Education and Skills Committee [Session 5]
Committee covers:
- early years and childcare
- school education and support for learning
- colleges and universities
- apprenticeships and other routes to employment
- child protection and wellbeing
- care experienced children, foster care and kinship care
All the committee’s work is available on our archive website
Current Members
![A photo of Clare Adamson MSP](/-/media/images/msps/adamson-clare-m4940e428p764.jpg?as=0&h=250&sc_lang=en&hash=3EC539E3DADD10AAA682C29A21CC0651)
Clare Adamson
Convener
Scottish National Party
![A photo of James Dornan MSP](/-/media/images/msps/dornan-james-m2826e443p779.jpg?as=0&h=250&sc_lang=en&hash=30803D1A52B97F10EF028188CB133BB8)
James Dornan
Convener
Scottish National Party
![A photo of Daniel Johnson MSP](/-/media/images/msps/johnson-daniel-m5604e421p757.jpg?as=0&h=250&sc_lang=en&hash=EBE4ED8CE0C0D8B10E20523FA724B76A)
Daniel Johnson
Deputy Convener
Scottish Labour
![A photo of Johann Lamont MSP](/-/media/images/msps/lamont-johann-m2080e244p634.jpg?as=0&h=250&sc_lang=en&hash=A2A30886A4DB268E4CABAE6E425042EA)
Johann Lamont
Deputy Convener
Scottish Labour
![A photo of George Adam MSP](/-/media/images/msps/adam-george-m2615e397p734.jpg?as=0&h=250&sc_lang=en&hash=1780E2CA64D5034AB2386522561339B7)
George Adam
Member
Scottish National Party
![A photo of Alasdair Allan MSP](/-/media/images/msps/allan-dr-alasdair-m2641e383p719.jpg?as=0&h=250&sc_lang=en&hash=D002492161BAE90B78F4E5AF69B8FCDD)
Alasdair Allan
Member
Scottish National Party
![A photo of Colin Beattie MSP](/-/media/images/msps/beattie-colin-m3751e419p755.jpg?as=0&h=250&sc_lang=en&hash=BC526ECCECAB284F32A6BAD1F7CE0FCF)
Colin Beattie
Member
Scottish National Party
![A photo of Mary Fee MSP](/-/media/images/msps/fee-mary-m5059e260p652.jpg?as=0&h=250&sc_lang=en&hash=678E8FB844BD9C95A5D5DC24C35A5967)
Mary Fee
Member
Scottish Labour
![A photo of Kenneth Gibson MSP](/-/media/images/msps/gibson-kenneth-m2110e426p762.jpg?as=0&h=250&sc_lang=en&hash=99AB255A5A80B7606FBC85DDC282D3EB)
Kenneth Gibson
Member
Scottish National Party
![A photo of Jenny Gilruth MSP](/-/media/images/msps/gilruth-jenny-m5613e438p774.jpg?as=0&h=250&sc_lang=en&hash=49AB480B5B34C4F6FE7EE5D4ED2B2CB2)
Jenny Gilruth
Member
Scottish National Party
![A photo of Iain Gray MSP](/-/media/images/msps/gray-iain-m2033e325p576.jpg?as=0&h=250&sc_lang=en&hash=049DA7B604DF89731525ED60A9F6FFC9)
Iain Gray
Member
Scottish Labour
![A photo of Jamie Greene MSP](/-/media/images/msps/greene-jamie-m5698e323p812.jpg?as=0&h=250&sc_lang=en&hash=665B93D45E8314667E8F637C721301A6)
Jamie Greene
Member
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
![A photo of Ross Greer MSP](/-/media/images/msps/greer-ross-m5757e324p813.jpg?as=0&h=250&sc_lang=en&hash=13D017CE147EFD5688317DF59EEB5783)
Ross Greer
Member
Scottish Green Party
![A photo of Jamie Halcro Johnston MSP](/-/media/images/msps/halcro-johnston-jamie-m5800e308p795.jpg?as=0&h=250&sc_lang=en&hash=912D65FA8309E004D7510A76177BB47C)
Jamie Halcro Johnston
Member
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
![A photo of Alison Harris MSP](/-/media/images/msps/harris-alison-m5781e292p685.jpg?as=0&h=250&sc_lang=en&hash=287357E4447944C900D0E03FBBD2FBA1)
Alison Harris
Member
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
![A photo of Clare Haughey MSP](/-/media/images/msps/haughey-clare-m5618e406p742.jpg?as=0&h=250&sc_lang=en&hash=79BC45FDD1886325167DD23B6611357E)
Clare Haughey
Member
Scottish National Party
![A photo of Richard Lochhead MSP](/-/media/images/msps/lochhead-richard-m2180e416p752.jpg?as=0&h=250&sc_lang=en&hash=15F54C5A5DD8E721E370D206C105FAA8)
Richard Lochhead
Member
Scottish National Party
![A photo of Gordon MacDonald MSP](/-/media/images/msps/macdonald-gordon-m5074e449p785.jpg?as=0&h=250&sc_lang=en&hash=FEB0278F67CDE78E94E33ECA4A3C99AC)
Gordon MacDonald
Member
Scottish National Party
![A photo of Fulton MacGregor MSP](/-/media/images/msps/macgregor-fulton-m5596e402p729.jpg?as=0&h=250&sc_lang=en&hash=35386BD2FF97E745F599938DCB1EAF4B)
Fulton MacGregor
Member
Scottish National Party
![A photo of Rona Mackay MSP](/-/media/images/msps/mackay-rona-m5622e404p740.jpg?as=0&h=250&sc_lang=en&hash=20713EE723E09F212086D814DC3DE326)
Rona Mackay
Member
Scottish National Party
![A photo of Ruth Maguire MSP](/-/media/images/msps/maguire-ruth-m5598e420p756.jpg?as=0&h=250&sc_lang=en&hash=8AF398F70C599C1E7B2774888EC784DD)
Ruth Maguire
Member
Scottish National Party
![A photo of Gillian Martin MSP](/-/media/images/msps/martin-gillian-m5578e429p765.jpg?as=0&h=250&sc_lang=en&hash=2363F24FC985CE4209C642D5578D2F46)
Gillian Martin
Member
Scottish National Party
![A photo of Oliver Mundell MSP](/-/media/images/msps/mundell-oliver-m5709e417p753.jpg?as=0&h=250&sc_lang=en&hash=5C8C81A5143D457E5C5D4DEE9D42B0DC)
Oliver Mundell
Member
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
![A photo of Alex Neil MSP](/-/media/images/msps/neil-alex-m1894e363p615.jpg?as=0&h=250&sc_lang=en&hash=AAD82CD359DFA04567A3989F8A32E261)
Alex Neil
Member
Scottish National Party
![A photo of Gail Ross MSP](/-/media/images/msps/ross-gail-m5591e371p623.jpg?as=0&h=250&sc_lang=en&hash=B00A8735E1F18DE8905CAB6874FBC432)
Gail Ross
Member
Scottish National Party
Tavish Scott
Member
Scottish Liberal Democrats
![A photo of Liz Smith MSP](/-/media/images/msps/smith-liz-m4014e332p821.jpg?as=0&h=250&sc_lang=en&hash=3B1B9264FE6AA67766492D1EE3CEBDFD)
Liz Smith
Member
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Ross Thomson
Member
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
![A photo of Beatrice Wishart MSP](/-/media/images/msps/wishart-beatrice-m15631e395p732.jpg?as=0&h=250&sc_lang=en&hash=FF644420E6AB59024FAE3D026D07A08A)
Beatrice Wishart
Member
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Full details of committee membership, including substitute and previous members