Education, Children and Families Committee - Tuesday 2 September 2025, 10:00am - City of Edinburgh Council Webcasts

Planned

1. 1. Order of Business
2. 1 a) Including any notices of motion and any other items of business submitted as urgent for consideration at the meeting
3. 1 b) Committee members to indicate any “Items for Scrutiny” at section 8 that they wish to be subject to scrutiny and discussion
4. 2. Declaration of Interests
5. 2 a) Declaration of Interests
6. 3. Deputations
7. 3 a) Deputations
8. 4. Minutes
9. 4 a) Minutes
10. 5. Forward Planning
11. 5 a) Work Programme
12. 5 b) Rolling Actions Log
13. 6. Business Bulletin
14. 6 a) Business Bulletin
15. 7. Items for Decision
16. 7 a) Early Years – The Hourly Rate for Funded Early Learning and Childcare and the Partner Provider Agreement Process
17. 7 b) Access to Children in City of Edinburgh Council Schools and Early Years Centres for Research Purposes
18. 7 c) Inclusive Learning Estate Review
19. 7 d) Statutory consultation to remove Common Good status and establish a new primary school at Hunter’s Hall Park
20. 7 e) Mobile Phones in Edinburgh Schools – Response to Motion by Councillor Cowdy, Amendment and Addendum
21. 7 f) Communities and Families Excursions Policy Update: Overseas Visits (Education) Approval Framework
22. 7 g) Educational Provision for Children and Young People admitted to the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People who are Educated in the Independent School Sector
23. 7 h) Petition for Consideration: Improve Blackhall Primary School Playground Facilities
24. 8. Items for Scrutiny
25. 8 a) Quality Improvement and Scrutiny Update, 2025
26. 8 b) Support for Transgender Pupils in Schools Update
27. 8 c) Connected Communities Edinburgh: Year 1 Impact Report
28. 8 d) Revenue Monitoring 2025/26 – month three report
29. 8 e) Learning from the Champions Board Copenhagen Trip
30. 8 f) Edinburgh Education Trust
31. 8 g) Wider Achievement and Lifelong Learning – Annual Update
32. 8 h) Community Access to Schools – Transfer of Management of Non-sports Lets to Edinburgh Leisure
33. 8 i) Improving Educational Attainment (Release of Reserves of £0.5m) Response to Motion by Councillor Cowdy
34. 8 j) School Admissions Policy: Merging Classes (in response to the Motion from Cllr Hyslop)
35. 8 k) Update of Devolved School Management Scheme
36. 8 l) Education Standards & Quality Report 2024-25 and Education Improvement Plan 2024-27
37. 8 m) Energy in Schools - 2025 Update
38. 8 n) Learning for Sustainability (LfS) Update
39. 9. Motions
40. 9 a) Motion by Councillor Hyslop - Children's Services and Performance Review
41. 9 b) Motion by Councillor Hyslop - P1 Class Sizes: Reviewing Council Procedures
42. 10. Resolution to Consider in Private
43. 10 a) Resolution to Consider in Private
44. 11. Private Reports
45. 11 a) B Agenda - Lessons Learned – Spear Phishing Incident
46. 11 b) MCEC-35-24 and MCEC-36-24 – Schools and Lifelong Learning – Domestic Abuse Charge – referral from the Whistleblowing Sub-Committee
47. a) Ward / Special Interest Callings