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
6th Meeting, 2021
09:30am, 27 October 2021
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]
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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)
Bob Doris
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn (Constituency)
James Dornan
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Glasgow Cathcart (Constituency)
Fergus Ewing
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Inverness and Nairn (Constituency)
Ross Greer
Member
Party: Scottish Green Party
MSP for: West Scotland (Region)
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
Correspondence
Committee correspondence
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Scottish Government response to Scottish Funding Council review
letter from Minister for higher education, Further Education , Youth Employment and Training
Education, Children and Young People Committee
SQA submission on Alternative Certification Model
Submission from SQA ahead of evidence session on 27 September 2021
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Covid 19 Guidance for schools October 2021
Letter from the Cabinet secretary for education and Skills
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.