Education, Children and Young People Committee
Meeting Minutes
2nd Meeting, 2022
- Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2022
- Session: 6
- Location: www.scottishparliament.tv
- Meeting opened at: 09:32
- Meeting closed at: 12:12
- Published: Thursday, January 20, 2022 09:43am
Committee Members Attendees
- Stephen Kerr (Convener)
- Kaukab Stewart (Deputy Convener)
- Stephanie Callaghan (Member)
- Bob Doris (Member)
- James Dornan (Member)
- Fergus Ewing (Member)
- Ross Greer (Member)
- Michael Marra (Member)
- Oliver Mundell (Member)
- Willie Rennie (Member)
1 Subordinate legislation:
The Committee consider the following negative instrument— Education (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Coronavirus) (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 2021
The Committee made no comment on the instrument.
2 Covid 19 and Schools - January 2022:
The Committee heard evidence from—
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).
Bob Doris declared that he is still a member of the EIS.
3 Impact of Covid 19 on Children and Young People(In Private):
The Committee considered a draft report.