Education Committee - 27/10/2014

At a MEETING of the EDUCATION COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 27th October, 2014.

 

Present:-

 

Lord Provost Bob DUNCAN

 

Depute Lord Provost Christina ROBERTS

 

BAILIES

 

Willie SAWERS

Helen WRIGHT

Ian BORTHWICK

 

Derek J SCOTT

 

 

COUNCILLORS

 

Ken GUILD

Vari McDONALD

Richard McCREADY

John ALEXANDER

Gregor MURRAY

Norma McGOVERN

Jimmy BLACK

Alan G ROSS

Fraser MACPHERSON

David BOWES

Kevin KEENAN

Monsignor K McCAFFREY

Bill CAMPBELL

Mohammed ASIF

Mrs S CLELLAND

Kevin CORDELL

Laurie BIDWELL

Mr C DOURIS

Will DAWSON

Lesley BRENNAN

Miss A FINLAYSON

Stewart HUNTER

Georgia CRUICKSHANK

Mrs C HUXLEY

Ken LYNN

Tom FERGUSON

Miss K MANDS

 

Brian GORDON

 

 

Councillor Stewart HUNTER, Convener, in the Chair.

 

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 22nd September, 2014 was held as read.

 

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

 

I DECLARATION OF INTEREST

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

II LANGUAGE LEARNING IN SCOTLAND: A1 AND 2 APPROACH

 

There was submitted Report No 398-2014 by the Director of Education updating the Committee on the implementation approach to the introduction of a new approach to language learning in Scotland's schools.

 

The Committee agreed to the implementation of the Scottish Government's Language Learning in Scotland: A1 + 2 Approach in all Dundee Schools and instructed the Director of Education to provide an annual update on the implementation of the 1 + 2 Approach in Dundee.

 

III PROVISION OF FUNDING SUPPORT TO PRINCE'S TRUST'S FAIRBRIDGE PROGRAMME IN DUNDEE

 

There was submitted Report No 399-2014 by the Director of Education seeking approval to award funding to support the work carried out by the Prince's Trust's Fairbridge Programme in Dundee.

 

The Committee noted the contents of the report and approved the award of funding to the Prince's Trust in Dundee.

 

 

 

 

Stewart HUNTER, Convener.