Issue - meetings

By Councillor Burgess - New school session 2020-21

This Council:

1)         Welcomes statements from the First Minister on the priority being given to restarting schools in August in a way that is as close to normal school experience as possible;

2)         Recognises that school arrangements need to be consistent with public safety advice;

3)         Further recognises that a prolonged period of limited access to direct teaching will widen the attainment gap, with a long term negative effect on many of the most disadvantaged young people;

4)         Notes that a significant number of young people will have not engaged with online resources provided in the period April – June;

5)         Therefore agrees that the Council leader will write to Scottish Government Ministers in support of seeking additional funding required to ensure that schools can operate safely in a way which provides the education which young people need and also to request that there is a co-ordinated effort to improve the quality and consistency of online resources, including online teaching.”