Agendas, reports and minutes

Gaelic Implementation Group

Date: Thursday, 26 May 2016

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A meeting of the Gaelic Implementation Group will take place in the Council Chamber, Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness on Thursday 26 May 2016 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

Michelle Morris
Depute Chief Executive/Director of Corporate Development

Please note that this meeting will be conducted in Gaelic with simultaneous translation to English.

Business

  1. Apologies for Absence
  1. Declarations of Interest

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 indicate whether it is a financial or non-financial interest and include some information on the nature of the interest.  Advice may be sought from Officers prior to the meeting taking place.

  1. Good News
  1. Presentation - An Comunn Gàidhealach                                                       

Mr David McIntyre, Market Researcher and Mr John Morrison, Chief Executive of An Comunn Gàidhealach will undertake a presentation on An Comunn Gàidhealach and the Royal National Mod.

The Group is invited to comment on the presentation.

  1. Presentation - FilmG                                                       

Ms Eilidh Rankin, FilmG’s Project Officer will undertake a presentation on the impact of FilmG 8 in the Highland Council area, with many schools and film makers from the area getting involved. Ms Rankin will also cover what lies ahead for the FilmG team as they work towards the launch of the ninth annual Gaelic Short Film Competition.

The Group is invited to comment on the presentation.

  1. Gaelic Language Plan 2 2012-16, Theme 3 “What we will do for Gaelic in the Arts, Media and Heritage" - Implementation Report                                                      

  There is circulated Report No GIG/6/16 dated 11 May 2016 by the Director of Care and Learning providing an update on the    implementation of Gaelic Language Plan 2012-16 Theme 3, “What we will do for Gaelic in the Arts, Media and Heritage”. 

The Group is invited to comment on the report.

  1. Gaelic Language Act Implementation Fund Projects 2016-17 - Project Applications submitted to Bòrd na Gàidhlig                                                       

    There is circulated Report No GIG/7/16 dated 12 May 2016 by the Director of Care and Learning providing details on the Gaelic Language Act Implementation Fund (GLAIF) applications submitted to Bòrd na Gàidhlig (BnaG) for the 2016-17 funding period by the Gaelic Team. 

GLAIF was established to assist public authorities deliver commitments in their Gaelic Language Plans, to support the National Gaelic Language Plan and to assist other public authorities in the delivery of projects ahead of their formal notice to produce a Gaelic Language Plan.  The deadline for applications for financial year 2016-17 closed on 18 April and all applicants will be informed by BnaG of the decision on their applications by the beginning of July 2016.

The Group is invited to comment on the 2016-17 GLAIF Applications submitted by the Council to Bòrd na Gàidhlig.

  1. Gaelic Language Plan 2 2012-16, Theme 2 “What we will do for Gaelic in Education" - Implementation Report                                                                    
    There is circulated Report No GIG/8/16 dated 15 May 2016 by the Director of Care and Learning providing an update on the implementation of Gaelic Language Plan 2012-16 Theme 2, “What we will do for Gaelic in Education” together with information on a wide range of local and national level work. 

    The Group is invited to:-

i.          comment on progress in implementing the Education Theme in GLP;
ii.         agree to congratulate all our Gaelic Education partners inside and outside the Council, in growing our Gaelic future;
iii.        note the action being taken to resolve challenges due to accommodation pressures and that scoping has commenced for future options for Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Inbhir Nis (these discussions are part of a city-wide review of education provision which includes Gaelic Medium provision in Inverness);
iv.        agree further work around Gaelic Medium provision in the Bettyhill/Tongue/ Dingwall/Nairn and Drumnadrochit areas;
v.         agree to continue to press for Local Authority participation in the Gaelic Probationer Allocation Process; and
vi.        agree to the updating and publication of all the Gaelic Education statistical data and the Online Gaelic Education Map.