All meetings of the committee

This is all meetings of Education, Children and Young People Committee held in 2025. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.

37th Meeting

17 December

1. Declaration of interests
2. Professor Alexis Jay and the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs
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• Professor Alexis Jay
  Independent Chair
  National Strategic Group on Child Sexual Abuse
and then from:
• Angela Constance
  Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs
  Scottish Government
• Iona Colvin
  Chief Social Work Adviser
  Scottish Government
• Andrew Watson
  Director for Children and Families
  Scottish Government
3. Cross Portfolio session
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• Jenny Gilruth
  Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills
  Scottish Government
• Natalie Don-Innes
  Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise
  Scottish Government
• Ben Macpherson
  Minister for Higher and Further Education
  Scottish Government
• Clare Hicks
  Director of Education Reform
  Scottish Government
• Adam Reid
  Deputy Director for Skills
  Scottish Government
• Alison Taylor
  Interim Director for Learning
  Scottish Government
• Andrew Watson
  Director for Children and Families
  Scottish Government

36th Meeting

10 December

1. Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill (in private)

35th Meeting

03 December

1. Subordinate legislation
2. Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill

34th Meeting

26 November

1. Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill

33rd Meeting

19 November

1. Declaration of interests
2. Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill
3. Work programme (in private)

32nd Meeting

12 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Bill
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• Daniel Johnson
  Member in Charge of the Bill
  Scottish Parliament
• Roz Thomson
  Principal Clerk, Head of Non-Government Bills Unit
  Scottish Parliament
• Caroline Mair
  Solicitor, Legal Services
  Scottish Parliament
3. Evidence Session (in private)
4. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2026 - 2027

31st Meeting

05 November

1. Subordinate legislation
2. Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill
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• Natalie Don-Innes
  Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise
  Scottish Government
• Gavin Henderson
  Deputy Director, Keeping the Promise
  Scottish Government
• Iona Colvin
  Chief Social Work Adviser
  Scottish Government
• Tom McNamara
  Head of Youth Justice and Children’s Hearings
  Scottish Government
• Barry McCaffrey
  Lawyer
  Scottish Government Legal Directorate
3. Evidence Session (in private)

30th Meeting

29 October

1. Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Bill
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• Jenny Gilruth
  Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills
  Scottish Government
• Alison Taylor
  Interim Director for Learning
  Scottish Government
• Stella Smith
  Head of Supporting Learners Policy Unit
  Scottish Government
• Robert Eckhart
  Supporting Learners Policy Team Leader
  Scottish Government
• Nico McKenzie-Juetten
  Head of School Education Branch
  Scottish Government Legal Directorate
2. University of Dundee
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• Professor Nigel Seaton
  Interim Principal and Vice-Chancellor
  University of Dundee
• Lee Hamill
  Interim Finance Director
  University of Dundee
3. Evidence Session (in private)

29th Meeting

08 October

1. Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill
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• Fiona Whitelock
  Policy Manager, The Promise
  COSLA
• Dave Berry
  Director
  Dundee Health and Social Care Partnership
• Jim Savege
  Chief Executive, Aberdeenshire Council
  representing the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives and Senior Managers (Solace Scotland)
• Professor Soumen Sengupta
  Director Health and Social Care
  South Lanarkshire Council
and then from:
• Charlotte Wilson
  Chief Inspector (Temporary), Children and Young People
  Care Inspectorate
• Maree Allison
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC)
• John Trainer
  Chief Social Work Officer for Renfrewshire Council and Convener
  Social Work Scotland
2. Evidence Session (in private)

28th Meeting

01 October

1. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2026 - 2027
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• Jacqui Brasted
  Director of Access, Learning and Outcomes
  Scottish Funding Council
• Richard Maconachie
  Director Lead, Dundee Recovery Team
  Scottish Funding Council
• Tiffany Ritchie
  Acting Director of Finance
  Scottish Funding Council
and then from:
• Ben Macpherson
  Minister for Higher and Further Education
  Scottish Government
• Stuart Greig
  Head of Governance and Assurance Division, Lifelong Learning and Skills
  Scottish Government
• Amanda Callaghan
  Deputy Director for the Institutional Stability Response Hub
  Scottish Government
• Edmund Anderson
  Team Leader Strategic Engagement
  Scottish Government
• Phillip Thomson
  Policy Officer, Strategic Engagement Team
  Scottish Government
2. Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Bill
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• Lynne Binnie
  Service Lead for Inclusion, Edinburgh City Council and Co-Chair of the Inclusion Network
  Association of Directors of Education in Scotland (ADES)
• Tom Britton
  Edinburgh Local Association Assistant Secretary
  Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS)
• Dr Pauline Stephen
  Chief Executive and Registrar
  General Teaching Council for Scotland
• Mike Corbett
  National Official (Scotland)
  NASUWT
• Gavin Calder
  Chief Executive Officer of Harmeny School, and Board Member
  Scottish Council of Independent Schools
3. Evidence Session (in private)

27th Meeting

24 September

1. Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Bill
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• Dr Simon Webster
  Head of Research and Policy
  Enable
• Kate Sanger
  Family Carer and Co-creator of Communication Passport
• Suzi Martin
  External Affairs Manager
  National Autistic Society Scotland
and then from:
• Sarah Leitch
  Director of Development
  British Institute of Learning Disabilities
• Nicola Killean
  Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland
• Ben Higgins
  Chief Executive Officer
  Restraint Reduction Network
2. Evidence Session (in private)

26th Meeting

17 September

1. Subordinate legislation
2. Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill
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• Stephen Bermingham
  Senior Policy and Standards Manager
  Children's Hearings Scotland
• Matt Forde
  Partnerships & Development Director
  NSPCC Scotland
• Margaret Smith
  Services Manager
  Partners in Advocacy
• Alistair Hogg
  Head of Practice and Policy
  Scottish Children's Reporter Administration (SCRA)
• Laura Pasternak
  Policy & Public Affairs Manager
  Who Cares? Scotland
and then from:
• Lynne O'Brien
  Chief Officer for Children and Families
  Aberlour
• Duncan Dunlop
• Natalie Williams
  Head of Policy and Campaigns
  The Fostering Network
• Jo Derrick
  CEO
  Scottish Throughcare and Aftercare Forum (Staf)
3. Evidence Session (in private)

25th Meeting

10 September

1. Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill
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• Natalie Don-Innes
  Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise
  Scottish Government
• Saskia Kearns
  Team Leader, Learning for Sustainability and Outdoor Learning
  Scottish Government
• Lewis Hedge
  Deputy Director, Curriculum and Qualifications
  Scottish Government
• Kirstie McKerron
  Solicitor, Legal Directorate
  Scottish Government
2. Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill
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• Sheriff David Mackie
  Chairperson
  Hearings System Working Group
• Fiona Duncan
  Independent Strategic Advisor
  The Promise Scotland
• Fraser McKinlay
  Chief Executive
  The Promise Scotland
and then from:
• Claire Burns
  Director
  CELCIS
• Kate Thompson
  Policy Officer
  Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland
• Katy Nisbet
  Head of Legal Policy
  Clan Childlaw
• Maria Galli
  Convener of the Child and Family Law Sub-Committee
  Law Society of Scotland
3. Evidence Session (in private)

24th Meeting

03 September

1. Declaration of interests
2. Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill (in private)
3. Work programme (in private)

23rd Meeting

26 June

1. University of Dundee
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• Professor Iain Gillespie
  Former Principal and Vice-Chancellor
  University of Dundee
2. Evidence Session (in private)

22nd Meeting

25 June

1. University of Dundee
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• Peter Fotheringham
  Former Director of Finance
  University of Dundee
• Dr Jim McGeorge
  Former Chief Operating Officer
  University of Dundee
• Amanda Millar
  Former Chair of Court
  University of Dundee
2. Evidence Session (in private)
3. Work programme (in private)

21st Meeting

18 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Financial sustainability of Scotland's colleges
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• Angela Cox
  Chair, College Principals Group
  Colleges Scotland
• Andy Witty
  Director of Strategic Policy and Corporate Governance
  Colleges Scotland
• Joanna Campbell
  Principal and Chief Executive
  Glasgow Kelvin College
• Professor Wayne Powell
  Principal and Chief Executive
  Scotland’s Rural College
• Vicki Nairn
  Principal and Vice-Chancellor
  University of the Highlands and Islands
3. Evidence Session (in private)
4. Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

20th Meeting

11 June

1. Education and Skills cross-portfolio session
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• Jenny Gilruth
  Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills
  Scottish Government
• Graeme Dey
  Minister for Higher and Further Education; and Minister for Veterans
  Scottish Government
• Natalie Don-Innes
  Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise
  Scottish Government
• Graeme Logan
  Director of Learning
  Scottish Government
• Clare Hicks
  Director of Education Reform
  Scottish Government
• Andrew Watson
  Director for Children and Families
  Scottish Government
• Stuart Greig
  Deputy Director, Governance and Assurance Division, Lifelong Learning and Skills
  Scottish Government
2. Evidence Session (in private)

19th Meeting

04 June

1. Financial sustainability of Scotland's universities
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• Professor Sue Rigby
  Principal and Vice-Chancellor
  Edinburgh Napier University
• Claire McPherson
  Director
  Universities Scotland
• Professor Sir Peter Mathieson
  Principal and Vice-Chancellor
  University of Edinburgh
• Professor James A. Miller
  Principal and Vice-Chancellor
  University of the West of Scotland
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Evidence Session (In Private)
4. Work programme (in private)

