Chamber and committees

Education, Children and Young People Committee

Meeting Agenda

24th Meeting, 2024

Date: Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Session: 6
Location: TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room
Start time: 09:00am
Published: Wednesday, October 9, 2024 04:56pm

1 Declaration of interests

Jackie Dunbar MSP and Gillian Mackay MSP will be invited to declare any relevant interests.

2 Public petitions: PE01747

The Committee will consider the following continued petition— Adequate funding to support children with additional support needs in all Scottish Schools.

20240925_Paper 1_Petition posted 20/09/2024 (Ref: ECYP/S6/24/24/1, 65KB, pdf)

3 Education (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—

Witnesses

Gillian Hamilton, Chief Executive, Education Scotland

Janie McManus, His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education for Scotland, Education Scotland

Fiona Robertson, Chief Executive, Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA)

Laurence Findlay, Director of Education and Children’s Services, Aberdeenshire Council, representing the Association of Directors of Education in Scotland (ADES)

Anne Keenan, Assistant Secretary, Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS)

Graham Hutton, General Secretary, School Leaders Scotland (SLS)

Stuart Hunter, President, Scottish Secondary Teachers Association (SSTA)

20240925_Paper 2_Cover Note - final posted 09/10/2024 (Ref: ECYP/S6/24/24/2, 515KB, pdf)

ECYP/S6/24/24/3(P) (Private Paper)

4 Evidence Session (in private) (Private)

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 3.

5 Work programme (in private) (Private)

The Committee will consider its work programme.

ECYP/S6/24/24/4(P) (Private Paper)