Education, Children and Young People Committee
The Education, Children and Young People Committee was established in June 2021. It focuses on:
- schools, colleges and universities
- additional support for learning
- early years and childcare
- Children’s Hearings
- child protection
- the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry and Scotland's Redress Scheme
- languages
Next meeting of the committee
Details of the next meeting are not available yet.
Dates for future meetings
The Parliament is in recess from 29 June 2024. There aren't expected to be any committee meetings until September.
Previous meetings of the committee
Work of the Committee
Current work
Additional Support for Learning (ASL)
AI and Education
Budget 2025 to 2026
Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland
Education (Scotland) Bill
Education Reform – independent reviews of qualifications and assessment, and skills delivery
Education Reform – OECD review and the 'Putting Learners at the Centre' report
Equally Safe
National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
PE1747 Adequate funding to support children with additional support needs in all Scottish Schools
Scottish Languages Bill
The Promise: next steps for care system reform
Universities
Completed work
Alternative Certification Model
Bòrd na Gàidhlig
Budget 2022 to 2023
Budget 2023 to 2024
Budget 2024 to 2025
Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill
Colleges regionalisation inquiry
Coronavirus Recovery and Reform (Scotland) Bill
Covid and Schools January 2022
COVID-19's impact on children and young people
Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) (Scotland) Bill
Drink and needle spiking
Early Learning and Childcare 1140 hours progress inquiry
Legislative Consent Memorandum Advanced Research and Invention Bill
Legislative Consent Memorandum British Sign Language Bill
PE1548 National Guidance on Restraint and Seclusion in Schools
PE1668 Improving literacy standards in schools through research informed reading instruction
PE1692 Inquiry into the human rights impact of GIRFEC policy and data processing
Skills alignment with business needs
The Scottish Attainment Challenge
Future work
Education, Children and Young People Committee Future business
The Committee considers its work programme regularly so as to maintain a rolling programme of business. Alongside referred work such as legislation and petitions, the Committee’s main business over coming month is set out below.
Please note that this is subject to change.
The Parliament is on recess from the 29th June to the 1st September
Correspondence
Correspondence
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Post school reform update 25 June 2024
Letter from the Minister for Higher and Further Education; and Minister for Veterans, 25 June 2024
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Keeping the Promise update 21 June 2024
Response from Minister for Children, Young People and the Promise, 21 June 2024
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Letter from the Minister for Public Finance, Ivan McKee, 18 June 2024
Official Reports of meetings
Official Reports of meetings
Meeting date: Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Interests, Deputy Convener, Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Subordinate Legislation, Pre-budget Scrutiny 2025-26
Meeting date: Wednesday, June 5, 2024
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Pre-budget Scrutiny 2025-26
Meeting date: Wednesday, May 29, 2024
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Subordinate Legislation, Scottish Technology Ecosystem Review, Child-friendly Complaints Handling Principles
Meeting date: Wednesday, May 22, 2024
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Scottish Languages Bill: Stage 1
Meeting date: Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Scottish Languages Bill: Stage 1
Meeting date: Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Scottish Languages Bill: Stage 1
Meeting date: Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Scottish Languages Bill: Stage 1
Meeting date: Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland (Strategic Plan 2024-28)
Meeting date: Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Education, Children and Young People Committee
Additional Support for Learning Inquiry
Reports
Committee reports
Annual Report of the Education, Children and Young People Committee for 2023-2024
Annual report of the Education, Children and Young People Committee for 2023 - 2024
Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Child Friendly Complaints Handling Principles
Consideration of the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Child Friendly Complaints Handling Principles.
Additional Support for Learning inquiry
This report sets out the Committee's views in relation to Additional Support for Learning and how the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 Act is working in practice 20 years on.
Committee Remit
To consider and report on matters falling within the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills and matters relating to the Historical Abuse Inquiry, redress and languages falling within the responsibility of the Deputy First Minister.
Current Members
Sue Webber
Evelyn Tweed
George Adam
Stephanie Callaghan
Pam Duncan-Glancy
Ross Greer
Liam Kerr
Bill Kidd
John Mason
Willie Rennie
Full details of committee membership, including substitute and previous members