Education, Children and Young People Committee
Meeting Minutes
9th Meeting, 2024
- Date: Wednesday, March 13, 2024
- Session: 6
- Location: TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:00
- Meeting closed at: 12:54
- Published: Wednesday, March 13, 2024 03:33pm
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 Additional Support for Learning Inquiry:
The Committee heard evidence from—
Megan Farr, Policy Officer, Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland;
David Mackay, Head of Policy, Projects and Participation and Marie Harrison, Senior Policy Officer – My Rights, My Say, Children In Scotland;
Chloe Minto, Senior Solicitor, Govan Law Centre;
and then from—
Antony Clark, Executive Director of Performance Audit & Best Value, Audit Scotland;
Dr Lynne Binnie, Chair of the ASN network, Association of Directors of Education in Scotland (ADES);
Nicola Dickie, Director of People Policy, COSLA;
Kerry Drinnan, Education Service Manager, ASN Inclusion, Falkirk Council;
Vivienne Sutherland, Principal Psychologist, Educational Psychology Service, Fife Council.
2 Evidence Session (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 1.