Education, Children and Young People Committee
The Education, Children and Young People Committee was established in June 2021. It focuses on:
- schools, colleges and universities
- additional support for learning
- early years and childcare
- Children’s Hearings
- child protection; and
- the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry and Scotland's Redress Scheme
Next meeting
12th Meeting, 2024
Agenda: Additional Support for Learning Inquiry
09:00am, 24 April 2024
TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room
Get in touch
If you want to get in touch, you can contact Pauline McIntyre, the Clerk for the committee.
Address: The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 5976 Find out about call charges.
Email: [email protected]
X (previously known as Twitter): @SP_ECYP
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Members
Members of the Education, Children and Young People Committee
Current Members
Sue Webber
Convener
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: Lothian (Region)
Ruth Maguire
Deputy Convener
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Cunninghame South (Constituency)
Stephanie Callaghan
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Uddingston and Bellshill (Constituency)
Pam Duncan-Glancy
Member
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: Glasgow (Region)
Ross Greer
Member
Party: Scottish Green Party
MSP for: West Scotland (Region)
Liam Kerr
Member
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: North East Scotland (Region)
Bill Kidd
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Glasgow Anniesland (Constituency)
Ben Macpherson
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Edinburgh Northern and Leith (Constituency)
Willie Rennie
Member
Party: Scottish Liberal Democrats
MSP for: North East Fife (Constituency)
Michelle Thomson
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Falkirk East (Constituency)
Substitute Members
Alex Cole-Hamilton
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish Liberal Democrats
MSP for: Edinburgh Western (Constituency)
Gillian Mackay
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish Green Party
MSP for: Central Scotland (Region)
Roz McCall
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: Mid Scotland and Fife (Region)
Stuart McMillan
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Greenock and Inverclyde (Constituency)
Martin Whitfield
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: South Scotland (Region)
Committee work
Current
Additional Support for Learning (ASL)
AI and Education
Budget 2024 to 2025
Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill
Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland
Education Reform – independent reviews of qualifications and assessment, and skills delivery
Education Reform – OECD review and the 'Putting Learners at the Centre' report
Equally Safe
National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
PE1747 Adequate funding to support children with additional support needs in all Scottish Schools
Scottish Languages Bill
The Promise: next steps for care system reform
Universities
Previous
Alternative Certification Model
Bòrd na Gàidhlig
Budget 2022 to 2023
Budget 2023 to 2024
Colleges regionalisation inquiry
Coronavirus Recovery and Reform (Scotland) Bill
Covid and Schools January 2022
COVID-19's impact on children and young people
Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) (Scotland) Bill
Drink and needle spiking
Early Learning and Childcare 1140 hours progress inquiry
Legislative Consent Memorandum Advanced Research and Invention Bill
Legislative Consent Memorandum British Sign Language Bill
PE1548 National Guidance on Restraint and Seclusion in Schools
PE1668 Improving literacy standards in schools through research informed reading instruction
PE1692 Inquiry into the human rights impact of GIRFEC policy and data processing
Skills alignment with business needs
The Scottish Attainment Challenge
Future
Education, Children and Young People Committee Future business
The Committee considers its work programme regularly so as to maintain a rolling programme of business. Alongside referred work such as legislation and petitions, the Committee’s main business over coming month is set out below.
Please note that this is subject to change.
- Wednesday 17th April 2024: Children and Young people Commissioner Scotland - Review of national Strategic plan
- Wednesday 24th April;2024: Draft report for Additional Support for Learning Inquiry (In Private)
- Wednesday 1st May 2024: Scottish Languages Bill Stage 1 evidence
- Wednesday 8th May 2024: Scottish Languages Bill Stage 1 evidence
- Wednesday 15th May 2024: Scottish Languages Bill Stage 1 evidence
- Wednesday 22nd May 2024: Scottish Languages Bill Stage 1 evidence
Correspondence
Committee correspondence
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Anonymity for deceased child victims
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs, 16 April 2024
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Individual training account scheme
Letter from the Minister for Higher and Further Education; and Minister for Veterans, April 2024
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Additional Support for Learning
Letter from Peter Reekie, Chief Executive, Scottish Futures Trust, 29 March 2024
Official Reports
Official Reports
Meeting date: Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Additional Support for Learning Inquiry
Meeting date: Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Additional Support for Learning Inquiry
Meeting date: Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Subordinate Legislation, Additional Support for Learning Inquiry
Meeting date: Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Additional Support for Learning Inquiry
Meeting date: Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Interests, Additional Support for Learning Inquiry
Meeting date: Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2, Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2
Meeting date: Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2
Meeting date: Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Budget Scrutiny 2024-25 and Education Reform
Meeting date: Wednesday, January 10, 2024
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Post-school Education and Skills Reform
Reports
Committee reports
This report sets out the Committee's consideration of the Instrument 2024 [draft].
This report sets out the Committee's consideration of the Colleges of Further Education and Regional Strategic Bodies (Membership of Boards) (Scotland) Order 2023 [draft].
Stage 1 Report on the Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) (Scotland) Bill
Education, Children and Young People Committee's Stage 1 Report on the Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) (Scotland) Bill.
Remit
To consider and report on matters falling within the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills and matters relating to the Historical Abuse Inquiry and redress falling within the responsibility of the Deputy First Minister.