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Education, Children and Young People Committee

The Education, Children and Young People Committee was established in June 2021. It focuses on:

Committee meetings

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Work of the Committee

Work of the Committee: Completed work

AI and Education

Additional Support for Learning

Alternative Certification Model

Budget 2022 to 2023

Budget 2023 to 2024

Budget 2024 to 2025

Budget 2025 to 2026

Budget 2026 to 2027

Bòrd na Gàidhlig

COVID-19's impact on children and young people

Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill

Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill

Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland

Colleges regionalisation inquiry

Covid and Schools January 2022

Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) (Scotland) Bill

Drink and needle spiking

Early Learning and Childcare 1140 hours progress inquiry 

Education (Scotland) Bill

Education Reform: OECD review and the 'Putting Learners at the Centre' report

Education Reform: independent reviews of qualifications and assessment, and skills delivery

Equally Safe

Legislative Consent Memorandum Advanced Research and Invention Bill

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

Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Bill

Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill

Scottish Languages Bill

Skills alignment with business needs

Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill

The Promise: next steps for care-system reform

The Scottish Attainment Challenge

Universities

University of Dundee

Widening access to higher education

Work of the Committee: Correspondence

Correspondence

Education, Children and Young People Committee

Revised guidance for Scotland's Redress Scheme

25 March 2026

Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Gaelic, 25 March 2026

Education, Children and Young People Committee

Follow up to evidence session on 7 January 2026

24 March 2026

Letter from the Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise, 24 March 2026

Education, Children and Young People Committee

Publication of the One-Year Review of Physical Intervention in Schools Guidance

24 March 2026

Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, 24 March 2026

See all of this committee's correspondence

Work of the Committee: Official Reports of meetings

Official Reports of meetings

Education, Children and Young People Committee

Meeting date: Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Community Sporting Initiatives for Children and Young People

Education, Children and Young People Committee

Meeting date: Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Subordinate Legislation, School Reform (Curriculum and Assessment)

Education, Children and Young People Committee

Meeting date: Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Subordinate Legislation, Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2

Education, Children and Young People Committee

Meeting date: Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Group-based Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation

Education, Children and Young People Committee

Meeting date: Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Subordinate Legislation, Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2, VAT and Independent Schools

Education, Children and Young People Committee

Meeting date: Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Subordinate Legislation, Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2

Education, Children and Young People Committee

Meeting date: Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2

Education, Children and Young People Committee

Meeting date: Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Universities

Education, Children and Young People Committee

Meeting date: Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Budget Scrutiny 2026-27

Education, Children and Young People Committee

Meeting date: Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Subordinate Legislation, Scotland’s Rural College

See all of this committee's Official Reports

Work of the Committee: Reports

Committee reports

Annual Report of the Education, Children and Young People Committee 2025-26

5th Report, 2026 (Session 6)

Published: 19 March 2026

Education, Children and Young People Committee - Session 6 Legacy Report

4th Report, 2026 (Session 6)

Published: 16 March 2026

Care Leaver Payment (Scotland) Regulations 2026 [draft]

3rd Report, 2026 (Session 6)

Published: 12 February 2026

See all of this committee's reports

Work of the Committee: Committee 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, redress and languages falling within the responsibility of the Deputy First Minister.

