Meeting Agenda
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
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
Paper 1_Prebudget cover note docx posted 26/09/2025 (Ref: ECYP/S6/25/28/1, 695KB, pdf)
ECYP/S6/25/28/2(P) (Private Paper)
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
Paper 3_ Cover note posted 26/09/2025 (Ref: ECYP/S6/25/28/3, 386KB, pdf)
ECYP/S6/25/28/4(P) (Private Paper)
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda items 1 and 2.