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.

84th Meeting

23 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Instruments not subject to any parliamentary procedure
3. Work programme

12th Meeting

22 December

1. Testing December 11 Government Bill (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Aaron Stone
  Manager
  Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Crawford
  Social Work Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Georges
  Fundraiser
  Scottish Government
• Aaron B Jennings
  Medical Officer
and then from:
• Aaron Stone
  Manager
  Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Crawford
  Social Work Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Georges
  Fundraiser
  Scottish Government
• Aaron B Jennings
  Medical Officer
and then from:
• Aaron Stone
  Manager
  Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Crawford
  Social Work Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Georges
  Fundraiser
  Scottish Government
• Aaron B Jennings
  Medical Officer
and then from:
• Aaron Stone
  Manager
  Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Crawford
  Social Work Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Georges
  Fundraiser
  Scottish Government
• Aaron B Jennings
  Medical Officer
2. Decision on taking business in private
Show witnesses
• Aaron Stone
  Manager
  Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Crawford
  Social Work Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Georges
  Fundraiser
  Scottish Government
• Aaron B Jennings
  Medical Officer
and then from:
• Aaron Stone
  Manager
  Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Crawford
  Social Work Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Georges
  Fundraiser
  Scottish Government
• Aaron B Jennings
  Medical Officer
and then from:
• Aaron Stone
  Manager
  Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Crawford
  Social Work Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Georges
  Fundraiser
  Scottish Government
• Aaron B Jennings
  Medical Officer
and then from:
• Aaron Stone
  Manager
  Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Crawford
  Social Work Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Georges
  Fundraiser
  Scottish Government
• Aaron B Jennings
  Medical Officer
3. #
Show witnesses
• Aaron Stone
  Manager
  Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Crawford
  Social Work Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Georges
  Fundraiser
  Scottish Government
• Aaron B Jennings
  Medical Officer
and then from:
• Aaron Stone
  Manager
  Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Crawford
  Social Work Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Georges
  Fundraiser
  Scottish Government
• Aaron B Jennings
  Medical Officer
and then from:
• Aaron Stone
  Manager
  Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Crawford
  Social Work Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Georges
  Fundraiser
  Scottish Government
• Aaron B Jennings
  Medical Officer
and then from:
• Aaron Stone
  Manager
  Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Crawford
  Social Work Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Georges
  Fundraiser
  Scottish Government
• Aaron B Jennings
  Medical Officer
4. Testing December 8 (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Aaron Stone
  Manager
  Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Crawford
  Social Work Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Georges
  Fundraiser
  Scottish Government
• Aaron B Jennings
  Medical Officer
• Chief Constable Abbie Edwards
  NHS Lothian
• Lord Abbie Ellis
  Policy Developer
  Edinburgh Napier University
• Lord Abby Mckinney
  Educational Institute of Scotland
• Professor Abby Turner
  Full-Stack Developer
  NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
and then from:
• Aaron Stone
  Manager
  Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Crawford
  Social Work Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Georges
  Fundraiser
  Scottish Government
• Aaron B Jennings
  Medical Officer
and then from:
• Aaron Stone
  Manager
  Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Crawford
  Social Work Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Georges
  Fundraiser
  Scottish Government
• Aaron B Jennings
  Medical Officer
and then from:
• Aaron Stone
  Manager
  Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Crawford
  Social Work Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Georges
  Fundraiser
  Scottish Government
• Aaron B Jennings
  Medical Officer

