Agendas, reports and minutes

A meeting of the Gaelic Committee will take place in the Council Chamber, Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness on Friday, 8 December 2023 at 10.30 am. 

Webcast Notice: This meeting will be filmed and broadcast over the Internet on the Highland Council website and will be archived and available for viewing for 12 months thereafter.

You are invited to attend the meeting and a note of the business to be considered is attached.    

Yours faithfully

Stewart Fraser
Head of Legal and Governance

Business

1. Calling of the Roll and Apologies for Absence

2. Declarations of Interest/Transparency Statement

Members are asked to consider whether they have an interest to declare in relation to any item on the agenda for this meeting.  Any Member making a declaration of interest should provide some information on the nature of the interest and leave the meeting at the appropriate time.  Advice may be sought from officers prior to the meeting taking place.

3. Good News

The Committee is asked to note the good news as presented.

4. Presentation – Skills Development Scotland: Gaelic Skills Pathways and Career Opportunities     

Skills Development Scotland will make a presentation to the Committee on Gaelic Skills Pathways and Career Opportunities.

The Committee is invited to note the presentation.

5. Siuthad! Go On! – Gaelic Careers Event 2023

There is circulated Report No. G/18/23 by the Interim Executive Chief Officer, Performance and Governance.

The Committee is invited to:-

i. note and support the Siuthad! Event; and
ii. agree to continue to encourage and promote all Secondary schools in Highland who deliver Gaelic curriculum pathways to attend the event. 

6. Performance against Gaelic Language Plan 3 (GLP3)                                   

There is circulated Report No. G/19/23 by the Interim Executive Chief Officer, Performance and Governance.

The Committee is invited to consider and note the report.

7. BLAS Festival 2023

There is circulated Report No. G/20/23 by the Interim Executive Chief Officer, Performance and Governance. 

The Committee is invited to consider and note the report.

8. Gaelic Education Update  

There is circulated Report No. G/21/23 by the Interim Executive Chief Officer, Performance and Governance.

The Committee is invited to note:-

i. and consider the interim update on the Inverness 3-18 Gaelic Education Feasibility Study; and
ii. the catchment consultation process and update for Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Inbhir Nis, Dingwall and Nairn Gaelic Medium provisions.

9. Gaelic Plan Fund and GLP Outcomes

There is circulated Report No. G/22/23 by the Interim Executive Chief Officer, Performance and Governance.

The Committee is invited to note the report.