Minutes: 09 February 2022

Wednesday, 09 February 2022

5th Meeting, 2022

Start time: 09:30am

End time: 12:27pm

Location: TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room

Published: Wednesday, 09 February 2022

Committee Member attendees:

Apologies received from:

Oliver Mundell (Member)

Substitute Member attendees:

Meghan Gallacher (Substitute Member)

Minutes

1. Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take item 5 in private.

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.

3. Subordinate legislation:

The Committee considered and noted the following negative instrument— Nutritional Requirements for Food and Drink in Schools (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021

4. Evidence Session (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.

5. Skills: Alignment with Business Needs (In Private):

The Committee considered and agreed correspondence.

6. Work programme (In Private):

The Committee consider and agreed its work programme.