Agendas, reports and minutes

A meeting of the Gaelic Committee will take place in the Council Chamber, Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness on Wednesday, 19 November 2025 at 2pm. 

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
Chief Officer – Legal and Corporate 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. Celtic Nations Cup Report – Gaelic Community Event

There is circulated Report No. G/17/25 by the Assistant Chief Executive – People.

The Committee is invited to:-

i. note the report; and
ii. recognise and note the development of the Celtic Nations Cup and encourage its role in promoting Gaelic and bringing communities together.

5. Gaelic Education Update

There is circulated Report No. G/18/25 by the Assistant Chief Executive – People.

The Committee is invited to:-

i. note the progress towards securing Gaelic Medium provision in Lochaline Primary school;
ii. note the development of the Gaelic education in-service programme as a strategic response to the Statutory Guidance on Gaelic Education, which places a duty on education authorities to support high-quality Gaelic provision; and
iii. note the contribution of events such as the In-service and Oideas podcast series in marking the 40-year milestone of Gaelic Medium Education (GME), and to support continued engagement with reflective and practitioner-led initiatives that strengthen the visibility and impact of Gaelic education in Highland.

6. PRMS Report

There is circulated Report No. G/19/25 by the Assistant Chief Executive – People.

The Committee is invited to:-

i. note the report; and 
ii. agree to accelerate the Gaelic Language Plan action to create an online Gaelic business resource.

7. Cross-service Gaelic Language Plan Implementation

There is circulated Report No. G/20/25 by the Assistant Chief Executive – People.

The Committee is invited to note the report.

8. High Life Highland Progress Report

There is circulated Report No. G/21/25 by the Chief Executive, High Life Highland.

The Committee is invited to discuss and note the report.

9. Gaelic 1 Plus 2 Progress Report

There is circulated Report No. G/22/25 by the Assistant Chief Executive – People.

The Committee is invited to:-

i. note the continued development of Gaelic 1+2 support across the Authority;
ii. note the progress made with Mòd Academy towards supporting pupils and schools in Lochaber with their Gaelic learning and to increase the uptake of Gaelic Learner competitions at the Royal National Mòd 2025; and
iii. note the progress made with Blasad class lessons to develop Gaelic in Sutherland and Caithness schools and to assist achieving the target of 70% of primary schools delivering Gaelic as an L2 or an L3 language.