18th Meeting

28 May

1. Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill
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• Graeme Dey
  Minister for Higher and Further Education; and Minister for Veterans
  Scottish Government
• Andrew Mott
  Head of Legislation and CLD unit
  Scottish Government
• Cath Henderson
  Apprenticeship team leader
  Scottish Government
• Alison Martin
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government Legal Directorate
2. Subordinate legislation
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• Graeme Dey
  Minister for Higher and Further Education; and Minister for Veterans
  Scottish Government
• Jess Dolan
  Head of Institutional Governance and Reform
  Scottish Government
• Alison Martin
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government Legal Directorate
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Evidence Session (in private)
5. Annual report (in private)

17th Meeting

21 May

1. Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill
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• Sarah Collins
  National Officer for Further Education
  Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS)
• Liam Davenport
  Industrial Officer
  PCS Union
• Nicola Jackson
  UNISON Steward
  Skills Development Scotland
• Mary Senior
  Scotland Official
  UCU Scotland
• John Lewis
  Scottish Funding Council Workplace Representative
  Unite the Union
and then from:
• Vikki Manson
  Deputy Head of Policy Scotland
  Federation of Small Businesses
• Paul Campbell
  General Manager, Scottish Water and SAAB Employer Engagement Group Chair
  representing Scottish Apprenticeship Advisory Board (SAAB)
• Carolyn Currie
  Chief Executive
  Women’s Enterprise Scotland
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Evidence Session (in private)
4. Work programme (in private)

16th Meeting

14 May

1. Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill
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• Jon Vincent
  Principal, Glasgow Clyde College
  representing Colleges Scotland
• Sir Paul Grice
  Interim Convener
  Universities Scotland
• Andrew Ritchie
  Lead Officer DYW, Aberdeenshire Council
  representing the ADES Sub-Group on Foundation Apprenticeships
• Sai Shraddha S. Viswanathan
  President
  National Union of Students Scotland
and then from:
• Ian Grigg
  Operations Director
  Esteem Training
• Sarah Dalrymple
  Founder and Director
  SDC-Learn
• Stephanie Lowe
  Deputy Chief Executive
  Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers’ Federation (SNIPEF)
• Phiona Rae
  Head of Administration and Finance
  Tullos Training
2. Evidence Session (in private)
3. Work programme (in private)

15th Meeting

07 May

1. Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill
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• Clare Reid
  Director of Policy and Public Affairs
  Prosper
• Professor Nigel Seaton
  Fellow
  Royal Society of Edinburgh
and then from:
• Martin Boyle
  Chief Operating Officer
  Scottish Funding Council
• Damien Yeates
  Chief Executive
  Skills Development Scotland
• Catherine Topley
  Chief Executive
  SAAS
2. Widening Access Inquiry (in private)
3. Education (Scotland) Bill

14th Meeting

30 April

1. Education (Scotland) Bill
2. Work programme (in private)
3. Education (Scotland) Bill

13th Meeting

23 April

1. Declaration of interests
2. Education (Scotland) Bill

12th Meeting

02 April

1. Subordinate legislation
2. Subordinate legislation
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• Jenny Gilruth
  Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills
  Scottish Government
• Laura Meikle
  Head of Support and Wellbeing Unit
  Scottish Government
• Alison Taylor
  Deputy Director for Improvement, Attainment and Wellbeing
  Scottish Government
• Nico McKenzie-Juetten
  Lawyer
  Scottish Government Legal Directorate
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland
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• Nicola Killean
  Commissioner
  Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland
• Gina Wilson
  Head of Strategy
  Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland
• Nick Hobbs
  Head of Advice and Investigations
  Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland
5. Evidence Session (in private)
6. Work programme (in private)

11th Meeting

26 March

1. The Promise
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• Natalie Don-Innes
  Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise
  Scottish Government
• Gavin Henderson
  Deputy Director, Keeping the Promise
  Scottish Government
• Iona Colvin
  Chief Social Work Adviser
  Scottish Government
2. Evidence Session (in private)
3. Work programme (in private)

10th Meeting

19 March

1. University of Dundee
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• Professor Shane O'Neill
  Interim Principal and Vice Chancellor
  University of Dundee
• Tricia Bey
  Acting Chair of Court
  University of Dundee
• Professor Blair Grubb
  Vice Principal (Education)
  University of Dundee
• Helen Simpson
  Interim Director of Finance
  University of Dundee
and then from:
• Francesca Osowska
  Chief Executive Officer
  Scottish Funding Council
• Richard Maconachie
  Director of Finance
  Scottish Funding Council
• Jacqui Brasted
  Interim Director of Access, Learning and Outcomes
  Scottish Funding Council
2. Evidence Session (in private)

9th Meeting

12 March

1. Subordinate legislation
2. Subordinate legislation
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• Jenny Gilruth
  Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills
  Scottish Government
• Clare Hicks
  Director, Education Reform
  Scottish Government
• Nico McKenzie-Juetten
  Lawyer
  Scottish Government Legal Directorate
• Andrew Rea
  Legal Trainee
  Scottish Government Legal Directorate
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Scottish Attainment Challenge Inquiry: Post-Inquiry Scrutiny
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• Jenny Gilruth
  Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills
  Scottish Government
• David Gregory
  Strategic Director - Scottish Attainment Challenge
  Education Scotland
• David Leng
  Head of Scottish Attainment Challenge
  Scottish Government
• Alison Taylor
  Deputy Director for Improvement, Attainment and Wellbeing
  Scottish Government
5. Evidence Session (in private)
6. Work programme (in private)

8th Meeting

05 March

1. Widening Access Inquiry
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• Jacqui Brasted
  Interim Director of Access, Learning and Outcomes
  Scottish Funding Council
• Fiona Burns
  Assistant Director, Student Interests and Access
  Scottish Funding Council
• Daniel Proudfoot
  Senior Data Analyst
  Scottish Funding Council
• Erica Russell-Hensens
  Deputy-Director, Student Interests, Access and Quality
  Scottish Funding Council
and then from:
• Graeme Dey
  Minister for Higher and Further Education; and Minister for Veterans
  Scottish Government
• Shirley Laing
  Director for Lifelong Learning and Skills
  Scottish Government
• Clara Pirie
  Senior Policy Manager, Student Equalities and Fair Access
  Scottish Government
2. Evidence Session (in private)
3. Work programme (in private)

7th Meeting

26 February

1. Subordinate legislation
2. Widening Access Inquiry
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• Professor John McKendrick
  Commissioner for Fair Access
and then from:
• James Dunphy
  Director of Educational Excellence
  Advanced HE
• Lydia Rohmer
  Principal and Chief Executive, UHI North, West and Hebrides
  representing Colleges Scotland
• Rebecca Scarlett
  Senior Policy and Information Officer
  Lead Scotland
• Claire McPherson
  Director
  Universities Scotland
3. Evidence Session (in private)
4. Work programme (in private)

6th Meeting

19 February

1. Higher History Review 2024
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• Shirley Rogers
  Chair
  Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA)
• John Booth
  Director of Communications
  Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA)
• Donna Stewart
  Interim Director of Qualifications Development
  Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA)
2. Subordinate legislation
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• Natalie Don-Innes
  Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise
  Scottish Government
• Laura Robertson
  Deputy Chief Executive
  Disclosure Scotland
• Gareth Wilks
  Director of Policy and Engagement
  Disclosure Scotland
• Susan Bonellie
  Lawyer
  Scottish Government
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation
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• Natalie Don-Innes
  Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise
  Scottish Government
• Laura Robertson
  Deputy Chief Executive
  Disclosure Scotland
• Gareth Wilks
  Director of Policy and Engagement
  Disclosure Scotland
• Susan Bonellie
  Lawyer
  Scottish Government
5. Subordinate legislation
6. Subordinate legislation
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• Natalie Don-Innes
  Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise
  Scottish Government
• Laura Robertson
  Deputy Chief Executive
  Disclosure Scotland
• Gareth Wilks
  Director of Policy and Engagement
  Disclosure Scotland
• Susan Bonellie
  Lawyer
  Scottish Government
7. Subordinate legislation
8. Subordinate legislation
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• Natalie Don-Innes
  Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise
  Scottish Government
• Laura Robertson
  Deputy Chief Executive
  Disclosure Scotland
• Gareth Wilks
  Director of Policy and Engagement
  Disclosure Scotland
• Susan Bonellie
  Lawyer
  Scottish Government
9. Subordinate legislation
10. Subordinate legislation
11. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Natalie Don-Innes
  Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise
  Scottish Government
• Eleanor Passmore
  Deputy Director for Early Learning and Childcare
  Scottish Government
• Joanna Mackenzie
  Team Leader, Targeted Children and Family Wellbeing
  Scottish Government
• Kirstie McKerron
  Solicitor, Legal Directorate
  Scottish Government
12. Subordinate legislation
13. Evidence Session (in private)

5th Meeting

05 February

1. Declaration of interests
2. Colleges Regionalisation Inquiry: Post-Inquiry Scrutiny
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• Andy Witty
  Director of Strategic Policy and Corporate Governance
  Colleges Scotland
• Joanna Campbell
  Chair of the College Principals Group and Principal
  Dumfries and Galloway College
• Audrey Cumberford
  Principal
  Edinburgh College
• Neil Cowie
  Principal
  North East Scotland College
3. Evidence Session (in private)

4th Meeting

29 January

1. Declaration of interests
2. Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill (in private)
3. Work programme (in private)

