Education, Children and Young People Committee
Meeting Minutes
24th Meeting, 2023
- Date: Wednesday, September 27, 2023
- Session: 6
- Location: TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:00
- Meeting closed at: 11:25
- Published: Wednesday, September 27, 2023 01:47pm
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 and the Scottish Attainment Challenge:
The Committee heard evidence from—
Jenny Gilruth, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, Alison Taylor, Deputy Director for Improvement, Attainment and Wellbeing, Eleanor Passmore, Deputy Director for Early Learning and Childcare and Stephen Pathirana, Director for Lifelong Learning and Skills, Scottish Government;
Elizabeth Sommerville, Attainment Advisor, Education Scotland.
2 Subordinate legislation:
The Committee considered and made no comments on the following negative instruments— Teachers’ Superannuation and Pension Scheme (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 and the Teachers’ Pensions (Remediable Service) (Scotland) Regulations 2023.
3 Evidence Session (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 1.