Membership

Conveners
Stephen Kerr, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party (23 June 2021 to 25 May 2022)
Douglas Ross, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party (30 October 2024 to 8 April 2026)
Sue Webber, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party (1 June 2022 to 10 October 2024)
Deputy Conveners
Jackie Dunbar, Scottish National Party (13 November 2024 to 8 April 2026)
Ben Macpherson, Scottish National Party (26 April 2023 to 5 September 2023)
Ruth Maguire, Scottish National Party (13 September 2023 to 17 June 2024)
Kaukab Stewart, Scottish National Party (23 June 2021 to 18 April 2023)
Evelyn Tweed, Scottish National Party (19 June 2024 to 12 November 2024)
Members
George Adam, Scottish National Party (18 June 2024 to 8 April 2026)
Miles Briggs, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party (10 October 2024 to 8 April 2026)
Keith Brown, Scottish National Party (22 January 2025 to 2 April 2025)
Stephanie Callaghan, Scottish National Party (17 June 2021 to 6 November 2024)
Graeme Dey, Scottish National Party (31 March 2022 to 31 March 2023)
Bob Doris, Scottish National Party (17 June 2021 to 29 June 2023)
James Dornan, Scottish National Party (17 June 2021 to 31 March 2022)
Jackie Dunbar, Scottish National Party (6 November 2024 to 13 November 2024)
Pam Duncan-Glancy, Scottish Labour (25 April 2023 to 6 December 2025)
Fergus Ewing, Scottish National Party (17 June 2021 to 31 March 2022)
Joe FitzPatrick, Scottish National Party (22 April 2025 to 26 June 2025)
Ross Greer, Scottish Green Party (17 June 2021 to 8 April 2026)
Liam Kerr, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party (29 June 2023 to 10 October 2024)
Stephen Kerr, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party (17 June 2021 to 23 June 2021)
Stephen Kerr, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party (22 September 2022 to 29 June 2023)
Bill Kidd, Scottish National Party (18 April 2023 to 8 April 2026)
Ben Macpherson, Scottish National Party (18 April 2023 to 26 April 2023)
Ben Macpherson, Scottish National Party (5 September 2023 to 17 June 2024)
Ruth Maguire, Scottish National Party (31 March 2022 to 13 September 2023)
Michael Marra, Scottish Labour (17 June 2021 to 25 April 2023)
John Mason, Scottish National Party (18 June 2024 to 17 August 2024)
John Mason, Independent (17 August 2024 to 8 April 2026)
Paul McLennan, Scottish National Party (26 June 2025 to 8 April 2026)
Oliver Mundell, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party (17 June 2021 to 22 September 2022)
Paul O'Kane, Scottish Labour (10 December 2025 to 8 April 2026)
Willie Rennie, Scottish Liberal Democrats (31 August 2021 to 8 April 2026)
Douglas Ross, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party (10 October 2024 to 30 October 2024)
Kaukab Stewart, Scottish National Party (17 June 2021 to 23 June 2021)
Michelle Thomson, Scottish National Party (29 June 2023 to 17 June 2024)
Evelyn Tweed, Scottish National Party (18 June 2024 to 19 June 2024)
Evelyn Tweed, Scottish National Party (13 November 2024 to 15 January 2025)
Sue Webber, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party (25 May 2022 to 31 May 2022)
Beatrice Wishart, Scottish Liberal Democrats (17 June 2021 to 31 August 2021)
Substitute Members
Maggie Chapman, Scottish Green Party (18 November 2025 to 8 April 2026)
Alex Cole-Hamilton, Scottish Liberal Democrats (6 October 2021 to 10 February 2026)
Natalie Don-Innes, Scottish National Party (8 September 2021 to 11 April 2023)
Jackie Dunbar, Scottish National Party (18 September 2024 to 6 November 2024)
Meghan Gallacher, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party (8 September 2021 to 29 June 2023)
Jamie Greene, Scottish Liberal Democrats (10 February 2026 to 8 April 2026)
Clare Haughey, Scottish National Party (20 November 2024 to 8 April 2026)
Gillian Mackay, Scottish Green Party (29 November 2023 to 21 May 2025)
Roz McCall, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party (29 June 2023 to 8 April 2026)
Ivan McKee, Scottish National Party (18 April 2023 to 29 June 2023)
Stuart McMillan, Scottish National Party (29 June 2023 to 18 September 2024)
Mark Ruskell, Scottish Green Party (21 May 2025 to 18 November 2025)
Martin Whitfield, Scottish Labour (22 September 2021 to 8 April 2026)