3rd Meeting

22 January

1. Scottish Youth Parliament
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• Ellie Craig
  Chair and MSYP for Glasgow Cathcart
  Scottish Youth Parliament
• Beinn Grant
  MSYP for Perthshire South and Kinross-shire
  Scottish Youth Parliament
• Beau Johnston
  MSYP for Edinburgh Central
  Scottish Youth Parliament
• Sophie Kerrigan
  Deputy Convener, Education and Lifelong Learning Committee and MSYP for Stirling
  Scottish Youth Parliament
• Jordana Rae
  Convener, Education and Lifelong Learning Committee and MSYP for Cowdenbeath
  Scottish Youth Parliament
2. Higher History Review 2024
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• Kirsty Macdonald
  Faculty Head of Social Subjects, Paisley Grammar School and President
  Scottish Association of the Teachers of History (SATH)
• Rebecca Hanna
  Teacher of History and Politics, Linlithgow Academy and Committee Member
  Scottish Association of the Teachers of History (SATH)
• Andy Johnston
  History Teacher, Ross High School and Committee Member
  Scottish Association of the Teachers of History (SATH)
3. Evidence Session (in private)

2nd Meeting

15 January

1. The Promise - Whole Family Wellbeing
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• Liz Nolan
  Director of Children and Families
  Aberlour
• Fiona Bradford
  Service Manager, Criminal Exploitation Intervention Service
  Action for Children Scotland
• Barbara Keenan
  Operational Director of Children’s Services
  Action for Children Scotland
• Lauren Nicolson
  Project manager for Families Together
  East Lothian Council
• Linda Richards
  Service Manager Looked After Services
  Perth & Kinross Council
• Claire McGuigan
  Youth, Family and Community Learning Locality Manager
  South Lanarkshire Council
2. Evidence Session (in private)

1st Meeting

08 January

1. Budget Scrutiny 2025-26
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• Jenny Gilruth
  Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills
  Scottish Government
• Graeme Dey
  Minister for Higher and Further Education; and Minister for Veterans
  Scottish Government
• Neil Rennick
  Director-General Education and Justice
  Scottish Government
• Stuart Greig
  Head of Governance and Assurance Division
  Scottish Government
• Andrew Watson
  Director for Children and Families
  Scottish Government
2. Evidence Session (in private)

This is all meetings of Education, Children and Young People Committee held in 2024. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.

34th Meeting

18 December

1. Declaration of interests
2. Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill
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• Liz Smith
  Member in Charge of the Bill
  Scottish Parliament
• Neil Stewart
  Senior Clerk, Non-Government Bills Unit
  Scottish Parliament
• Claudia Bennett
  Senior Solicitor
  Scottish Parliament
3. Consideration of Evidence (in private)
4. Work programme (in private)

33rd Meeting

11 December

1. Scottish Languages Bill

32nd Meeting

04 December

1. The Promise - Staff Recruitment and Retention
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• Claire Burns
  Director
  CELCIS
• Fiona Duncan
  Independent Strategic Advisor
• Professor Trish McCulloch
  Professor of Social Work and Deputy Dean in the School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
  University of Dundee
• Fraser McKinlay
  Chief Executive
  The Promise Scotland
and then from:
• Alison Bavidge
  National Director
  Scottish Association of Social Work (SASW)
• Laura Caven
  Chief Officer, Children and Young People Team and Co-Chair of the Additional Support for Learning Project Board
  Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)
• Ben Farrugia
  Director
  Social Work Scotland
• Stephen Smellie
  Chair of Social Work Issues Group
  UNISON Scotland
2. SQA Higher History Review 2024
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• Jenny Gilruth
  Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills
  Scottish Government
• Fiona Robertson
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA)
• Clare Hicks
  Director, Education Reform
  Scottish Government
• Martyn Ware
  Director of Policy, Analysis and Standards
  Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA)
3. Subordinate legislation (in private)
4. Consideration of Evidence Session (in private)

31st Meeting

27 November

1. Subordinate legislation
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• Natalie Don-Innes
  Minister for Children, Young People and the Promise
  Scottish Government
• Gareth Wilks
  Director of Policy and Customer Engagement
  Disclosure Scotland
• Magdalene Boyd
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government Legal Directorate
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Natalie Don-Innes
  Minister for Children, Young People and the Promise
  Scottish Government
• Saskia Kearns
  Team Leader, Curriculum Development
  Scottish Government
• Nico McKenzie-Juetten
  Lawyer
  Scottish Government Legal Directorate
5. Review of Evidence Session (in private)
6. Work programme (in private)

30th Meeting

20 November

1. Education (Scotland) Bill (in private)

29th Meeting

13 November

1. Choice of Deputy Convener
2. Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Andrew Bradshaw
  Wider Achievement Manager (Outdoor Learning and Adventure Education), City of Edinburgh Council
  also representing The Scottish Advisory Panel for Outdoor Education
• Matthew Sweeney
  Policy Manager, Children and Young People
  Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)
• Tara Lillis
  Policy Official (Scotland)
  NASUWT
• Brenda Leask
  Executive Manager, Schools, Children's Services
  Shetland Islands Council
and then from:
• Phil Thompson
  Development Manager
  Ardroy Outdoor Education Centre
• Nick March
  Association of Heads of Outdoor Education Centres Scotland
• Freda Fallon
  Development Manager, Scotland
  Outward Bound Trust
• Jamie Miller
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Outdoor Education Centres
3. Review of Evidence (in private)

28th Meeting

06 November

1. Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Emeritus Professor Chris Loynes
  Professor in Human Nature Relations, Institute of Science and Environment, Centre for National Parks and Protected Areas (CNPPA) & Outdoor Studies
  University of Cumbria
• Professor Greg Mannion
  Senior Lecturer in Education
  University of Stirling
• Dr Roger Scrutton
  Honorary Research Fellow in Outdoor Education
  University of Edinburgh
2. Consideration of Evidence (in private)
3. Work programme (in private)

27th Meeting

30 October

1. Declaration of interests
2. Choice of Convener
3. Reform of the Senior Phase
Show witnesses
• Professor Louise Hayward
  Professor of Education Assessment and Innovation, University of Glasgow
• Peter Bain
  Executive Head Teacher and President
  School Leaders Scotland (SLS)
• Shona Barrie
  Director of Admissions and Access
  University of Stirling
• Dr Douglas Hutchison
  Executive Director of Education
  Glasgow City Council
4. Evidence Session (in private)

26th Meeting

09 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Education (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Jenny Gilruth
  Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills
  Scottish Government
• Clare Hicks
  Director, Education Reform
  Scottish Government
• Jaxon Parish
  Team Lead, NQB Policy
  Scottish Government
• Nico McKenzie-Juetten
  Lawyer
  Scottish Government Legal Directorate
3. Evidence Session (in private)
4. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025 - 2026

25th Meeting

02 October

1. Education (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Megan Farr
  Policy Officer
  Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland
• Gavin Yates
  Executive Director
  Connect
• Garvin Sealy
  Interim Executive Director
  Intercultural Youth Scotland
and then from:
• Ken McAra
  HM Inspector of Education and Convenor of FDA Education Scotland Section
  FDA
• Sharon McGuigan
  SQA Accreditation Manager and Workplace Representative
  Unite the Union
• Pauline Rodger
  SQA Understanding Standards Project Manager and Workplace Representative
  Unite the Union
2. Evidence Session (in private)

24th Meeting

25 September

1. Declaration of interests
2. Public petitions: PE01747
3. Education (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Gillian Hamilton
  Chief Executive
  Education Scotland
• Janie McManus
  His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education for Scotland
  Education Scotland
• Fiona Robertson
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA)
and then from:
• Laurence Findlay
  Director of Education and Children’s Services, Aberdeenshire Council
  representing the Association of Directors of Education in Scotland (ADES)
• Anne Keenan
  Assistant Secretary
  Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS)
• Graham Hutton
  General Secretary
  School Leaders Scotland (SLS)
• Stuart Hunter
  President
  Scottish Secondary Teachers Association (SSTA)
4. Evidence Session (in private)
5. Work programme (in private)

23rd Meeting

18 September

1. Subordinate legislation
2. Education (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Professor Kenneth Muir
  Honorary Professor
  University of the West of Scotland
and then from:
• Professor Graham Donaldson
  Honorary Professor, School of Education
  University of Glasgow
• Barry Black
  Post Graduate researcher
  University of Glasgow
• Professor Mark Priestley
  Professor of Education and the Director of the Stirling Centre for Research into Curriculum Making
  University of Stirling
3. Evidence Session (in private)

22nd Meeting

04 September

1. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025 to 2026
Show witnesses
• Graeme Dey
  Minister for Higher and Further Education; and Minister for Veterans
  Scottish Government
• Stuart Greig
  Deputy Director, Governance and Assurance Division, Lifelong Learning and Skills
  Scottish Government
2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025 to 2026 (in private)

21st Meeting

26 June

1. Scottish Languages Bill (in private)
2. Work programme (in private)

20th Meeting

19 June

1. Declaration of interests
2. Choice of Deputy Convener
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Scottish Languages Bill (in private)

19th Meeting

12 June

1. Subordinate legislation
2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-2026
Show witnesses
• Shona Struthers
  Chief Executive Officer
  Colleges Scotland
• Professor John McKendrick
  Commissioner for Fair Access
• Gareth Williams
  Head of Policy
  Prosper
• Professor Iain Gillespie
  Convener
  Universities Scotland
and then from:
• Richard Maconachie
  Director of Finance
  Scottish Funding Council
• Lynne Raeside
  Deputy Director of External Affairs
  Scottish Funding Council
• Karen Watt
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Funding Council
3. Evidence Session (in private)

