Annexe B - Minutes of Meetings
Extracts from the minutes of meetings of the Education, Children and Young People Committee.
10th Meeting, Wednesday 24 November 2021
Work programme (in private): The Committee considered its work programme and agreed its approach to its Scottish Attainment Challenge inquiry.
5th Meeting, Wednesday 9 February 2022
2 Scottish Attainment Challenge Inquiry:
The Committee heard evidence from—
Professor Mel Ainscow, Professor in Education, University of Glasgow;
Dr Laura Robertson, Senior Research Officer, The Poverty Alliance;
Professor Becky Francis, Chief Executive, Education Endowment Foundation;
Emma Congreve, Knowledge Exchange Fellow, Fraser of Allander Institute.
4 Evidence Session (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.
6th Meeting Wednesday 23 February 2022
2 Scottish Attainment Challenge Inquiry:
The Committee heard evidence from—
Jim Wallace, Director of Children and Families, Aberlour Child Care Trust;
Maureen McAteer, Assistant Director, Barnardo's Scotland;
Sara Spencer, Cost of the School Day Project Manager, Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland;
Louise Goodlad, Senior Head of Partnerships – Scotland, The Prince's Trust Scotland.
3 Evidence Session (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.
11th Meeting , Wednesday 20 April 2022
2 Scottish Attainment Challenge Inquiry:
The Committee heard evidence from—
Jim Thewliss, General Secretary, School Leaders Scotland;
Mike Corbett, National Official (Scotland), NASUWT;
Andrea Bradley, Assistant Secretary, Education and Equality, Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS);
Greg Dempster, General Secretary, Association of Headteachers and Deputes in Scotland (AHDS).
5 Evidence Session (In Private):
The Committee deferred consideration of the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2 to a later meeting.
12th Meeting, Wednesday 4 May 2022
1 Scottish Attainment Challenge Inquiry:
The Committee heard evidence from—
Ruth Binks, Director of Education, Communities & Organisational Development, Inverclyde Council;
Gerry Lyons, Head of Education, Glasgow City Council;
Tony McDaid, Executive Director of Education Resources, South Lanarkshire Council;
Mark Ratter, Director of Education, East Renfrewshire Council.