23 September 2025

There will be a Meeting of the Committee in the Council Offices, Stornoway, on Tuesday 23 September 2025 at 10:30am.

*It is recommended that, under the terms of Section 50A(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, the public, including the press, be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following Items on the grounds that  exempt information as defined in Part 1 of Schedule 7A of the  Act would be disclosed: 

Item 17 Paragraph 5 – Information relating to the adoption,  care, fostering or education of any particular child or relating to the supervision or residence of any particular child in accordance with a supervision requirement made in respect of that child under the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968.

Items 18 Paragraph 6, 8 and 9 – Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (other than the Comhairle), the amount of any expenditure proposed to be incurred by the Comhairle under any particular contract for the acquisition of property or the supply of goods or services and any terms proposed or to be proposed by or to the Comhairle in the course of negotiations for a contract for the acquisition or disposal of property or the supply of goods or services.

Minutes

1. Minute of Meeting of 17 June 2025
2. Declaration of Interest

Educational Provision

3. e-Sgoil Annual Evidence of Impact Report 2024-25
   
   2. Appendix 1
   3. Appendix 2
   4. Appendix 3
   5. Appendix 4
   6. Appendix 5

(Report by Chief Officer, Education and Children's Services)

4. Report by Care Inspectorate and Education Scotland of Early Learning and Childcare Provision 2024-25

(Report by Chief Officer, Education and Children's Services)

5.  Report by HM Inspectors of Education: Leverhulme Memorial School – August 2025
   
   2. Appendix

(Report by Chief Officer, Education and Children's Services)

6. Report by HM Inspectors of Education: Sir E Scott School – August 2025
   
   2. Appendix

(Report by Chief Officer, Education and Children's Services)

7. Attainment in the Broad General Education and Senior Phase 2025

(Report by Chief Officer, Education and Children's Services)

8. School Estate: Pre-Consultation for Closure of Bernera School

(Report by Chief Officer, Education and Children's Services)

9. School Estate: Pre-Consultation for Closure of Tolsta School

(Report by Chief Officer, Education and Children's Services)

10. Gaelic Secondary Education Feasibility Study

(Report by Chief Officer, Education and Children's Services)

11. Fostering Adoption Inspection Update

(Report by Chief Officer, Education and Children's Services)

12. Continuing Care Policy
    
    2. Appendix

(Report by Chief Officer, Education and Children's Services)

13. Community Learning and Development Annual Report 2024-25
    
    2. Appendix

(Report by Chief Officer, Education and Children's Services)

Sport

14. Consultation - Sport and Health Savings 2026-27
    
    2. Appendix 1
    3. Appendix 2
    4. Appendix 3
    5. Appendix 4

(Report by Chief Officer, Education and Children's Services)

Capital Programme

15. Barra and Vatersay Community Campus Update

(Report by Chief Executive and Project Manager)

16. Reports Outstanding

(Report by Chief Executive)

Private Items

17. Residential Placements for Children and Young People

(Report by Chief Officer, Education and Children's Services)

18. Stornoway Primary Sports Development

(Report by Chief Officer, Education and Children's Services)

NOTE:  The next scheduled meeting of the Committee will be on Tuesday 25 November 2025.

Minute will be published when it's available.