18th Meeting

05 June

1. Pre-Budget scrutiny 2025 – 2026
Show witnesses
• Mark MacPherson
  Audit Director
  Audit Scotland
• David Belsey
  Assistant Secretary
  EIS-FELA
• Professor Mairi Spowage
  Director
  Fraser of Allander Institute
and then from:
• Dr Gavan Conlon
  Partner
  London Economics
• Ellie Gomersall
  President
  National Union of Students Scotland
• Mary Senior
  Scotland Official
  UCU Scotland
2. Evidence Session (in private)

17th Meeting

29 May

1. Subordinate legislation
2. Scottish Technology Ecosystem Review: Update
Show witnesses
• Professor Mark Logan
  Professor in Practice - Technology Entrepreneurship, School of Computing Science
  Glasgow University
3. SPSO Child Friendly Complaints Handling Principles
Show witnesses
• Rosemary Agnew
  Ombudsman
  Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
• Andrew Sheridan
  Head of Improvement, Standards and Engagement
  Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
• Josh Barnham
   Improvement Standards and Engagement Reviewing Officer
  Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
4. Annual report (in private)
5. Evidence Session (in private)

16th Meeting

22 May

1. Scottish Languages Bill
Show witnesses
• Kate Forbes
  Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Gaelic
  Scottish Government
• Claire Cullen
  Head of Gaelic and Scots
  Scottish Government
• Douglas Ansdell
  Team Leader, Gaelic and Scots
  Scottish Government
• Nico McKenzie-Juetten
  Lawyer, School Education Division
  Scottish Government Legal Directorate
• Ninian Christie
  Lawyer, Economy and Social Protection Division
  Scottish Government Legal Directorate
2. Evidence Session (in private)

15th Meeting

15 May

1. Scottish Languages Bill
Show witnesses
• Donald Macleod
  Chief Officer for Education & Children’s Services
  Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
• Joanna Peteranna
  Area Manager
  Highlands and Islands Enterprise
• James Wylie
  Corporate Director of Education, Leisure and Housing
  Orkney Islands Council
and then from:
• Ealasaid Dhòmhnallach
  Chief Executive Officer
  Bòrd na Gàidhlig
• Iain MacMillan
  Director of Development
  Bòrd na Gàidhlig
• Jennifer McHarrie
  Director of Education
  Bòrd na Gàidhlig
2. Evidence Session (in private)
3. Work programme (in private)

14th Meeting

08 May

1. Scottish Languages Bill
Show witnesses
• Donald Macleod
  Chief Officer for Education & Children’s Services
  Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
• Seonaidh Charity
  Chair
  Comann Luchd-Teagaisg Àrd Sgoiltean
• Bruce Eunson
  Scots Language Co-ordinator
  Education Scotland
• Joan Esson
  HM Inspector
  Education Scotland
and then from:
• Dr Sylvia Warnecke
  Associate Head of School Students and Nations, School of Languages and Applied Linguistics
  Open University in Scotland
• Dr Gillian Munro
  Principal
  Sabhal Mòr Ostaig
• Dr Inge Birnie
  Co-Chair of the Languages Group
  the Scottish Council of Deans of Education
• Lydia Rohmer
  Principal and Chief Executive
  UHI North, West and Hebrides
2. Evidence Session (in private)

13th Meeting

01 May

1. Scottish Languages Bill
Show witnesses
• Douglas Ansdell
  Team Leader, Gaelic and Scots
  Scottish Government
• Niall Bartlett
  Policy Officer, Gaelic and Scots
  Scottish Government
• Claire Cullen
  Head of Gaelic and Scots
  Scottish Government
• Ninian Christie
  Lawyer, Economy and Social Protection Division
  Scottish Government Legal Directorate
• Nico McKenzie-Juetten
  Lawyer, School Education Division
  Scottish Government Legal Directorate
and then from:
• Dr Michael Dempster
  Director
  Scots Language Centre
• Professor Robert McColl Millar
  Chair in Linguistics and Scottish Language
  University of Aberdeen
• Professor Wilson McLeod
  Emeritus Professor of Gaelic
  University of Edinburgh
• Professor Conchúr Ó Giollagáin
  Gaelic Research Professor and Director of the UHI Language Sciences Institute
  University of the Highlands and Islands
2. Evidence Session (in private)

12th Meeting

24 April

1. Additional Support for Learning Inquiry (in private)

11th Meeting

17 April

1. Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland Strategic Plan
Show witnesses
• Nicola Killean
  Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland
• Nick Hobbs
  Head of Advice and Investigations
  Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland
• Gina Wilson
  Head of Strategy
  Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland
2. Evidence Session (in private)
3. Work programme (in private)

10th Meeting

20 March

1. Additional Support for Learning
Show witnesses
• Jenny Gilruth
  Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills
  Scottish Government
• Laura Meikle
  Head of Support and Wellbeing Unit
  Scottish Government
• Clair Henderson
  Team Leader- Supporting Learners
  Scottish Government
• Alison Taylor
  Deputy Director for Improvement, Attainment and Wellbeing
  Scottish Government
2. Evidence Session (in private)

9th Meeting

13 March

1. Additional Support for Learning Inquiry
Show witnesses
• Megan Farr
  Policy Officer
  Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland
• David Mackay
  Head of Policy, Projects and Participation
  Children In Scotland
• Marie Harrison
  Senior Policy Officer – My Rights, My Say
  Children In Scotland
• Chloe Minto
  Senior Solicitor
  Govan Law Centre
and then from:
• Dr Lynne Binnie
  Chair of the ASN network
  Association of Directors of Education in Scotland (ADES)
• Antony Clark
  Executive Director
  Audit Scotland
• Nicola Dickie
  Director of People Policy
  COSLA
• Kerry Drinnan
  Education Service Manager, ASN Inclusion
  Falkirk Council
• Vivienne Sutherland
  Principal Psychologist, Educational Psychology Service
  Fife Council
2. Evidence Session (in private)

8th Meeting

06 March

1. Subordinate legislation
2. Additional Support for Learning Inquiry
Show witnesses
• May Dunsmuir
  President of the Health and Education Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland
  First-tier Tribunal for Scotland
3. Evidence Session (in private)
4. Work programme (in private)

7th Meeting

28 February

1. Additional Support for Learning Inquiry
Show witnesses
• Deborah Best
  Director
  DIFFERabled Scotland
• Suzi Martin
  External Affairs Manager
  National Autistic Society Scotland
• Glenn Carter
  Head of Scotland Office
  Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
• Dinah Aitken
  Director of Development and External Affairs
  Salvesen Mindroom Centre
• Irene Stove
  Deputy Head Teacher and Committee Member
  Scottish Guidance Association
2. Evidence Session (in private)

6th Meeting

21 February

1. Declaration of interests
2. Additional Support for Learning Inquiry
Show witnesses
• Susan Quinn
  Convener, Education Committee
  Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS)
• Mike Corbett
  National Official (Scotland)
  NASUWT
• Peter Bain
  Executive Head Teacher, Oban High School and Tiree High School, Tiree Primary School and Lismore Primary School and President
  School Leaders Scotland (SLS)
• Matthew Cavanagh
  ASN Committee
  Scottish Secondary Teachers Association (SSTA)
• Sylvia Haughney
  Education Convener at Glasgow City UNISON branch
  UNISON Scotland
3. Evidence Session (in private)
4. Work programme (in private)

5th Meeting

07 February

1. Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Natalie Don
  Minister for Children, Young People and Keeping the Promise
  Scottish Government
• Joanna Mackenzie
  Team Leader, Targeted Children and Family Wellbeing
  Scottish Government
• Nico McKenzie-Juetten
  Lawyer, School Education Division
  Scottish Government Legal Directorate
3. Subordinate legislation

4th Meeting

31 January

1. Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill

3rd Meeting

24 January

1. Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill

2nd Meeting

17 January

1. Budget 2024 – 2025 and Education Reform
Show witnesses
• Jenny Gilruth
  Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills
  Scottish Government
• Andrew Watson
  Director for Children and Families
  Scottish Government
• Sam Anson
  Deputy Director, Workforce, Infrastructure & Digital
  Scottish Government
• Stuart Greig
  Deputy Director, Governance and Assurance Division, Lifelong Learning and Skills
  Scottish Government
• Clare Hicks
  Director for Education Reform
  Scottish Government
• Laura Murdoch
  Deputy Director, Curriculum and Qualifications Division
  Scottish Government
2. Evidence Session (in private)

1st Meeting

10 January

1. Post School Education and Skills Reform
Show witnesses
• Graeme Dey
  Minister for Higher and Further Education; and Minister for Veterans
  Scottish Government
• Lesley Ward
  Head of Public Bodies Governance and Reform
  Scottish Government
• Jane Duffy
  Unit Head, Post School Qualifications
  Scottish Government
2. Evidence Session (in private)
3. Work programme (in private)

This is all meetings of Education, Children and Young People Committee held in 2023. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.

