Meeting Details Meeting Summary Committee: Learning and Families Committee Date/Time: 4 Feb 2026 - 09:30 to 12:00 Status: Occurred Venue: the Council Chamber Add to my Calendar Recording of meeting: Learning and Families Committee - 4 February 2026 DocumentsMembers AttendanceOther AttendeesDeclarations of Interests Documents Agenda Contents (127Kb) Agenda Document Pack - Learning and Families Committee - 04/02/2026 (3638Kb) 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 12 November 2025 for approval (copy herewith) Minute of meeting of 12 November 2025 (50Kb) 3(ii) Minute of meeting of the Executive Sub-Committee of the Learning and Families Committee of 1 September 2025 for noting (copy herewith) Minute of meeting of 1 September 2025 (32Kb) 3(iii) Minute of meeting of the Joint Negotiating Committee for Teaching Staff of 3 September 2025 for noting (copy herewith) Minute of meeting of 3 September 2025 (59Kb) 3(iv) Minute of meeting of the Children, Young People and Families Partnership of 19 September 2025 for noting (copy herewith) Minute of meeting of 19 September 2025 (129Kb) 4 Self-Directed Support Strategy for Children, Young People and Families 2025 - 2030 Report by Strategic Lead - Children, Families and Justice (copy herewith 25/32) Self-Directed Support Strategy for Children, Young People and Families 2025 - 2030 (137Kb) Appendix 1 – Children, Families and Justice SDS Strategy 2025 - 2030 (777Kb) Appendix 2 – SDS Consultation (58Kb) 5 Raising Attainment Update 2024/25 Report by Strategic Lead - Education and Learning (copy herewith 26/33) Raising Attainment Update 2024-25 (137Kb) Appendix 1 - Raising Attainment Report 2024-25 (361Kb) 6 Tayside Plan for Infants, Children, Young People and Families 2023-2026 - Annual Progress Report 2024-2025 Report by Strategic Lead - Education and Learning (copy herewith 26/34) Tayside Plan for Infants, Children, Young People and Families 2023-2026 - Annual Progress Report (124Kb) Appendix 1 - Tayside Plan for Infants, Children, Young People and Families 2023-2026 (987Kb) Appendix 2 - The Tayside Plan Report on Progress 2024-25 (273Kb) Appendix 3 - Attainment Gap Data (147Kb) Appendix 4 - Headline Measures (450Kb) Additional Meeting Documents Minute of meeting of the Learning and Families Committee of 4 February 2026 (97Kb) Members Attendance Attended - Committee Members Name Bailie Chris Ahern Councillor Liz Barrett Councillor Dave Cuthbert Councillor John Duff Adrian Ferguson Councillor Michelle Frampton Councillor Noah Khogali Amber Laverty Councillor Iain MacPherson Councillor Ian Massie Provost Xander McDade Councillor John Rebbeck Councillor Caroline Shiers Councillor Grant Stewart Robert Stubbs Councillor Alan Watt Attended - Other Members Name No other member attendance information has been recorded for the meeting. Apologies NameReason for Sending ApologySubstituted By Councillor Steven Carr Councillor Ken Harvey Councillor Neil Freshwater Councillor David Illingworth Laura-Jane Grant Absent NameReason for AbsenceSubstituted By Susan MacLagan Miranda Powell 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: D Macluskey, Strategic Lead – Education and Learning; A Singh, Strategic Lead - Children, Families and Justice; S Cooper and S Wilson (Children, Families and Justice); F Mackay, and N Craik-Collins (all Education and Learning); A McConnachie, S Hendry, A Brown, and M Pasternak (all Legal and Governance).