1. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2026 - 2027

The Committee will take evidence from—

• Jacqui Brasted
  Director of Access, Learning and Outcomes
  Scottish Funding Council
• Richard Maconachie
  Director Lead, Dundee Recovery Team
  Scottish Funding Council
• Tiffany Ritchie
  Acting Director of Finance
  Scottish Funding Council

and then from:

• Ben Macpherson
  Minister for Higher and Further Education
  Scottish Government
• Stuart Greig
  Head of Governance and Assurance Division, Lifelong Learning and Skills
  Scottish Government
• Amanda Callaghan
  Deputy Director for the Institutional Stability Response Hub
  Scottish Government
• Edmund Anderson
  Team Leader Strategic Engagement
  Scottish Government
• Phillip Thomson
  Policy Officer, Strategic Engagement Team
  Scottish Government

2. Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Bill

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

• Lynne Binnie
  Service Lead for Inclusion, Edinburgh City Council and Co-Chair of the Inclusion Network
  Association of Directors of Education in Scotland (ADES)
• Tom Britton
  Edinburgh Local Association Assistant Secretary
  Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS)
• Dr Pauline Stephen
  Chief Executive and Registrar
  General Teaching Council for Scotland
• Mike Corbett
  National Official (Scotland)
  NASUWT
• Gavin Calder
  Chief Executive Officer of Harmeny School, and Board Member
  Scottish Council of Independent Schools

3. Evidence Session (in private)

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda items 1 and 2.