10th Meeting

15 December

1. European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
Show witnesses
• Aaron Stone
  Manager
  Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Crawford
  Social Work Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Georges
  Fundraiser
  Scottish Government
• Aaron B Jennings
  Medical Officer
and then from:
• Aaron Stone
  Manager
  Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Crawford
  Social Work Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Georges
  Fundraiser
  Scottish Government
• Aaron B Jennings
  Medical Officer
and then from:
• Aaron Stone
  Manager
  Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Crawford
  Social Work Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Georges
  Fundraiser
  Scottish Government
• Aaron B Jennings
  Medical Officer
and then from:
• Aaron Stone
  Manager
  Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Crawford
  Social Work Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Georges
  Fundraiser
  Scottish Government
• Aaron B Jennings
  Medical Officer
• Chief Constable Abbie Edwards
  NHS Lothian
• Lord Abbie Ellis
  Policy Developer
  Edinburgh Napier University
• Lord Abby Mckinney
  Educational Institute of Scotland
• Professor Abby Turner
  Full-Stack Developer
  NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
2. Legacy paper
Show witnesses
• Aaron Stone
  Manager
  Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Crawford
  Social Work Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Georges
  Fundraiser
  Scottish Government
• Aaron B Jennings
  Medical Officer
• Chief Constable Abbie Edwards
  NHS Lothian
• Lord Abbie Ellis
  Policy Developer
  Edinburgh Napier University
and then from:
• Aaron Stone
  Manager
  Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Crawford
  Social Work Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Georges
  Fundraiser
  Scottish Government
• Aaron B Jennings
  Medical Officer
• Chief Constable Abbie Edwards
  NHS Lothian
• Lord Abbie Ellis
  Policy Developer
  Edinburgh Napier University
• Lord Abby Mckinney
  Educational Institute of Scotland
and then from:
• Aaron Stone
  Manager
  Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Crawford
  Social Work Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Georges
  Fundraiser
  Scottish Government
3. Testing December 8 (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Aaron Stone
  Manager
  Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Crawford
  Social Work Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Georges
  Fundraiser
  Scottish Government
and then from:
• Aaron Stone
  Manager
  Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Crawford
  Social Work Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Georges
  Fundraiser
  Scottish Government
and then from:
• Aaron Stone
  Manager
  Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Crawford
  Social Work Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Georges
  Fundraiser
  Scottish Government
and then from:
• Aaron Stone
  Manager
  Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Crawford
  Social Work Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Georges
  Fundraiser
  Scottish Government
and then from:
• Aaron Stone
  Manager
  Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Crawford
  Social Work Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Georges
  Fundraiser
  Scottish Government
4. Special edition of the Brussels Bulletin
Show witnesses
• Aaron Stone
  Manager
  Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Crawford
  Social Work Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Georges
  Fundraiser
  Scottish Government
• Aaron B Jennings
  Medical Officer
and then from:
• Aaron Stone
  Manager
  Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Crawford
  Social Work Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Georges
  Fundraiser
  Scottish Government
• Aaron B Jennings
  Medical Officer
and then from:
• Aaron Stone
  Manager
  Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Crawford
  Social Work Scotland
• Chief Constable Aaron Georges
  Fundraiser
  Scottish Government
• Aaron B Jennings
  Medical Officer
and then from:
• Chief Constable Abbie Edwards
  NHS Lothian
• Lord Abbie Ellis
  Policy Developer
  Edinburgh Napier University
• Lord Abby Mckinney
  Educational Institute of Scotland
• Professor Abby Turner
  Full-Stack Developer
  NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

91st Meeting

18 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Work programme

70th Meeting

13 November

1. Early Learning and Child care
2. Work programme

82nd Meeting

12 November

1. Education (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Abby Macrae
  Educational Institute of Scotland

81st Meeting

10 November

1. Pre-Budget Scrutiny
2. Declaration of interests
3. Work programme

80th Meeting

07 November

1. Legacy paper
2. Annual report

92nd Meeting

04 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Education (Scotland) Bill
3. Legacy paper
4. Work programme

83rd Meeting

28 October

1. Pre-Budget Scrutiny
Show witnesses
• Professor Stuart Haszeldine
  Professor of Carbon Capture and Storage, School of Geosciences
  University of Edinburgh
• Brittany Brown
  Policy Lead
  Scottish Government
and then from:
• Lord Andrea Barnett
  Public Works Manager
  NHS Scotland
• Angus Robertson
  Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture
  Scottish Government
• Anna Jenkins
  HM Treasury
2. Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Compatibility Duty) (Scotland) Bill
3. Decision on taking business in private

94th Meeting

27 October

1. Hybrid Bill 50 (Scotland)

83rd Meeting

23 October

1. Pre-Budget Scrutiny
Show witnesses
• Professor Stuart Haszeldine
  Professor of Carbon Capture and Storage, School of Geosciences
  University of Edinburgh
• Brittany Brown
  Policy Lead
  Scottish Government
and then from:
• Lord Andrea Barnett
  Public Works Manager
  NHS Scotland
• Angus Robertson
  Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture
  Scottish Government
• Anna Jenkins
  HM Treasury
2. Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Compatibility Duty) (Scotland) Bill
3. Decision on taking business in private

29th Meeting

09 October

1. Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Bridget Jones
  Strategic Paths and Projects Manager
  Nature Scotland
• Alison Cumming
  Executive Director, Performance Audit and Best Value
  Audit Scotland
• Dr Robert Adam
  Associate Professor in Languages and Intercultural Studies
  Heriot-Watt University
• Professor Stuart Haszeldine
  Professor of Carbon Capture and Storage, School of Geosciences
  University of Edinburgh
and then from:
• Damon Hewlett
  Marine Engagement and Information Manager
  Scottish Government
• Francesca Osowska
  Chief Executive Officer
  Scottish Funding Council
• Ailsa Garland
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
• Alison Taylor
  Deputy Director for Improvement, Attainment and Wellbeing
  Scottish Government
and then from:
• Aaron B Jennings
  Medical Officer
2. Evidence Session (in private)

29th Meeting

08 October

1. Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• 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)

18th Meeting

03 October

1. Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance
Show witnesses
• Professor Blair Grubb
  Vice Principal (Education)
  University of Dundee
• Robert Eckhart
  Additional Support for Learning Policy Team Leader
  Scottish Government
2. Subordinate legislation
Show witnesses
• Lord Amy May
  University of Glasgow School of Law
• Lord Ashley Silva
  Consultant
  University of Glasgow School of Law
• Jeffery Adams
  University of Glasgow School of Law
3. Evidence Session (in private)
4. Annual Report (in private)