31st Meeting

13 December

1. AI and education
Show witnesses
• Ollie Bray
  Strategic Director
  Education Scotland
• Helena Good
  Director
  Daydream Believers
• Chris Ranson
  Physics Teacher and Lead for AI Integration
  Dunblane High School
• Professor Judy Robertson
  Chair in Digital Learning
  University of Edinburgh
2. Evidence Session (in private)
3. Work programme (in private)

30th Meeting

22 November

1. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Graeme Dey
  Minister for Higher and Further Education; and Minister for Veterans
  Scottish Government
• Adam Mackie
  Senior Policy Officer, Institutional Governance and Reform Unit
  Scottish Government
• Alison Martin
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government Legal Directorate
2. Subordinate legislation
3. The Promise
Show witnesses
• Kevin Mitchell
  Executive Director for Scrutiny and Assurance
  Care Inspectorate
• Mike Burns
  Assistant Chief Officer, Glasgow Health and Social Care Partnership and Convener and Chair of the National Chief Social Work Officer Committee
  representing Social Work Scotland
• Fraser McKinlay
  Chief Executive
  The Promise Scotland
and then from:
• Claire Burns
  Director
  CELCIS
• Nicola Killean
  Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland
• Louise Hunter
  Chief Executive Officer
  Who Cares? Scotland
4. Evidence Session (in private)

29th Meeting

15 November

1. Education Reform
Show witnesses
• Peter Bain
  Executive Head Teacher, Oban High School, Tiree High School, Tiree Primary School and Lismore Primary School and President-elect
  School Leaders Scotland
• Greg Dempster
  General Secretary
  Association of Headteachers and Deputes in Scotland
• Barry Graham
  Head Teacher
  Wallace Hall Academy, Dumfries and Galloway
• Graham Hutton
  General Secretary, School Leaders Scotland and former Head Teacher
  Grove Academy, Dundee
• Pauline Walker
  Head Teacher
  Royal High School, Edinburgh
2. Report by James Withers on the Independent Review of the Skills Delivery Landscape
3. Evidence Session (in private)
4. Work programme (in private)

28th Meeting

08 November

1. Education Reform
Show witnesses
• Dr Janet Brown
  Convenor, Education Committee
  Royal Society of Edinburgh
• Professor Gordon Stobart
  Emeritus Professor of Education, Institute of Education
  University College London
• Professor Walter Humes
  Honorary Professor in the Faculty of Social Sciences
  University of Stirling
• Dr Marina Shapira
  Associate Professor in Sociology
  University of Stirling
2. Evidence Session (in private)
3. Work programme (in private)

27th Meeting

01 November

1. Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Natalie Don
  Minister for Children, Young People and Keeping the Promise
  Scottish Government
• Brendan Rooney
  Bill Manager
  Scottish Government
• Shona Spence
  UNCRC Bill team
  Scottish Government
• Jack Eykelbosch
  Economic Advisor, Department for Children and Families
  Scottish Government
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Evidence Session (in private)

26th Meeting

25 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Fiona McMullen
  Operations Manager
  ASSIST
• Dr Marsha Scott
  Chief Executive Officer
  Scottish Women's Aid
• Kate Wallace
  Chief Executive Officer
  Victim Support Scotland
and then from:
• Stephen Bermingham
  Head of Practice and Policy
  Children's Hearings Scotland
• Jillian Gibson
  Policy Manager, Children and Young People Team
  COSLA
• Joanna Anderson
  Policy Manager, Local Government and Finance Team
  COSLA
• Alistair Hogg
  Head of Practice and Policy
  Scottish Children's Reporter Administration (SCRA)
• Ben Farrugia
  Director
  Social Work Scotland
3. Pre-Budget Scrutiny

25th Meeting

04 October

1. Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) (Scotland) Bill (in private)

24th Meeting

27 September

1. Pre- Budget Scrutiny and the Scottish Attainment Challenge
Show witnesses
• Jenny Gilruth
  Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills
  Scottish Government
• Graeme Logan
  Director of Learning
  Scottish Government
• Alison Taylor
  Deputy Director for Improvement, Attainment and Wellbeing
  Scottish Government
• Eleanor Passmore
  Deputy Director for Early Learning and Childcare
  Scottish Government
• Stephen Pathirana
   Director for Lifelong Learning and Skills
  Scottish Government
• Elizabeth Sommerville
  Attainment Advisor
  Education Scotland
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Evidence Session (in private)

23rd Meeting

20 September

1. Pre-Budget Scrutiny
Show witnesses
• Dr Douglas Hutchison
  President of the Association of Directors of Education in Scotland (ADES) and Executive Director of Education
  Glasgow City Council
• Carrie Lindsay
  Executive Officer
  Association of Directors of Education in Scotland (ADES)
• Kirsty Flanagan
  Director of Finance, Argyll and Bute Council
  representing CIPFA Local Government Directors of Finance (Scotland)
2. Independent Review of Qualifications and Assessment
Show witnesses
• Professor Louise Hayward
  Professor of Education Assessment and Innovation, University of Glasgow
  and Chair of the Independent Review of Qualifications and Assessment
• Professor Kenneth Muir
  Honorary Professor at the University of the West of Scotland
  both Members of the Independent Review of Qualifications and Assessment Group
• Peter Bain
  Headteacher, Oban High School
  both Members of the Independent Review of Qualifications and Assessment Group
3. Evidence Session (in private)

22nd Meeting

13 September

1. Declaration of interests
2. Choice of Deputy Convener
3. Decision on taking business in private
4. Scottish Qualifications Authority
Show witnesses
• Fiona Robertson
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA)
• Dr Gill Stewart
  Director of Qualifications Development
  Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA)
5. Evidence Session (in private)
6. Work programme (in private)
7. Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) (Scotland) Bill

21st Meeting

28 June

1. Additional Support for Learning
Show witnesses
• Laura Caven
  Chief Officer, Children and Young People Team and Co-Chair of the Additional Support for Learning Project Board
  Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)
• Laura Meikle
  Head of Support and Wellbeing Unit and Co-Chair of the Additional Support for Learning Project Board
  Scottish Government
• Fran Foreman
  Project Board Member and Senior Education Officer – Inclusion and ASN / Inclusion, Wellbeing and Equalities
  Education Scotland
• Scott Mulholland
   Chair of the ADES Children and Young People’s ASN Network, Project Board Member and Assistant Director of Education
  South Ayrshire Council
2. Evidence Session (in private)
3. Work programme (in private)
4. Work programme (in private)

20th Meeting

21 June

1. Scottish Education Exchange Programme and Further and Higher Education issues
Show witnesses
• Graeme Dey
  Minister for Higher and Further Education; and Minister for Veterans
  Scottish Government
• Susan Pryde
  Team Lead HE International
  Scottish Government
• Kamran Durrani
  Head of Funding and Sponsorship Unit
  Scottish Government
• Jess Dolan
  Head of Colleges and Economic Impact
  Scottish Government
• Jane Duffy
  Unit Head, Lifetime Skills and Apprenticeships
  Scottish Government
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Evidence Session (in private)
4. Work programme (in private)

19th Meeting

14 June

1. Violence in schools
Show witnesses
• Anne Keenan
  Assistant Secretary
  Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS)
• Mike Corbett
  National Official (Scotland)
  NASUWT
• Carrie Lindsay
  Executive Director of Education and Children's Services, Fife Council
  representing the Association of Directors of Education in Scotland (ADES)
• Dr Colin Morrison
  Co-Director
  Children's Parliament
• Nick Smiley
  Chair
  Association of Scottish Principal Educational Psychologists (ASPEP)
• Dr Joan Mowat
  Senior Lecturer, School of Education
  Strathclyde University
• Cheryl Burnett
  Chair
  National Parent Forum of Scotland (NPFS)
• Beau Johnston
  MSYP for Edinburgh Central and SYP Trustee
  Scottish Youth Parliament
2. Evidence Session (in private)

18th Meeting

07 June

1. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Graeme Dey
  Minister for Higher and Further Education; and Minister for Veterans
  Scottish Government
• Nicola Nisbet
  Head of Strategic Policy, SAAS
  Scottish Government
• Magdalene Boyd
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government Legal Directorate
2. Evidence Session (in private)
3. Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill (in private)

17th Meeting

31 May

1. Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill (in private)
2. Work programme (in private)

16th Meeting

24 May

1. International Learning Exchange Programmes
Show witnesses
• Susana Galván
  Executive Director
  Taith
• Elid Morris
  Head of Operations
  Taith
• Liz Green
  Workforce and Practice Manager
  YouthLink Scotland
2. Evidence Session (in private)
3. Annual report (in private)
4. Work programme (in private)

15th Meeting

17 May

1. Declaration of interests
2. University and Colleges Funding - 2023/2024 Budget
Show witnesses
• Graeme Dey
  Minister for Higher and Further Education; and Minister for Veterans
  Scottish Government
• Kamran Durrani
  Head of Funding and Sponsorship Unit
  Scottish Government
3. Evidence Session (in private)
4. Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) (Scotland) Bill (in private)

14th Meeting

10 May

1. Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) (Scotland) Bill (in private)

13th Meeting

03 May

1. Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Natalie Don
  Minister for Children, Young People and Keeping the Promise
  Scottish Government
• Brendan Rooney
  Bill Manager
  Scottish Government
• Deborah Nolan
  Bill Team Professional Adviser
  Scottish Government
• Hazel Crawford
  Head of Children’s Residential Care Unit
  Scottish Government
• Barry McCaffrey
  Solicitor, Legal Directorate
  Scottish Government
2. Evidence Session (in private)
3. Work programme (in private)

12th Meeting

26 April

1. Declaration of interests
2. Choice of Deputy Convener
3. Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Jenny Brotchie
  Regional Manager, Scotland
  Information Commissioner's Office
• Ben Farrugia
  Director
  Social Work Scotland
• Councillor Tony Buchanan
  Councillor East Renfrewshire Council and Children and Young People Spokesperson
  COSLA
• Jackie Irvine
  Chief Executive
  Care Inspectorate
• Stephen Bermingham
  Head of Practice and Policy
  Children's Hearings Scotland
4. Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill
5. Evidence Session (in private)
6. Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) (Scotland) Bill (in private)

