Children And Families Services Committee - 24/04/2017

At a MEETING of the CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SERVICES COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 24th April, 2017.

 

Present:-

 

Lord Provost Bob DUNCAN

 

Depute Lord Provost Christina ROBERTS

 

BAILIES

 

Willie SAWERS

Helen WRIGHT

Ian BORTHWICK

 

Derek J SCOTT

 

 

COUNCILLORS

 

Ken GUILD

Stewart HUNTER

Laurie BIDWELL

John ALEXANDER

Ken LYNN

Lesley BRENNAN

Jimmy BLACK

Vari McDONALD

Tom FERGUSON

David BOWES

Gregor MURRAY

Brian GORDON

Bill CAMPBELL

Alan G ROSS

Richard McCREADY

Kevin CORDELL

Lynne SHORT

Norma McGOVERN

Will DAWSON

Kevin KEENAN

Fraser MACPHERSON

 

Mohammed ASIF

 

 

External members for Articles I and II

 

Monsignor K McCAFFREY, Roman Catholic Church Representative

Mr D BAXTER, Teacher Representative

Miss K MANDS, Church of Scotland Representative

Mr Jack BRADY, Pupil Representative

 

Councillor Stewart HUNTER, Convener, in the Chair.

 

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 27th March, 2017 was held as read.

 

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

 

I DECLARATION OF INTEREST

 

Mr Baxter declared a non-financial interest in respect of Article II by virtue of sitting on the Scottish Council on Deafness and having a relative who worked for the Multi-Sensory Service.

 

II MAINSTREAMING QUALITY PROGRESS REPORT 2015-2017

 

There was submitted Report No 151-2017 by the Executive Director of Children and Families Service seeking approval for the Education Equality Progress Report 2017.

 

The Committee agreed to approve the Education Equality Progress Report and that any subsequent biennial reports would include:-

 

(i) data on significant gender disparities in secondary pupils examination passes and details of programmes to reduce gender differences in pupil's subject choices and career pathways; and

 

(ii) details of gender disparities in staffing in Nursery, Primary and Secondary education.

 

 

 

Stewart Hunter, Convener.