Chamber and committees

Education and Gaelic Committee

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Meeting Agenda

5th Meeting, 2026

• Date: Tuesday, September 29, 2026
• Session: 7
• Location: Committee Room 1
• Start time: 08:30am
• Published: Thursday, September 24, 2026 11:10am

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1 Pre-budget scrutiny 2027-28

The Committee will take evidence from—

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Witnesses

Andrea Bradley, General Secretary, Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS)

Tara Lillis, Policy Official (Scotland), NASUWT

David Barnett, General Secretary, School Leaders Scotland

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Claire Burns, Director, CELCIS

Alison Gordon, Member, Children's Services Planning Strategic Leads Network

Simon Cameron, Chief Officer - Children and Young People Team, COSLA

Joanna Macdonald, Chief Executive, National Social Work Agency

David Anderson, Chair, The Oversight Board for the Promise

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Paper 1 - Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2027-28 - Note by the Clerk posted 24/09/2026 (Ref: EG/S7/26/5/1, 330KB, pdf)

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2 Work programme (in private) (Private)

The Committee will consider its work programme.

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EG/S7/26/5/2(P) (Private Paper)

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