Issue - meetings

Report by Executive Director of Community Services

The Committee gave consideration to a report outlining the framework of main holiday, in-service and occasional dates for schools in the Mid Argyll, Kintyre and the Islands area for 2016/17.  Members noted the disparity in the dates for Tarbert Academy and Rhunahaorine and Gigha Primary Schools which could cause difficulty for parents.  The Area Committee Manager agreed to seek clarity in this regard and provide Members with the information by email.  Having noted that information in relation to Colonsay Primary School was missing from the report, Members requested that the Area Committee Manager contact the Head of Education and request that all future Education reports include information on Colonsay Primary School. 

Decision

Members agreed:-

1.    to endorse the final pattern of school holiday and in-service days for session 2016/17 subject to clarification being received on the dates for Tarbert Academy, Rhunahaorine Primary and Gigha Primary; and

2.    that once this is confirmed, the details of school holidays and in-service days for 2016/17 should be circulated to schools and all relevant organisations. 

(Ref:  Report by Executive Director of Community Services, dated 5 August 2015, submitted.)