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Renfrewshire Council Joint Negotiating Committee for Teaching Staff
10 Jun 2025 - 14:00 to 16:00
Occurred
AGM - Corporate Meeting Room 2, Renfrewshire House
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Agenda

Agenda
Notification
Membership
Representing Renfrewshire Council Management

Councillor E Rodden; Councillor J Paterson; G McLaughlin, Head of Education; E Henry, Head of Education; K Henry, Head Teacher, St Andrews Academy; J Houston, Head Teacher, Mossvale Primary School; A Hall, Education Manager (Development); Y Ward, Education Manager, (all Education and Childrens' Services); and K Clark, Strategic Lead Partner (People), S Fanning, Strategic Lead Partner (Health & Safety) (both Finance and Resources)

Representing Renfrewshire Council Teaching Staff 

M Russell, D Tollan, T Millar, Y Murray, C Niven, J Aitken, M McGlynn (all EIS); R Kane(SSTA); L Gibson (NASUWT) and D Campbell (EIS - Adviser to Teachers' Side).

Meeting Details
This meeting is the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Renfrewshire Council Joint Negotiating Committee for Teaching Staff.

The ordinary meeting (rescheduled from 29 April 2025) will commence at the conclusion of this AGM.
Agenda Publication Date - 04/06/2025
Further Information
A copy of the agenda and reports for this meeting will be available for inspection prior to the meeting at the Customer Service Centre, Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street, Paisley and online at http://renfrewshire.cmis.uk.com/renfrewshire/CouncilandBoards.aspx

For further information, please email
democratic-services@renfrewshire.gov.uk 

Committee Members
Standard Items
Items Of Business
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Apologies
Apologies from members.
Councillor J Paterson, R Cree, Head of People and Organisational Development, K Clark, Strategic Lead Partner (People), K Henry, Head Teacher, St Andrews Academy, D Rigmand, Head Teacher, Wallace Primary School, M Russell and T Millar (both EIS) and L Gibson (NASUWT).
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 intimated prior to the commencement of the meeting.
1 Membership of the Joint Negotiating Committee for Teachers 2025/26
Report by Joint Secretaries.
1
There was submitted a report by the Joint Secretaries relative to the Membership of the Renfrewshire Joint Negotiating Committee for Teaching Staff for session 2025/26. The Chair welcomed the new members and thanked the outgoing members for their valuable contribution to the work of the JNC.

DECIDED: 

(a) That the membership of the JNC for session 2025/26 be noted; 

(b) That the proposed Joint Chairs and Joint Secretaries for each side be agreed; and 

(c) That it be noted that the membership of the Management Side should have included D Rigmand, Head Teacher, Wallace Primary School in place of J Houston, Mossvale Primary School.
Chairperson
Consider the appointment of a Chairperson for this meeting.
In accordance with the terms of the local recognition and procedure agreement, which stated that the Chair of the Committee should alternate between the two sides comprising the Renfrewshire Council Joint Negotiating Committee for Teaching Staff, it was agreed that Mr J P Tonner chair the Annual General Meeting of the Renfrewshire Council Joint Negotiating Committee for Teaching Staff (JNC).

DECIDED: That Mr J P Tonner chair the Annual General Meeting of the Renfrewshire Council Joint Negotiating Committee for Teaching Staff (JNC).
2 Annual Report Session 2024/25
Report by Joint Secretaries.
2
There was submitted a report by the Joint Secretaries relative to a summary of the work of the JNC during session 2024/25. The report outlined the membership of the Committee, the reports discussed, agreements reached during the period June 2024 to June 2025 and ongoing work. 

DECIDED: 

(a) That the report and appendices be noted; and 

(b) That it be agreed that this report be circulated to all educational establishments.
3 Dates for Future Meetings Session 2025/26
Report by Joint Secretaries.
3
There was submitted a report by the Joint Secretaries relative to the future meeting dates for session 2025/26.

DECIDED: That the schedule of meetings for the remainder of 2025 be noted and that the schedule of meetings for 2026 be agreed as 3 February, 31 March, 9 June (both AGM and ordinary meeting), 1 September and 10 November 2026.
 

Attendance

Attended - Committee Members
Attended - Other Members
Name
No other member attendance information has been recorded for the meeting.
Apologies
NameReason for Sending Apology
No apology information has been recorded for the meeting.

Declarations of Interests

Member NameItem Ref.DetailsNature of DeclarationAction
No declarations of interest have been entered for this meeting.

Visitors

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