, approving its terms of reference and seeking nominations for membership.
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... to agree to the six-monthly update on the Education and Children's Services Sustainability and Carbon Budget, noting the ongoing responsibility of each Director to secure their reduction targets as set out in the Carbon Budget and to report progress six-monthly to the relevant Policy Committees and to the Sustainability Committee.
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...to consider and comment on the report providing an annual update on attendance and absence rates in Aberdeenshire schools for 2023-24, with comparisons to previous years and national rates.
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