Education, Children and Young People Committee
Meeting Minutes
23rd Meeting, 2023
- Date: Wednesday, September 20, 2023
- Session: 6
- Location: TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:01
- Meeting closed at: 12:34
- Published: Wednesday, September 20, 2023 04:26pm
Committee Members Attendees
- Sue Webber (Convener)
- Ruth Maguire (Deputy Convener)
- Stephanie Callaghan (Member)
- Pam Duncan-Glancy (Member)
- Ross Greer (Member)
- Liam Kerr (Member)
- Bill Kidd (Member)
- Ben Macpherson (Member)
- Willie Rennie (Member)
- Michelle Thomson (Member)
1 Pre-Budget Scrutiny:
The Committee heard evidence as part of its Pre-Budget Scrutiny from—
Dr Douglas Hutchison, President of the Association of Directors of Education in Scotland (ADES) and Executive Director of Education, Glasgow City Council;
Carrie Lindsay, Executive Officer, Association of Directors of Education in Scotland (ADES);
Kirsty Flanagan, Director of Finance, Argyll and Bute Council, representing CIPFA Local Government Directors of Finance (Scotland).
2 Independent Review of Qualifications and Assessment:
The Committee heard evidence from—
Professor Louise Hayward, Professor of Education Assessment and Innovation, University of Glasgow, and Chair of the Independent Review of Qualifications and Assessment;
Professor Kenneth Muir, Honorary Professor at the University of the West of Scotland and Peter Bain, Headteacher, Oban High School, both Members of the Independent Review of Qualifications and Assessment Group.
3 Evidence Session (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda items 1 and 2.