Meeting Details Meeting Summary Committee: Learning and Families Committee Date/Time: 3 May 2023 - 14:00 to 16:30 Status: Occurred Venue: the Council Chamber Add to my Calendar Recording of Meeting: Learning and Families Committee - 3 May 2023 DocumentsMembers AttendanceOther AttendeesDeclarations of Interests Documents Agenda Contents (249Kb) Agenda Document Pack - Learning and Families Committee - 03/05/2023 (3062Kb) Agenda Public Items 1 Welcome and Apologies/Substitutes 2 Declarations of Interest 3 Minutes 3(i) Minute of meeting of the Learning and Families Committee of 15 March 2023 for approval (copy herewith) Minute of meeting of 15 March 2023 (209Kb) 3(ii) Minute of meeting of the Executive Sub-committee of the Learning and Families Committee of 29 August 2022 for noting (copy herewith) Minute of meeting of 29 August 2022 (123Kb) 3(iii) Minute of meeting of the Joint Negotiating Committee for Teaching Staff of 13 December 2022 for noting (copy herewith) Minute of meeting of 12 December 2022 (170Kb) 4 Outstanding Business Statement (copy herewith 23/84) Outstanding Business Statement (115Kb) 5 Appointment of Non-Council Members of the Learning and Families Committee 5(i) Appointment of Third Religious Representative on Learning and Families Committee Report by Head of Legal and Governance Services (copy herewith 23/127) Appointment of Third Religious Representative on Learning and Families Committee (276Kb) Appendix 1 – Proposed Public Notice (105Kb) 5(ii) Teacher Representatives Following a ballot administered by Democratic Services of all teaching staff in schools in Perth and Kinross Council, Committee is asked to ratify the appointments of Miranda Powell as Primary School Teacher Representative and Tim Kearns as Secondary School Representative on the Committee. 5(iii) Parent Council Representatives Committee is asked to note that an extension has been given to Parent Councils for the nomination of both primary and secondary parent representative members of the Committee with a view to proposals being presented to the next meeting of the Committee on 23 August 2023. 5(iv) Youth Representatives Committee is asked to note that discussions are continuing between staff in Education and Children's Services and the Perth and Kinross Youth Forum regarding the nomination of representatives of children and young people to be members of the Committee. 6 Review of the School Estate Update Verbal Update by Executive Director (Education and Children's Services) 7 Education Reform in Scotland Update Report by Executive Director (Education and Children's Services) (copy herewith 23/128) Education Reform in Scotland Update (292Kb) 8 Virtual Campus (Secondary Education) Report by Executive Director (Education and Children's Services) (copy herewith 23/129) Virtual Campus (Secondary Education) (228Kb) Appendix 1 – Virtual Campus 2023 (513Kb) 9 Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Work Report by Executive Director (Education and Children's Services) (copy herewith 23/130) Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Work (255Kb) Appendix 1 – ECS Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Work (266Kb) 10 Impact of Covid-19 on Services for Children, Young People and Families Report by Executive Director (Education and Children's Services) (copy herewith 23/131) Impact of COVID-19 on Services for Children, Young People and Families (257Kb) Appendix 1 – Services for Children, Young People and Families Organisational Chart (186Kb) Additional Meeting Documents Minute of Meeting of Learning and Families Committee of 3 May 2023 (133Kb) Members Attendance Attended - Committee Members Name Bailie Chris Ahern Councillor Liz Barrett Councillor Steven Carr Mr Andy Charlton Margaret Conroy Adrian Ferguson Councillor Michelle Frampton Councillor Neil Freshwater Mr Martin Gowrie Tim Kearns Councillor Noah Khogali Councillor Brian Leishman Councillor Iain MacPherson Councillor Ian Massie Provost Xander McDade Prof Teresa Moran Miranda Powell Councillor John Rebbeck Councillor Crawford Reid Councillor Caroline Shiers Councillor Colin Stewart Councillor Jack Welch Attended - Other Members Name No other member attendance information has been recorded for the meeting. Apologies NameReason for Sending ApologySubstituted By No apology information has been recorded for the meeting. Absent NameReason for AbsenceSubstituted By No absentee information has been recorded for the meeting. Declarations of Interests Member NameItem Ref.DetailsNature of DeclarationAction No declarations of interest have been entered for this meeting. Other Attendees Also in attendance at the above meeting were: S Devlin, Executive Director (Education and Children’s Services); P Cunningham, G Doogan, S Johnston, D Macluskey, F MacKay, S Sweeney and S Turner (all Education and Children’s Services); D Williams, A Brown and M Pasternak (all Corporate and Democratic Services).