11th Meeting

29 March

1. Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Alison Gough
  Director
  The Good Shepherd Centre
• Kevin Northcott
  Deputy Chief Executive Officer
  Rossie Young People's Trust
• Claire Lunday
  Headteacher
  St Mary's Kenmure Secure Care Centre
• Gerald Michie
  Governor, HMP & YOI Polmont
  Scottish Prison Service
• Sue Brookes
  Interim Director for Strategy and Stakeholder Engagement
  Scottish Prison Service
and then from:
• Sheriff David Mackie
  Chairperson, Hearings System Working Group
  The Promise Scotland
• Chloe Riddell
  Policy Lead
  The Promise Scotland
• Meg Thomas
  Head of Research, Policy & Participation
  Includem
• Laura Pasternak
  Policy & Public Affairs Manager
  Who Cares? Scotland
• Kate Wallace
  Chief Executive Officer
  Victim Support Scotland
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Evidence Session (in private)

10th Meeting

22 March

1. Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Alistair Hogg
  Head of Practice and Policy
  Scottish Children's Reporter Administration (SCRA)
• Kenny Donnelly
  Procurator Fiscal, Policy and Engagement
  Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
• Superintendent Claire Dobson
  Partnerships, Prevention and Community Wellbeing Division
  Police Scotland
and then from:
• Megan Farr
  Policy Officer
  Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland
• Fiona Dyer
  Director
  Children’s and Young People’s Centre for Justice
• Katy Nisbet
  Head of Legal Policy
  Clan Childlaw
2. Evidence Session (in private)

9th Meeting

15 March

1. Colleges Regionalisation Inquiry (in private)
2. Work Programme (in private)

8th Meeting

08 March

1. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Clare Haughey MSP
  Minister for Children and Young People
  Scottish Government
• Peter Grant
  Head of 0-5 Early Learning and Childcare and Support
  Scottish Government
• Kirstie McKerron
  Solicitor, Legal Directorate
  Scottish Government
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Subordinate legislation
4. College Regionalisation Inquiry (in private)

7th Meeting

01 March

1. Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Pam Duncan-Glancy MSP
  Member in Charge
• Bill Scott
  Senior Policy Advisor
  Inclusion Scotland
2. Evidence Session (in private)

6th Meeting

22 February

1. Budget Scrutiny 2023-24
Show witnesses
• Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP
  Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills
  Scottish Government
• Graeme Logan
  Director of Learning
  Scottish Government
2. Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Tracey Francis
  Policy and Development Worker, Scottish Transitions Forum
  ARC Scotland
• Scott Richardson-Read
  Policy and Development Worker, Scottish Transitions Forum
  ARC Scotland
• Rebecca Williams
  Policy and Development Worker, Scottish Transitions Forum
  ARC Scotland
and then from:
• Clare Haughey MSP
  Minister for Children and Young People
  Scottish Government
• Christina McKelvie MSP
  Minister for Equalities and Older People
  Scottish Government
• Sara Hampson
  Unit Head, Supporting Disabled Children and Young People
  Scottish Government
• Vanessa Redmond
  Team Leader, Supporting Disabled Children and Young People
  Scottish Government
3. Evidence Session (in private)

5th Meeting

08 February

1. Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Anne-Marie Sturrock
  Vice Principal – Student Experience, Borders College
  representing Colleges Scotland
• Mike Corbett
  National Official (Scotland)
  NASUWT
• Dr Fiona Whelan
  Assistant Director (Accessibility and Inclusion), Student Services at the University of St Andrews
  representing Universities Scotland
• Louise Storie
  Safeguarding and Practice Lead
  The Donaldson Trust
2. Evidence Session (in private)
3. Work programme (in private)

4th Meeting

01 February

1. Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Lee-Anne McAulay
  Headteacher, New Struan School
  representing Scottish Autism
• Andy Miller
  Strategic Lead, Participation and Practice Lead
  Scottish Commission for People with Learning Disabilities
• Jenny Miller
  Chief Executive, PAMIS
  representing the ALLIANCE
• Rebecca Scarlett
  Senior Policy and Information Officer
  LEAD Scotland
and then from:
• Dr Kandarp Joshi
  Consultant, NHS Grampian and Vice Chair of Child and Adolescent Faculty
  Royal College of Psychiatrists in Scotland
• Nicole Kane
  Policy and Public Affairs Lead Scotland
  Royal College of Occupational Therapists
• Dr Mairi Stark
  Scottish Officer
  Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health
2. Evidence Session (in private)

3rd Meeting

25 January

1. Subordinate legislation
2. Work programme (in private)

2nd Meeting

18 January

1. Budget Scrutiny 2023 - 2024
Show witnesses
• Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP
  Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills
  Scottish Government
• Clare Haughey MSP
  Minister for Children and Young People
  Scottish Government
• Stephen Pathirana
   Director for Lifelong Learning and Skills
  Scottish Government
• Sam Anson
  Deputy Director, Workforce, Infrastructure & Digital
  Scottish Government
• Eleanor Passmore
  Deputy Director for Early Learning and Childcare
  Scottish Government
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Evidence Session (in private)

1st Meeting

12 January

1. Redress Scheme
Show witnesses
• John Swinney MSP
  Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for COVID Recovery
  Scottish Government
• Gillian Nixon
  Head of Operations, Redress Division
  Scottish Government
• Carol Lamont
  Policy Lead, Redress Division
  Scottish Government
2. Evidence Session (in private)

This is all meetings of Education, Children and Young People Committee held in 2022. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.

32nd Meeting

14 December

1. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill (in private)
2. Work programme (in private)

31st Meeting

07 December

1. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill (in private)

30th Meeting

30 November

1. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Clare Haughey
  Minister for Children and Young People
  Scottish Government
• Kevin Lee
  Head of Policy
  Disclosure Scotland
• Alison Martin
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Work programme (in private)
5. Colleges Regionalisation Inquiry (in private)

29th Meeting

23 November

1. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Clare Haughey
  Minister for Children and Young People
  Scottish Government
• Kevin Stewart
  Minister for Mental Wellbeing and Social Care
  Scottish Government
• Paul Beaton
  Children's Services - Unit Head
  Scottish Government
• Iona Colvin
  Chief Social Work Adviser
  Scottish Government
• Donna Bell
  Director of Social Care and National Care Service Development
  Scottish Government
2. Evidence Session (in private)
3. Work programme (in private)

28th Meeting

16 November

1. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Louise Bussell
  Chief Officer, Highland Community
  NHS Highland
• Nicky Connor
  Chief Officer & Director for Health and Social Care
  Fife Council
• Fiona Duncan
  Executive Chief Officer Health and Social Care and Chief Social Work Officer
  Highland Council
• Vicky Irons
  Chief Officer
  Dundee Health and Social Care Partnership
• Ross McGuffie
  Chief Officer
  North Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership
and then from:
• Martin Crewe
  Director
  Barnardo's Scotland
• Jude Currie
  Chair
  Scottish Association of Social Work (SASW)
2. Evidence Session (in private)

27th Meeting

09 November

1. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Jackie Irvine
  Chief Executive
  Care Inspectorate
• Claire Burns
  Director
  CELCIS
• Councillor Tony Buchanan
  Councillor East Renfrewshire Council and Children and Young People Spokesperson
  COSLA
• Mike Burns
  Assistant Chief Officer, Glasgow City Council and Vice Convener
  Social Work Scotland
and then from:
• Iain Nisbet
  Education Law Solicitor
  Cairn Legal / My Rights, My Say
• Cameron-Wong McDermott
  Policy Officer
  Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland
• Fraser McKinlay
  Chief Executive
  The Promise Scotland
2. Evidence Session (in private)
3. Work programme (in private)

26th Meeting

02 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Colleges Regionalisation Inquiry
Show witnesses
• Jamie Hepburn
  Minister for Higher Education and Further Education, Youth Employment and Training
  Scottish Government
• Stephen Pathirana
   Director Advanced Learning and Science
  Scottish Government
• Helen Webster
  Deputy Director for Reform, Directorate for Advanced Learning and Science
  Scottish Government
• Jess Dolan
  Head of Colleges and Economic Impact
  Scottish Government
3. Universities
Show witnesses
• Jamie Hepburn
  Minister for Higher Education and Further Education, Youth Employment and Training
  Scottish Government
• Stephen Pathirana
   Director Advanced Learning and Science
  Scottish Government
• Shazia Razzaq
  Strategic Lead, University Policy, Governance and Equalities
  Scottish Government
• Roddy MacDonald
  Head of Higher Education and Science Division
  Scottish Government
4. Subordinate legislation
5. UK Subordinate Legislation
6. Evidence Session (in private)
7. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2023 - 24 (in private)

25th Meeting

26 October

1. Pre Budget Scrutiny - Early Learning and Childcare
Show witnesses
• Margot Black
  Early Years Manager, Children and Young People
  Scottish Borders Council
• Kirsty Maxwell
  Finance Business Partner (Education & Lifelong Learning, Finance & Corporate Governance)
  Scottish Borders Council
• Wendy Brownlie
  Head of Education: Performance and Improvement
  Argyll & Bute Council
• Carrie Lindsay
  Executive Director of Education and Children's Services
  Fife Council
• Stewart Westwater
  Quality Improvement Officer - Early Years
  Fife Council
2. Public petitions
3. Evidence Session (in private)

