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Placing Requests and Exclusions Appeals Panel
15 May 2024 - 09:30 to 16:30
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Agenda

Agenda
Notification
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Standard Items
Apologies
Apologies from members.
Declarations of Interest and Transparency Statements
Members are asked to declare an interest or make a transparency statement in any item(s) on the agenda and to provide a brief explanation of the nature of the interest or the transparency statement.
There were no declarations of interest or transparency statements intimated prior to the commencement of the meeting.
EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC
The Board may by resolution exclude the press and public from the meeting during consideration of the following items of business as it is likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted, that if members of the press and public are present, there could be disclosure to them of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 7A of the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1973.
The Appeals Panel resolved that the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item of business as it was likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted, that if members of the press and public were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 7A of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.
Items Of Business
1 Secondary School - Policy Information
Information for noting.
Gryffe High School
1

Consideration was given to eight appeals against the refusal of a placing request at Gryffe High School.

 

All participants had been invited to attend virtually by means of MS Teams. L Mitchell, Senior Solicitor (Litigation & Advice) (Finance & Resources) and K Christie, Headteacher of Gryffe High School and A Gallagher, Operations Manager (both Children's Services), all representing the Education Authority, were invited to attend the meeting together with the appellants in relation to appeals Gryffe High School 2024/02, 2024/03, 2024/04, 2024/05, 2024/07, 2024/08 and 2024/09.

 

G Thomson, Senior Solicitor (Litigation & Advice) outlined the procedure to be followed in hearing the appeals.

 

L Mitchell then presented the case for the Education Authority and led evidence from K Christie and A Gallagher in relation to the circumstances surrounding the refusal of the placing requests.

 

The appellants were then asked to leave the meeting and were advised that they
would be invited back individually to present their case to the Panel.

2(a) Gryffe High School: Appeal against refusal of a Placing Request - 2024/02
Documentation in respect of appeal 2024/02.
2(a)

The Education Authority representatives were invited back into the meeting, together with the appellant in relation to appeal 2024/02 who then presented their case.

 

Each side having been given the opportunity to cross examine and sum up, were thanked for their attendance and left the hearing.

 

DECIDED: That one or more of the grounds of refusal specified in Section 28(A) (3) and (3A) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 existed and that in all the circumstances, it was appropriate to confirm the Education Authority’s decision and that the appeal be not upheld. This was agreed by a unanimous decision.

2(b) Gryffe High School: Appeal against refusal of a Placing Request - 2024/03
Documentation in respect of appeal 2024/03.
2(b)

The Education Authority representatives were invited back into the meeting, together with the appellant in relation to appeal 2024/03 who then presented their case.

 

Each side having been given the opportunity to cross examine and sum up, were thanked for their attendance and left the hearing.

 

DECIDED: That consideration of the appeal be continued to a future meeting, with a Panel consisting of the same members, to allow further evidence to be be presented. This was agreed unanimously.

 

2(c) Gryffe High School: Appeal against refusal of a Placing Request - 2024/04
Documentation in respect of appeal 2024/04.
2(c)

The Education Authority representatives were invited back into the meeting, together with the appellants in relation to appeal 2024/04 who then presented their case.

 

Each side having been given the opportunity to cross examine and sum up, were thanked for their attendance and left the hearing.

 

DECIDED: That one or more of the grounds of refusal specified in Section 28(A) (3) and (3A) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 existed and that in all the circumstances, it was appropriate to confirm the Education Authority’s decision and that the appeal be not upheld. This was agreed by a unanimous decision.

2(d) Gryffe High School: Appeal against refusal of a Placing Request - 2024/05
Documentation in respect of appeal 2024/05.
2(d)

The Education Authority representatives were invited back into the meeting, together with the appellant in relation to appeal 2024/05 who then presented their case.

 

Each side having been given the opportunity to cross examine and sum up, were thanked for their attendance and left the hearing.

 

DECIDED: That one or more of the grounds of refusal specified in Section 28(A) (3) and (3A) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 existed and that in all the circumstances, it was appropriate to confirm the Education Authority’s decision and that the appeal be not upheld. This was agreed by a unanimous decision.

2(e) Gryffe High School: Appeal against refusal of a Placing Request - 2024/06
Documentation in respect of appeal 2024/02.
2(e)

The Education Authority representatives were invited back into the meeting.  The appellant in relation to appeal 2024/06 was not in attendance.

 

It was proposed that consideration of the appeal be continued to a future meeting to allow the appellant a further opportunity to present their appeal. This was agreed unanimously. 

 

DECIDED: That consideration of the appeal be continued to a future meeting of the Panel.

2(f) Gryffe High School: Appeal against refusal of a Placing Request - 2024/07
Documentation in respect of appeal 2024/07.
2(f)

The Education Authority representatives were invited back into the meeting, together with the appellant in relation to appeal 2024/07 who then presented their case.

 

 

Each side having been given the opportunity to cross examine and sum up, were thanked for their attendance and left the hearing.

 

DECIDED: That one or more of the grounds of refusal specified in Section 28(A) (3) and (3A) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 existed and that in all the circumstances, it was appropriate to confirm the Education Authority’s decision and that the appeal be not upheld. This was agreed by a unanimous decision.

2(g) Gryffe High School: Appeal against refusal of a Placing Request - 2024/08
Documentation in respect of appeal 2024/08.
2(h) Gryffe High School: Appeal against refusal of a Placing Request - 2024/09

Documentation in respect of appeal 2024/09.

3 St Andrew's Academy
3(a) St Andrew's Academy: Appeal against refusal of a Placing Request - 2024/01
Documentation in respect of appeal 2024/01.
3

Consideration was given to an appeal against the refusal of a placing request for S1 at St Andrew's Academy.

 

All participants had been invited to attend virtually by means of MS Teams. L Mitchell, Senior Solicitor (Litigation & Advice) (Finance & Resources), and A Gallagher, Resource Manager (Children's Services), both representing the Education Authority, were in attendance.

 

The appellant in relation to appeal St Andrew's 2024/01, was also in attendance.

 

G Thomson, Senior Solicitor (Litigation & Advice) outlined the procedure to be followed in hearing the appeal.

 

L Mitchell then presented the case for the Education Authority and led evidence from A Gallagher in relation to the circumstances surrounding the refusal of the placing request.

 

The appellant was then invited to present their case.

 

Each side having been given the opportunity to cross examine and sum up, were thanked for their attendance and left the hearing.

 

 

DECIDED: That one or more of the grounds of refusal specified in Section 28(A) (3) and (3A) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 existed and that in all the circumstances, it was appropriate to confirm the Education Authority's decision and that the appeal be not upheld. This was agreed unanimously.

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