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Education, Children and Families Committee
18 Nov 2025 - 14:00 to 16:00
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Documents

Agenda

Date
Published Date
7 November 2025
Agenda Items
1 Declarations of Interest In Terms of the Ethical Standards In Public Life Etc. (Scotland) Act 2000
Operational
Submit report by the Chief Officer (Legal and Democratic) providing an update on the appointment of Teacher Representatives to the Education, Children and Families Committee.
Submit report by the Chief Officer (Education - South) summarising the work of the Educational Psychology Service in Session 2024-25.
4 pdf Active Schools (246Kb)
Submit report by the Chief Officer (Community Operations) outlining the work of the Active Schools team to support equality and inclusion.
Submit report by the Chief Officer (Education - South) seeking approval to (1) proceed with the statutory consultation process (a) of the five-pilot primary learning provision across North Lanarkshire; and (b) to merge Portland and Fallside Schools, to relocate to the existing Mavisbank site; and (2) operational changes to the assessment centre at St Aidan's LCSC.
Submit report by the Chief Social Work Officer (Children, Families, Justice and Integrated Practice) setting out progress in delivering whole family support.
Submit report by the Chief Social Work Officer (Children, Families, Justice and Integrated Practice) setting out further progress in delivering whole family support locally. 
Submit report by the Chief Social Work Officer (Children, Families, Justice and Integrated Practice) seeking approval of the Annual Report of the Chief Social Work Officer 2024/25.
Submit report by the Chief Officer (Planning, Performance and Quality Assurance) providing an update on the Quality Assurance activity over the period 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025.
Financial
Submit report by the Chief Officer (Education - North) providing a summary of the financial performance of the Education and Families Service for the period 1 April to 12 September 2025 (Period 6).
Contracts
Submit report by the Chief Social Work Officer (Children, Families, Justice and Integrated Practice) seeking approval for the award of a contract for Independent Advocacy (Children) to Who Cares? Scotland.
Submit report by the Chief Officer (Assets and Procurement) advising of contracts awarded since the last meeting of the Committee.

Attendance

Attended - Other Members
Name
No other member attendance information has been recorded for the meeting.
Apologies
NameReason for Sending ApologySubstituted By
Gordon Currie Sandy Watson
Michael McPake Clare Quigley
Absent
NameReason for AbsenceSubstituted By
Cameron McManus  

Declarations of Interests

Member NameItem Ref.DetailsNature of DeclarationAction
Tracy Carragher5Family member working in ASN. Personal and Non-FinancialStay in the meeting.

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