The Committee invited Education Scotland to give its views on their proposed expanded role which was set out in the Scottish Government's 2017 report 'Education Governance: Next steps - Empowering Our Teachers, Parents and Communities to Deliver Excellence and Equity for Our Children'.
Education Scotland attended the Committee meeting on the 13th December and gave evidence on the proposed changes to its role and also reported back to the Committee regarding its performance over the past year. Education Scotland was also asked to consider the budget and in particular to consider its resources for the next financial year.
The Committee received a submission from Education Scotland in advance of the meeting on the 13 December 2017
The Committee invited views from other organisations on the changing role of Education Scotland.