Education and Gaelic Committee

The Committee was established in June 2026. It focuses on:

• early years, childcare and wraparound care
• schools, colleges and universities
• Additional Support Needs and support for learning
• apprenticeships and Skills Development Scotland
• child protection and looked-after children
• the Children’s Hearings system
• youth work
• children's rights and services
• Gaelic, Scots and BSL
• community learning and development
• the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry and Scotland's Redress Scheme.

Strategic Plan

The Committee agreed a Strategic Plan for Session 7:

Read the Education and Gaelic Committee Strategic Plan (106KB, pdf) posted 08 September 2026