24th Meeting

05 October

1. Colleges Regionalisation Inquiry
Show witnesses
• Shona Struthers
  Chief Executive
  Colleges Scotland
• Andrew Witty
  Director of Sector Policy
  Colleges Scotland
• Karen Watt
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Funding Council
• James Dunphy
  Director of Access, Learning and Outcomes
  Scottish Funding Council
2. Evidence Session (in private)
3. Work programme (in private)

23rd Meeting

28 September

1. Declaration of interests
2. Universities
Show witnesses
• Mary Senior
  UCU Scotland
• Ellie Gomersall
  President
  National Union of Students Scotland
and then from:
• Karen Watt
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Funding Council
• Professor George Boyne
  Principal of the University of Aberdeen
  representing Universities Scotland
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Evidence Session (in private)

22nd Meeting

21 September

1. Colleges Regionalisation Inquiry
Show witnesses
• Ann Baxter
  Deputy Principal for Students and the Curriculum
  New College Lanarkshire
• Sue MacFarlane
  Interim Principal
  Outer Hebrides College, UHI
• Derek Smeall
  Principal and Chief Executive
  Glasgow Kelvin College
and then from:
• Angela Cox
  Principal and Chief Executive
  Ayrshire College
• Joanna Campbell
  Chief Executive Officer
  Dumfries and Galloway College
• Hugh Hall
  Principal and Chief Executive
  Fife College
• Neil Cowie
  Principal and Chief Executive
  North East Scotland College
2. Evidence Session (in private)

21st Meeting

07 September

1. Scottish Qualifications Authority
Show witnesses
• Fiona Robertson
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA)
• Michael Baxter
  Director of Finance & Corporate Services
  Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA)
• Robert Quinn
  Head of English, Languages & Business
  Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA)
2. Evidence Session (in private)
3. Work programme (in private)

20th Meeting

29 June

1. Bòrd na Gàidhlig
Show witnesses
• Mairi MacInnes
  Chair
  Bòrd na Gàidhlig
• Iain MacMillan
  Director of Development (interim)
  Bòrd na Gàidhlig
• Jim Whannel
  Director of Education
  Bòrd na Gàidhlig
2. Scottish Attainment Challenge Inquiry (in private)
3. Work programme (in private)
4. Evidence Session (in private)

19th Meeting

22 June

1. Scottish Attainment Challenge Inquiry (in private)
2. Work programme (in private)

18th Meeting

15 June

1. Colleges Regionalisation Inquiry
Show witnesses
• Andrew Anderson
  Class Representative
  Fife College
• Alex Bryson
  Class Representative
  Fife College
• Micole Cochrane
  Student Association Development Officer
  West Lothian College Student Association
• Heather Innes
  Vice President Higher Education and President elect
  Highland and Islands Student Association
• Kirsten Koss
  Depute President Aberdeen/Altens
  North East Scotland College Students' Association
• Amy Monks
  President
  Dundee and Angus College Students' Association
• John O'Hara
  Senior Learner Engagement Manager
  New College Lanarkshire Students' Association
• Al Wilson
  Director
  Edinburgh College Student Association
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Annual report (in private)
4. Evidence Session (in private)

17th Meeting

08 June

1. Colleges Regionalisation Inquiry
Show witnesses
• Stuart Brown
  National Officer
  Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS)
• Eve Lewis
  Director
  Student Partnership in Quality Scotland (sparqs)
• Lorcan Mullen
  Regional Organiser, Head of Higher Education and Further Education
  UNISON
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Work programme (in private)
4. Scottish Attainment Challenge Inquiry (in private)
5. Evidence Session (in private)

16th Meeting

01 June

1. Declaration of interests
2. Choice of Convener
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Colleges Regionalisation Inquiry
Show witnesses
• Audrey Cumberford
  Commissioner
  Commission on the College of the Future
• Professor Sir Peter Scott
  Commissioner for Fair Access
• Nora Senior
  Chair
  Enterprise and Skills Strategic Board
5. Evidence Session (in private)

15th Meeting

25 May

1. Early Learning and Childcare - 1140 Hours
Show witnesses
• Matthew Sweeney
  Policy Manager - Children and Young People
  Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)
• Jane Brumpton
  Chief Executive
  Early Years Scotland
• Adam Hall
  Programme Manager, Recovery & Delivery Programme
  Improvement Service
• Jonathan Broadbery
  Head of Policy and Communications
  National Day Nurseries Association
• Graeme McAlister
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Childminding Association
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Clare Haughey
  Minister for Children and Young People
  Scottish Government
• Hannah Graham
  Team Leader, Improving Lives for Care Experience Unit
  Scottish Government
• Tom McNamara
  Head of Youth Justice & Children’s Hearings
  Scottish Government
• Claire Montgomery
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government Legal Directorate
3. Evidence Session (in private)

14th Meeting

18 May

1. Scottish Attainment Challenge Inquiry
Show witnesses
• Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP
  Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills
  Scottish Government
• Graeme Logan
  Director of Learning
  Scottish Government
• Alison Taylor
  Deputy Director for Improvement, Attainment and Wellbeing
  Scottish Government
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Nick Hobbs
  Head of Advice and Investigations
  Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland
• Maria Galli
  Legal Officer
  Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland
3. Evidence Session (in private)

13th Meeting

11 May

1. Scottish Attainment Challenge Inquiry
Show witnesses
• Patricia Watson
  Strategic Director
  Education Scotland
• Craig Clement
  Strategic Director
  Education Scotland
• Pamela Di Nardo
  Senior Regional Adviser
  Education Scotland
• Elizabeth Sommerville
  Attainment Advisor
  Education Scotland
2. Evidence Session (in private)

12th Meeting

04 May

1. Scottish Attainment Challenge Inquiry
Show witnesses
• Ruth Binks
  Director of Education, Communities & Organisational Development
  Inverclyde Council
• Gerry Lyons
  Head of Education
  Glasgow City Council
• Tony McDaid
  Executive Director of Education Resources
  South Lanarkshire Council
• Mark Ratter
  Director of Education,
  East Renfrewshire Council
2. Public petitions
3. Evidence Session (in private)

11th Meeting

20 April

1. Declaration of interests
2. Scottish Attainment Challenge Inquiry
Show witnesses
• Greg Dempster
  General Secretary
  Association of Headteachers and Deputes in Scotland (AHDS)
• Andrea Bradley
  Assistant Secretary, Education and Equality
  Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS)
• Mike Corbett
  National Official (Scotland)
  NASUWT
•  Jim Thewliss
  General Secretary
  School Leaders Scotland
3. British Sign Language Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Evidence Session (in private)
6. Work programme (in private)

10th Meeting

30 March

1. Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill (in private)
2. Work programme (in private)

9th Meeting

23 March

1. Subordinate legislation
2. Report by Independent Advisor on Education Reform
Show witnesses
• Professor Kenneth Muir
  Honorary Professor at the University of the West of Scotland
  and former Chief Executive and Registrar of the General Teaching Council for Scotland
• Professor Graham Donaldson
  Honorary Professor, School of Education
  University of Glasgow
3. Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill (in private)
4. Evidence Session (in private)

8th Meeting

09 March

1. Declaration of interests
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Clare Haughey MSP
  Minister for Children and Young People
  Scottish Government
• Eleanor Passmore
  Deputy Director for Early Learning and Childcare
  Scottish Government
• Carolyn O'Malley
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government Legal Directorate
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP
  Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills
  Scottish Government
• Sam Anson
  Deputy Director: Covid Education Strategy and Recovery
  Scottish Government
• Craig Robertson
  Deputy-Director (interim) – Advanced Learning & Science Directorate, Covid Response
  Scottish Government
• Andy Drought
  Deputy Director, Workforce and Infrastructure, Learning Directorate
  Scottish Government
• Nico McKenzie-Juetten
  Lawyer
  Scottish Government Legal Directorate
• Clare Morley
  Unit Head - School Funding, Infrastructure and Organisation
  Scottish Government
• Jerry O'Connell
  Team Leader, School Organisation Team
  Scottish Government
• Greig Walker
  Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) Bill Team Leader
  Scottish Government
6. Evidence Session (in private)
7. Work programme (in private)

7th Meeting

02 March

1. Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Paul Little
  Vice-Chair of the College Principals Group
  Colleges Scotland
• Matthew Sweeney
  Policy Manager - Children and Young People
  Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)
• David Belsey
  Assistant Secretary
  Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS)
• Diane Stockton
  Consultant in Public Health
  Public Health Scotland
• John Edward
  Director
  Scottish Council of Independent Schools
• Alastair Sim
  Director
  Universities Scotland
and then from:
• Megan Farr
  Policy Officer
  Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland
• Liam Fowley
  Vice Chair, the Board
  Scottish Youth Parliament
2. Work programme (in private)
3. Evidence Session (in private)

6th Meeting

23 February

1. Declaration of interests
2. Scottish Attainment Challenge Inquiry
Show witnesses
• Jim Wallace
  Director of Children and Families
  Aberlour Child Care Trust
• Maureen McAteer
  Assistant Director
  Barnardo's Scotland
• Sara Spencer
  Cost of the School Day Project Manager
  Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland
• Louise Goodlad
  Senior Head of Partnerships – Scotland
  The Prince's Trust Scotland
3. Evidence Session (in private)
4. Work programme (in private)