93rd Meeting

27 August

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Legacy paper
3. Work programme (in private)

7th Meeting

21 August

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. SPCB supported bodies landscape review
Show witnesses
• Dr Ian Elliott
  Senior Lecturer in Public Administration
  University of Glasgow
• Dr Matthew Gill
  Programme Director
  Institute for Government
• Dr Ruth Lamont
  Reader in Child and Family Law, University of Manchester; UKRI Thematic Research Lead
  UK Parliament
• Alison Payne
  Research Director
  Reform Scotland
3. Correspondence
4. SPCB supported bodies landscape review (in private)

92nd Meeting

16 August

93rd Meeting

15 August

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Legacy paper
3. Work programme (in private)

10th Meeting

14 August

1. University of Dundee
Show witnesses
• 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
• Jacqui Brasted
  Interim Director of Access, Learning and Outcomes
  Scottish Funding Council
• Richard Maconachie
  Director of Finance
  Scottish Funding Council
2. Evidence Session (in private)

10th Meeting

28 July

1. University of Dundee
Show witnesses
• 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. Work programme (in private)

11th Meeting

16 July

1. University of Dundee
Show witnesses
• 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. Work programme (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.

97th Meeting

18 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Casey Costello
  Head of everything
• Cooper Costello
  Head of Department
• Eva Welch
  Full-Stack Developer

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.

97th Meeting

08 August

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Bill (in private)
Show witnesses
• Test Jenkinson
  Access and Countryside Advisor
  Kennel Club
• Test Hatton
  Assistant Team Leader, Operations, Mid Argyll, Kintyre & Islay, Argyll and Bute Council
• Test Jones
  Strategic Paths and Projects Manager
  Nature Scotland
3. Work programme

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)

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)

13th Meeting

27 January

1. Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Lady Entity Test
  The head of eveything
  Caledonian MacBrayne
• Freddie Battleford
  Test Pilot

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)

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)

5th Meeting

08 September

1. Legacy paper

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)

31st Meeting

12 July

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Legacy paper
3. Lesley Nope evidence
Show witnesses
• Professor Felicity-Anne Ableson
  Deputy Chief Advisor
• Professor Felicity-Anne Ableson
  Deputy Chief Advisor
4. Good Food Nation (Scotland) Bill

30th Meeting

08 July

1. Legacy paper
2. Budget (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Aaron Stone
  Manager
  Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
• Aaron B Jennings
  Medical Officer
and then from:
• Ailsa Garland
  Solicitor
  Scottish Government
• Chief Constable Albert Alexander
  Resource Developer
  HM Treasury
• Adam Jowett
  Coventry University
  Lead author of UK Government commissioned research into conversion therapy
3. Public petitions
4. 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)

72nd Meeting

25 May

1. Non-Domestic Rates (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Aaron Stone
  Manager
  Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
• Robert Blake
  Lecturer
  Open University – paste from Word
• Andrea Wheeler
  Scottish Sports Association
• Chief Constable Deborah Mcdonalid
  Full-Stack Developer
  Scottish Sports Association

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)

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)

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

17 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Attainment Gap report
Show witnesses
• Professor Amanda Sutton
  Head of Public Relations
• Chief Constable Angela Graham
• Carolyn Graham
  Volunteer
  Scottish Youth Parliament
3. Instruments subject to negative procedure
4. Public petitions: PE1615
5. Education Scotland Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
6. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Targets

5th Meeting

16 February

1. Coronavirus (Discretionary Compensation for Self-isolation) (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Chief Constable Aaron Georges
  Fundraiser
  Scottish Government
• Aaron B Jennings
  Medical Officer
• Aaron Stone
  Manager
  Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland
and then from:
• Lesley Nope
  Senior Business Manager
  Scotland Office
• Abby Macrae
  Educational Institute of Scotland
• Professor Abby Barnett
  Prison Officers Association (Scotland) 2
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Consideration of continued petitions
4. Work programme (in private)
5. Coronavirus (Discretionary Compensation for Self-isolation) (Scotland) Bill - witness expenses
6. Declaration of interests

8th Meeting

11 February

1. Budget (Scotland) Bill
Show witnesses
• Chief Constable Aaron Georges
  Fundraiser
  Scottish Government
• Aaron B Jennings
  Medical Officer
• Abby Macrae
  Educational Institute of Scotland
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Consideration of continued petitions
4. 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)

14th Meeting

10 January

1. Legacy paper

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
Show witnesses
• 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
Show witnesses
• 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
Show witnesses
• 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
Show witnesses
• 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
Show witnesses
• 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
Show witnesses
• 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
Show witnesses
• 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)
Show witnesses
• 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
Show witnesses
• 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
Show witnesses
• 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
Show witnesses
• 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
Show witnesses
• 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
Show witnesses
• 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