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Elected Members will be asked to consider a number of reports at the Education, Children and Young People Executive to be held on 31 January 2023.

At the meeting discussions will focus on:

  • Consultation on the Proposed Mothballing of Blackness Primary School
  • Request to undertake a formal consultation on a proposal to change the distance criteria for Home to School Transport

No decision will be made on any of the recommendations made within the reports until the day of the meeting. You can watch the meeting live from 10am on 31 January.

Below you’ll find summaries of the key reports listed and links to the full papers.

Consultation on the Proposed Mothballing of Blackness Primary School

The report provides details of the feedback from a recent  consultation exercise (November 2022) on the proposal to mothball Blackness primary school.

91 responses were received and elected members are being asked to not proceed with the mothballing of the school. Officers will monitor the position and provide update to the EC&YP Executive in March 2024

You can read the full report here

Request to undertake a formal consultation on a proposal to change the distance criteria for Home to School Transport

This report asks members approval to carry out a formal consultation on proposals to change the School Transport Policy in relation to distance entitlement limits for free home to school transport.

The current school transport distance entitlement exceeds the recommended national distance entitlement, resulting in additional costs, but would bring it in line with the majority of other Scottish Councils.

You can read the full report here