Agendas, reports and minutes

A meeting of the Gaelic Committee will take place in the Council Chamber, Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness on Wednesday, 31 May 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

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

4. Draft Gaelic Language Plan 4    

There is circulated Report No. G/8/23 dated 10 May 2023 by the Interim Chief Executive and Executive Chief Officer Performance and Governance.

In addition there will be a short presentation highlighting the key themes in the Plan.

A draft version of the Draft Gaelic Language Plan can be found in Booklet A, circulated separately.

The Committee is invited to agree to recommend to the full Council that it homologates the submission of the draft Plan to Bord na Gaidhlig. 

5. Gaelic Language Plan – Public Consultation

There is circulated Report No. G/9/23 dated 18 May 2023 by the Interim Executive Chief Officer Performance and Governance.

The Committee is invited to consider and note the report.

6. Performance against Gaelic Language Plan 3 

There is circulated Report No. G/10/23 dated 15 May 2023 by the Interim Executive Chief Officer Performance and Governance.

The Committee is invited to consider and note the report.

7. Gaelic Education  

There is circulated Report No. G/11/23 dated 5 May 2023 by the Interim Executive Chief Officer Performance and Governance.

The Committee is invited to:-

i.   consider the report and note the provision of Gaelic Medium and Gaelic Education across Highland;
ii.  note the areas of current and future development for 1 plus 2; and
iii. note the catchment consultation process and update for Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Inbhir Nis, Dingwall and Nairn Gaelic Medium provisions.

8. Community Learning and Development Key Updates

There is circulated Report No. G/12/23 dated 11 May 2023 by the Interim Executive Chief Officer Performance and Governance.

The Committee is invited to agree to continue the initiatives detailed in the report.

9. World Gaelic Week 2023
    
There is circulated Report No. G/13/23 dated 2 May 2023 by the Interim Executive Chief Officer Performance and Governance.

The Committee is invited to consider and note the report.