Children, Families & Communities Committee - 03/03/2025

At a MEETING of the CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 3rd March, 2025.

 

Present:-

 

Lord Provost Bill CAMPBELL

Depute Lord Provost Kevin CORDELL

 

BAILIES

 

Will DAWSON	Kevin KEENAN	Fraser MACPHERSON
Willie SAWERS	Helen WRIGHT	Derek SCOTT

 

COUNCILLORS

 

Heather ANDERSON	Steven ROME	George McIRVINE
Jimmy BLACK	Lynne SHORT	Wendy SCULLIN
Mark FLYNN	Roisin SMITH	Pete SHEARS
Stewart HUNTER	Siobhan TOLLAND	Daniel COLEMAN
Ken LYNN	Georgia CRUICKSHANK	Michael CRICHTON
Lee MILLS	Jax FINNEGAN	Craig DUNCAN
	Dorothy McHUGH

 

External members for Articles I to IV.

 

Ms Jodi BARCLAY, Teacher Representative

Mr David GIBSON, Teacher Representative

Mrs Teresa LITTLE, Roman Catholic Church Representative

Mrs Margaret MCVEAN, Church of Scotland Representative

 

Councillor Stewart HUNTER, Convener, in the Chair.

 

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 20th January, 2025 was held as read.

 

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

 

I DECLARATION OF INTEREST

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

II ACHIEVEMENT OF CURRICULUM FOR EXCELLENCE LEVELS 2023/2024

 

There was submitted Report No 72-2025 by the Executive Director of Children and Families Service providing information on the proportion of primary school pupils who had achieved the expected Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) levels in literacy and numeracy relevant to their stage in academic session 2023/2024.

 

The Committee agreed to note the contents of the report and the improvements in literacy and numeracy attainment in the primary school sector.

 

III RETAINING RESERVED PLACES IN SCHOOLS FROM 2025/2026

 

There was submitted Report No 71-2025 by the Executive Director of Children and Families Service reporting the requirement to review the allocation of reserved places on an annual basis and proposing an allocation of reserved places in Dundees schools for academic session 2025/2026.

 

The Committee agreed:-

 

(i) to approve the proposals for the allocation of reserved places in schools for the academic session 2025/2026 as outlined in Appendix 1 of the report; and

 

(ii) to note the existing criteria for admission to school (Extract from Placing Request Guidelines) as outlined in Appendix 2 of the report.

 

IV EAST END COMMUNITY CAMPUS FORMAL NAMING OF THE SCHOOL AND CAMPUS

 

There was submitted Report No 70-2025 by the Executive Director of Children and Families Service, seeking approval of the proposed name for the new school for secondary aged young people, following the closure of Braeview Academy and Craigie High School and the proposed name for the campus, currently referred to as the East End Community Campus, where the new school would be located.

 

The Committee agreed:-

 

(i) to the proposal that the new provision for secondary aged young people following the closure of Braeview Academy and Craigie High School would be officially named Greenfield Academy; and

 

(ii) that the East End Community Campus would be officially named Drumgeith Community Campus.

 

V VALEDICTORY MARIE DAILLY

 

The Convener, on behalf of the Committee, paid tribute to Marie Dailly, Service Manager, Communities, Neighbourhood Services upon her retiral later in the month and wished her well for the future.

 

The Committee associated themselves with the Conveners remarks.

 

 

 

 

Stewart HUNTER, Convener.