1. The Promise - Staff Recruitment and Retention

The Committee will take evidence from—

• Claire Burns
  Director
  CELCIS
• Fiona Duncan
  Independent Strategic Advisor
• Professor Trish McCulloch
  Professor of Social Work and Deputy Dean in the School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
  University of Dundee
• Fraser McKinlay
  Chief Executive
  The Promise Scotland

and then from:

• Alison Bavidge
  National Director
  Scottish Association of Social Work (SASW)
• Laura Caven
  Chief Officer, Children and Young People Team and Co-Chair of the Additional Support for Learning Project Board
  Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)
• Ben Farrugia
  Director
  Social Work Scotland
• Stephen Smellie
  Chair of Social Work Issues Group
  UNISON Scotland

2. SQA Higher History Review 2024

The Committee will take evidence from—

• Jenny Gilruth
  Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills
  Scottish Government
• Fiona Robertson
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA)
• Clare Hicks
  Director, Education Reform
  Scottish Government
• Martyn Ware
  Director of Policy, Analysis and Standards
  Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA)

3. Subordinate legislation (in private)

The Committee will consider its draft report on the Regulated Roles (Prohibitions and Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 [draft].

4. Consideration of Evidence Session (in private)

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