Children And Families Committee - 02/03/2026

At a MEETING of the CHILDREN AND FAMILIES COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 2nd March, 2026.

 

Present:-

 

Lord Provost Bill CAMPBELL

Depute Lord Provost Nadia EL-NAKLA

 

BAILIES

 

Will DAWSON	Kevin KEENAN	Fraser MACPHERSON
Willie SAWERS	Helen WRIGHT	Derek SCOTT

 

COUNCILLORS

 

Heather ANDERSON	Lee MILLS	Dorothy McHUGH
Jimmy BLACK	Steven ROME	George McIRVINE
Kevin CORDELL	Lynne SHORT	Wendy SCULLIN
Mark FLYNN	Roisin SMITH	Daniel COLEMAN
Stewart HUNTER	Siobhan TOLLAND	Michael CRICHTON
Ken LYNN	Georgia CRUICKSHANK	Craig DUNCAN
	Jax FINNEGAN

 

External Members for Articles I to VI

 

Ms Jodi BARCLAY, Teacher Representative

Mr David GIBSON, Teacher Representative

Mrs Teresa LITTLE, Roman Catholic Church Representative

Mrs Margaret MCVEAN, Church of Scotland Representative

Miss Lilia MAIR, Pupil Representative

 

Councillor Stewart HUNTER, Convener, in the Chair.

 

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 1st December, 2025 was held as read.

 

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

 

I DECLARATION OF INTEREST

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

II RETAINING RESERVED PLACES IN SCHOOLS

 

There was submitted Report No 51-2026 by the Executive Director of Children and Families Service reporting that there was a requirement to review the allocation of reserved places on an annual basis. The report proposed an allocation of reserved places in Dundees schools for academic session 2026/2027.

 

The Committee agreed:-

 

(i) to approve the proposals for the allocation of reserved places in schools for the academic session 2026/2027 as outlined in Appendix 1 of the report; and

 

(ii) to note the existing criteria for admission to school (Extract from Placing Request Guidelines) as outlined in Appendix 2 of the report.

 

III REVIEW OF THE SERVICE ESTATE - CONDITION AND SUITABILITY

 

There was submitted Report No 52-2026 by the Executive Director of Children and Families Service providing an annual update on the condition and suitability of the learning estate and an update on completed and planned improvement work.

 

The Committee agreed to note the content of the report.

 

IV REVIEW OF THE SERVICE ESTATE - CAPACITIES AND ROLLS

 

There was submitted Report No 50-2026 by the Executive Director of Children and Families Service providing an annual update on the occupancy levels of the learning estate.

 

The Committee agreed:-

 

(i) to note the content of the report; and

 

(ii) to instruct the Executive Director to provide an update in 12 months.

 

V MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING SUPPORT

 

There was submitted Report No 49-2026 by the Executive Director of Children and Families Service providing an overview of key mental health and wellbeing support strategies for children, young people, and families, and highlighting key developments and outcomes over the past year.

 

The Committee agreed to note the content of the report.

 

VI ACHIEVEMENT OF CURRICULUM FOR EXCELLENCE LEVELS 2024/2025

 

There was submitted Report No 48-2026 by the Executive Director of Children and Families Service providing information on the proportion of pupils who had achieved their expected Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) levels in literacy and numeracy relevant to their stage in academic session 2024/2025.

 

The Committee agreed to note the content of the report.

 

 

 

 

Stewart HUNTER, Convener.