5th Meeting

09 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scottish Attainment Challenge Inquiry
Show witnesses
• Professor Mel Ainscow
  Professor in Education
  University of Glasgow
• Dr Laura Robertson
  Senior Research Officer
  The Poverty Alliance
• Professor Becky Francis
  Chief Executive
  Education Endowment Foundation
• Emma Congreve
  Knowledge Exchange Fellow
  Fraser of Allander Institute
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Evidence Session (in private)
5. Skills: Alignment with Business Needs
6. Work programme (in private)

4th Meeting

02 February

1. Work programme (in private)

3rd Meeting

26 January

1. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• John Swinney
  Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for COVID Recovery
  Scottish Government
• Paul Beaton
  Legislation and Contributions Unit Head
  Scottish Government
• Claire Montgomery
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government Legal Directorate
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Drink and Needle Spiking
Show witnesses
• Jill Stevenson
  Diversity and Inclusion and Director of Student Services at University of Stirling and Director of
  and the Director of the Association of Managers of Student Services In Higher Education
• Ellen MacRae
  President
  Edinburgh University Students Association
• Martha Williams
  Girls Night In Campaign
• Mike Grieve
  Chair
  Night Time Industries Association
• Superintendent Hilary Sloan
  Partnerships, Prevention and Community Wellbeing (PPCW), Harm Prevention
  Police Scotland
• Andrew Green
  Policy Manager - Pub Operations
  Scottish Beer & Pub Association
• Professor Sally Mapstone
  Principal and Vice Chancellor of the University of St Andrews and Vice Convener
  Universities Scotland
• Kate Wallace
  Chief Executive Officer
  Victim Support Scotland
5. Impact of Covid 19 on Children and Young People (in private)
6. Work programme (in private)

2nd Meeting

19 January

1. Subordinate legislation
2. Covid 19 and Schools - January 2022
Show witnesses
• Douglas Hutchison
  President of the Association of Directors of Education (ADES) and Executive Director of Education
  Glasgow City Council
• Greg Dempster
  General Secretary
  Association of Headteachers and Deputes in Scotland (AHDS)
• Simon Cameron
  Chief Officer, Employers Team
  Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)
• Margaret Wilson
  Chair
  National Parent Forum of Scotland (NPFS)
3. Impact of Covid 19 on Children and Young People (in private)

1st Meeting

12 January

1. Budget 2022 - 2023
Show witnesses
• Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP
  Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills
  Scottish Government
• Graeme Logan
  Director of Learning
  Scottish Government
• Alison Cumming
  Director of Early Learning and Childcare
  Scottish Government
2. Evidence Session (in private)

This is all meetings of Education, Children and Young People Committee held in 2021. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.

14th Meeting

22 December

1. Correspondence (in private)
2. Work programme (in private)

13th Meeting

15 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Skills: Alignment with Business Needs
Show witnesses
• Frank Mitchell
  Chair
  Skills Development Scotland
• Katie Hutton
  Director, National Training Programmes
  Skills Development Scotland
• Dr Allan Colquhoun
  University Liaison and Emerging Technologies Manager, Leonardo and representing
  Scottish Apprenticeship Advisory Board (SAAB)
• Karen Watt
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Funding Council
• Sharon Drysdale
  Assistant Director, Access, Learning and Outcomes
  Scottish Funding Council
3. Evidence Session (in private)

12th Meeting

08 December

1. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Clare Haughey MSP
  Minister for Children and Young People
  Scottish Government
• Lynne McMinn
  Director of Policy, Customer Engagement and Communications
  Disclosure Scotland
• Rachel McLean
  Disclosure (Scotland) Act Implementation Manger
  Disclosure Scotland
• Denise McKay
  Deputy Director
  Scottish Government Legal Directorate
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Skills: Alignment with Business Needs
Show witnesses
• Leon Thompson
  Executive Director, Scotland
  UK Hospitality
• Paul Mitchell
  Head of Employment Affairs
  Scottish Building Federation
and then from:
• Professor Mark Logan
  Professor in Practice, School of Computing Science
  Glasgow University
• Dr Natalie Coull
  Head of Cyber Security, School of Design and Informatics
  Abertay University
• Karen Meechan
  Chief Executive Officer
  ScotlandIS
• Nicola Taylor
  Head of Operations and Skills
  ScotlandIS
5. Evidence Session (in private)

11th Meeting

01 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• John Swinney
  Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for COVID Recovery
  Scottish Government
• Lisa McCloy
  Divisional Development and Legislation Unit Head
  Scottish Government
• Claire Montgomery
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government Legal Directorate
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Impact of Covid 19 on Children and Young People
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• Jennifer King
  Education Manager, Children & Families Service, Dundee City Council and Chair of ASN/CYP Services
  Association of Directors of Education in Scotland (ADES)
• Laura Caven
  Chief Officer, Children and Young People Team
  COSLA
• Mike Corbett
  National Official (Scotland)
  NASUWT
• Joan Tranent
  Chief Social Worker, Midlothian Council and Deputy Chair of Children and Families Standing Committee
  Social Work Scotland
5. Evidence Session (in private)
6. Advanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

10th Meeting

24 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Impact of Covid 19 on Children and Young People and Deprivation
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• John Dickie
  Director
  Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland
• Dr Colin Morrison
  Co-Director
  Children's Parliament
• Matt Crilly
  President
  National Union of Students Scotland
• Satwat Rehman
  CEO
  One Parent Families Scotland
3. Evidence Session (in private)
4. Work programme

9th Meeting

17 November

1. Impact of Covid 19 on Children and Young people with additional support needs and care experienced young people
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• Bruce Adamson
  Children and Young People’s Commissioner
• Stephen McGhee
  Managing Director, Spark of Genius
  and representing the Scottish Coalition Services Coalition (SCSC)
• Linda O'Neill
  Education Lead
  Centre for Excellence for Children's Care and Protection (CELCIS)
and then from:
• Laurie Black
  Convener of the ASN Committee
  Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS)
• Ramon Hutchingson
  Co-ordinator
  Autism Resources Co-ordination Hub (ARCH) - South Lanarkshire
• Sally Cavers
  Head of Inclusion
  Children In Scotland
2. Evidence Session (in private)

8th Meeting

10 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. OECD report
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• Professor Gordon Stobart
  Emeritus Professor of Education
  University College London
3. Work programme
4. Correspondence

7th Meeting

03 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny
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• Stephen Boyle
  Auditor General for Scotland
• Trisha Meldum
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Rebecca Seidel
  Senior Manager
  Audit Scotland
• Sharon O'Connor
  Accounts Commission member
  Accounts Commission
3. Evidence Session (in private)
4. Correspondence

6th Meeting

27 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
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• John Swinney
  Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for COVID Recovery
  Scottish Government
• Paul Beaton
  Legislation and Contributions Unit Head
  Scottish Government
• Barry McCaffrey
  Lawyer
  Scottish Government Legal Directorate
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation
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• John Swinney
  Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for COVID Recovery
  Scottish Government
• Paul Beaton
  Legislation and Contributions Unit Head
  Scottish Government
• Barry McCaffrey
  Lawyer
  Scottish Government Legal Directorate
5. Subordinate legislation
6. Subordinate legislation
7. Subordinate legislation
8. Subordinate legislation
9. Advance Research and Invention Agency (UK Parliament legislation)
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• Jamie Hepburn
  Minister for Higher Education, Further Education, Youth Employment and Training
  Scottish Government
• Donald Cameron
  Deputy Director, Constitutional Relations
  Scottish Government
• Roddy MacDonald
  Head of Higher Education and Science Division
  Scottish Government
• Magdalene Boyd
  Solicitor, Advanced Learning and Science
  Scottish Government
10. Evidence Session (in private)
11. Correspondence

5th Meeting

06 October

1. Session 6 priorities
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• Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP
  Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills
  Scottish Government
• Graeme Logan
  Director of Learning
  Scottish Government

4th Meeting

29 September

1. Alternative Certification Model
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• Fiona Robertson
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA)
• Dr Gill Stewart
  Director of Qualifications Development
  Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA)
• Beth Black
  Director of Policy, Analysis and Standards
  Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA)
2. Evidence Session (in private)

3rd Meeting

22 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Alternative Certification Model
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• Tony McDaid
  Executive Director of Education Resources, South Lanarkshire Council
  Association of Directors of Education in Scotland (ADES)
• Audrey May
  Head of Service, Children and Families, Dundee City Council and representing
  Association of Directors of Education in Scotland (ADES)
and then from:
• Larry Flanagan
  General Secretary
  Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS)
• Seamus Searson
  General Secretary
  Scottish Secondary Teachers Association (SSTA)
• Tara Lillis
  National Official (Scotland)
  NASUWT
3. Evidence Session (in private)
4. Work programme

2nd Meeting

08 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
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• Clare Haughey MSP
  Minister for Children and Young People
  Scottish Government
• Joanna Mackenzie
  Team Leader, Targeted Children and Family Wellbeing
  Scottish Government
• Claire Cullen
  Lawyer, School Education Branch
  Scottish Government Legal Directorate
3. Subordinate legislation
4. OECD report
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• Doctor Beatriz Pont
  Senior Analyst, Education Policy
  Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
• Romane Viennet
  Policy Analyst
  Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
5. Subordinate legislation
6. Evidence Session (in private)
7. Work programme (in private)
8. Declaration of interests

1st Meeting 2021

23 June

1st Meeting

23 June

1. Declaration of interests
2. Choice of Convener
3. Choice of Deputy Convener
4. Decision on taking business in private
5. Legacy paper
6. Work programme