Issue - meetings

(i)       to agree to instruct the Chief Officer – Education and Lifelong Learning in consultation with the Chief Officer – Data Insights to provide further information on reasons for variation in P1 literacy and numeracy performance in 2024/25 along with proposals to address the identified performance challenge, as part of the regular performance report, to the April Education and Children’s Services Committee; and

(ii)       to otherwise note the report.

The Committee had before it a report by the Executive Director - Corporate Services and the Executive Director - Families and Communities, which presented (a) the status of key quarterly performance and service standard measures (and recent national publications) relating to the Education and Lifelong Learning and Children’s Social Work and Family Support Clusters; (b) a progress update in respect of the Council’s National Improvement Framework Plan; and (c) early reflections against the national release of 2024/25 Curriculum for Excellence outcomes in December 2025.

During questions on the report, Dr Murray made a transparency statement as she had a son with additional support needs, however she did not consider that this amounted to an interest which would require her to leave the meeting for the item.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee note the report and provide comments and observations on the information contained in the report appendices.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)       to agree to instruct the Chief Officer – Education and Lifelong Learning in consultation with the Chief Officer – Data Insights to provide further information on reasons for variation in P1 literacy and numeracy performance in 2024/25 along with proposals to address the identified performance challenge, as part of the regular performance report, to the April Education and Children’s Services Committee; and

(ii)       to otherwise note the report.