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(i)       in note that officers would provide information outwith the meeting in relation to the amount of top-up funding the Council had received from the Scottish Government;

(ii)       to request that future updates include some data on the digital offering;  how it could help to develop engagement and musicality in children; how much movement there had been from traditional learning to digital learning; and to request that officers engage with children and young people on how much the use of Google Classroom between physical lessons had helped with retention and levels of engagement;

(iii)      to note the evaluation of the first year of free Instrumental Instruction;

(iv)      to instruct the Chief Officer – Education to continue to develop plans to establish opportunities for ensembles;

(v)      to instruct the Chief Officer – Education to evaluate the quality and provision of music across the city and report the findings to Committee within one calendar year; and

(vi)      to instruct the Chief Officer – Education to explore models and costings in order to create a Music Centre and report back to Education and Children’s Services Committee prior to referral to the budget process.

With reference to article 8 of the minute of its meeting of 23 September 2021, the Committee had before it a report by the Chief Operating Officer set out progress with the establishment of a digital anytime offer for learners and provided information on the effectiveness of the Music Service in light of national policy changes.  The report also highlighted how the service was building collaboration with the wider music community to support children and young people across city schools.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)      note the evaluation of the first year of free Instrumental Instruction;

(b)      instruct the Chief Officer – Education to continue to develop plans to establish opportunities for ensembles; and

(c)      instruct the Chief Officer – Education to evaluate the quality and provision of music across the city and report the findings to Committee within one calendar year.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)       to note that officers would provide information outwith the meeting in relation to the amount of top-up funding the Council had received from the Scottish Government;

(ii)       to request that future updates include some data on the digital offering; how it could help to develop engagement and musicality in children; how much movement there had been from traditional learning to digital learning; and to request that officers engage with children and young people on how much the use of Google Classroom between physical lessons had helped with retention and levels of engagement; and

(iii)      to approve the recommendations contained in the report with an additional recommendation as follows:-

(d)      to instruct the Chief Officer – Education to explore models and costings in order to create a Music Centre and report back to Education and Children’s Services Committee prior to referral to the budget process.