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 (external website)
Next meeting
15th Meeting, 2022
Agenda: Early Learning and Childcare - 1140 Hours, Subordinate legislation, Evidence Session
09:30am, 25 May 2022
TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room
Get in touch
If you want to get in touch, you can contact Stephen Herbert, the Clerk for the committee.
Address: The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6225 Find out about call charges.
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @SP_ECYP
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Members
Members of the Education, Children and Young People Committee
Current Members
Stephen Kerr
Convener
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: Central Scotland (Region)
Kaukab Stewart
Deputy Convener
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Glasgow Kelvin (Constituency)
Stephanie Callaghan
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Uddingston and Bellshill (Constituency)
Graeme Dey
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Angus South (Constituency)
Bob Doris
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn (Constituency)
Ross Greer
Member
Party: Scottish Green Party
MSP for: West Scotland (Region)
Ruth Maguire
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Cunninghame South (Constituency)
Michael Marra
Member
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: North East Scotland (Region)
Oliver Mundell
Member
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: Dumfriesshire (Constituency)
Willie Rennie
Member
Party: Scottish Liberal Democrats
MSP for: North East Fife (Constituency)
Substitute Members
Alex Cole-Hamilton
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish Liberal Democrats
MSP for: Edinburgh Western (Constituency)
Natalie Don
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Renfrewshire North and West (Constituency)
Meghan Gallacher
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: Central Scotland (Region)
Martin Whitfield
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: South Scotland (Region)
Committee work
Current
Aims and Objectives
Alternative Certification Model
Colleges regionalisation inquiry
Coronavirus Recovery and Reform Bill
Covid and Schools January 2022
COVID-19's impact on children and young people
Early Learning and Childcare 1140 hours progress inquiry
Education Reforms
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
PE1747 Adequate funding to support children with additional support needs in all Scottish Schools
Skills alignment with business needs
Subordinate Legislation
The Promise next steps for care system reform
The Scottish Attainment Challenge
Previous
Correspondence
Committee correspondence
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Letter from Deputy First Minister regarding the Redress Scheme
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Digital Devices and Connectivity in Education response
Response from the First Minister to the Convener
Official Reports
Official Reports
Meeting date: Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Scottish Attainment Challenge Inquiry, Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Scottish Attainment Challenge Inquiry
Meeting date: Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Scottish Attainment Challenge Inquiry, Petitions
Reports
Committee reports
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the British Sign Language Bill
This report sets out the Education, Children and Young People Committee's consideration of the Legislative Consent Memorandum (LCM) on the British Sign Language Bill.
Stage 1 Report on Part 2 of the Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill
This report contains the conclusions and recommendations of the Education, Children and Young People Committee's scrutiny of the education provisions in Part 2 of the Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill.
This report sets out the Committee's consideration of the Draft Affirmative Instrument
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 within the responsibility of the Deputy First Minister.