Consultation on future of Castlebrae Community High School
A report is going to the Education, Children and Families Committee next Tuesday 9 October requesting permission to consult on the closure of Castlebrae Community High School. This is because we are...
View ArticleEducation, Children and Families Committee – 9 October 2012
A report by John Heywood (departmental assistant to Cllr Paul Godzik, Convener of Education, Children and Families Committee) following the Committee meeting on 9 October 2012. For the first time, the...
View ArticleNew Portobello High – watch the Council meeting live online
A Full Council meeting in progress Tomorrow’s Full Council meeting will discuss a report (PDF) confirming that we remain totally committed to replacing the existing Portobello High School as soon as...
View ArticleComment on proposals to close Castlebrae Community High School
We are consulting on a proposal to close Castlebrae Community High School in July 2013 and to revise the catchment areas for Portobello and Liberton High Schools. Find out more and tell us what you...
View ArticleCouncil confirms overhaul of technology across our education service
A range of ICT improvements are planned Billy MacIntyre, Head of Resources, reports on how we have signed the contract for a multi-million pound overhaul of technology across 180 Learning and Teaching...
View ArticleHave your say on Children and Families Commissioning
Following on from last year’s consultation on our overall Commissioning Plan, we are now asking for views on our commissioning approaches in seven service areas. Commissioning is about how we plan the...
View ArticleEducation, Children and Families Committee – 11 December 2012
John Heywood (Departmental Assistant to Cllr Paul Godzik, Convener of Education, Children and Families Committee) reports from the Committee meeting held on Tuesday 11 December 2012. You can view all...
View ArticleFirst ever parent rep for Education, Children and Families Committee
Lindsay Law has been elected as the first ever representative on the Education, Children and Families Committee. Fellow members of the Consultative Committee with Parents elected her at its meeting on...
View ArticlePolicy Sub-Committee considers draft Vision for Schools
Last week saw the first meeting of the Policy Development and Review Sub-Committee of the Education, Children and Families Committee. The Sub-Committee consists of 22 Councillors, 3 religious...
View ArticleEducation, Children and Families Committee – 5 March 2013
A report by John Heywood (Departmental Assistant to Cllr Paul Godzik, Convener of Education, Children and Families Committee) following the Committee meeting on 5 March 2013. You can also download...
View ArticleEducation, Children and Families Committee – 21 May 2013
A report by John Heywood (Departmental Assistant to Cllr Paul Godzik, Convener of Education, Children and Families Committee) following the Committee meeting on 21 May 2013. Further details about each...
View ArticleEducation, Children and Families Committee – 8 October 2013
A report by John Heywood (Departmental Assistant to Cllr Paul Godzik, Convener of Education, Children and Families Committee) following the Committee meeting on Tuesday 8 October 2013. Further details...
View ArticleEducation, Children and Families Committee – 10 December 2013
A report by John Heywood (Departmental Assistant to Cllr Paul Godzik, Convener of Education, Children and Families Committee) following the Committee meeting on 10 December 2013. The agenda and all...
View ArticleBudget update
The Council set its budget for 2014/15 on 13 February 2014. Here we summarise the Council motion as it relates to Children and Families. The Budget Motion reflected on the many positive outcomes for...
View ArticleEducation, Children and Families Committee – 04 March 2014
A report by John Heywood (Departmental Assistant to Cllr Paul Godzik, Convener of Education, Children and Families Committee) following the Committee meeting on 4 March 2014. At the beginning of the...
View ArticleEducation Children and Families Committee; Policy Development and Review Sub...
On the 3 April 2014 this committee took place. The main focus was to consider how to improve outcomes for children and young people who are Looked After. Alistair Gaw (Head of Service for Support to...
View ArticleEducation Children and Families Committee – 20 May 2014
At the Education, Children and Families Committee, chaired by the Convener Councillor Paul Godzik, a wide range of reports where discussed. Many of these were progress reports or annual updates from...
View ArticleEducation, Children and Families Committee – 11 September 2014
There were 12 reports at this Committee. Improving Positive Destinations This report showed a significant improvement in positive destinations, with the city exceeding the national average. The report...
View ArticleEducation, Children and Families Committee – 9 December 2014
A summary of the reports from the recent Education, Children and Families Committee on 9 December 2014. Business Bulletin This gives an update on various issues across Children and Families. A new...
View ArticleEducation, Children and Families Committee – 3 March 2015
The Education, Children and Families Committee met on 3 March 2015. There were 16 reports on the agenda for this Committee. Maria Lloyd, Adviser to the Convener and Vice Convener of Education Children...
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