Issue - meetings

Members were asked to consider a report by the Head of Education, which outlined the final patterns of in-service days and school holidays for all schools in Helensburgh and Lomond in the period 2013/14 and 2014/15.

Decision

a)      Agreed to endorse the final pattern of school holidays and in-service days for 2013/14  and2014/15 as outlined in Appendices 1 and 2.

b)      Agreed that the details of school holidays and in-service days for 2013/14  and2014/15 should now be circulated to schools and all relevant organisations.

c)      Agreed to request the Area Governance Manager to seek information from the Head of Education to ascertain whether the feasibility of liasing with neighbouring local authorities regarding the timing of school holidays had been previously explored.

(Ref: Report by Head of Education, dated August 2012, submitted)