Education, Children and Young People Committee

We have concluded our work for this parliamentary session. Thank you to everyone who has engaged with our committee. Please read our legacy report, which lays out the issues we have considered and issues that could be explored by our successor committee: ow.ly/C8UW50Ywjhm

"Every kid is different. Every hook is different for every kid." - Mark Williams, Denis Law Legacy Trust (@DLStreetsport), was one of the witnesses at our session exploring sporting initiatives for children and young people. Watch the meeting: ow.ly/FAn650Ywh7h

"It gives people a chance and a place where they can feel safe and they can feel that they ultimately belong to something that can give them hope." - Debbi McCulloch, @Spartans_CF at our meeting on community sporting initiatives for young people: ow.ly/QsT750YwfsP

At 10am tomorrow we will meet to take evidence on how sport-led community programmes can tackle inactivity, inequality and youth support gaps. We'll hear from @Spartans_CF and @DLStreetsport.

"We're trying to develop a curriculum which has got clarity but flexibility in order to take on board the needs of children, but also to take on board the local context as well." - Ollie Bray, @EducationScot Watch this week's meeting: ow.ly/RZGH50YstRN

We'll explore work to develop the curriculum and assessment and qualifications in the senior phase of school tomorrow. @ADEScotland, the Commission on School Reform, @EISUnion, @EducationScot, Qualifications Scotland, School Leaders Scotland and @LouiseHayward3 will join us.

We'll meet at 9:45am tomorrow morning to consider proposed changes to the Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Bill. Find out more about the Bill and the proposed amendments: ow.ly/7uwt50YoLYf

"That transparency is really important and if we have made mistakes, we'll say." - Detective Chief Superintendent Sarah Taylor, @PoliceScotland Our evidence session on group-based child sexual abuse and exploitation can be watched here: ow.ly/Bye950YmpA0

"The biggest issue for me in all of this is where children and young people who have been abused don't have the confidence in those around them to report the matters." - Craig Naylor, @hmics Watch this week's evidence session: ow.ly/ikCS50Ymnsj

We will hold an evidence session on group-based child sexual abuse and exploitation at 9:30am tomorrow. During the meeting we will hear from Professor Alexis Jay, @hmics and @PoliceScotland. The meeting will be available to watch live on the @ScotParl website.

"There were lots of mitigations that could have been put in place" This week we took evidence on the impact of adding VAT to independent school fees, hearing from @SCISschools. Watch the meeting: ow.ly/Jbpj50YhTtu

We will be considering the impact of the UK Government’s decision to apply VAT to the fees of independent schools tomorrow morning. We'll hear from @SCISschools, following our consideration of changes to the Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill.

We'll continue to explore possible changes to the Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill tomorrow morning. Find out more about the proposed amendments: ow.ly/epzX50YcmRB Follow along from 9am on the Scottish Parliament's website.

We will be meeting tomorrow to consider amendments to the Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill. Find out about the Bill and proposed Stage 2 amendments: ow.ly/Ik1x50Y88El Watch our consideration from 9am on the @ScotParl website.

"It feels like staff lives are on hold." Watch our evidence session with representatives of staff unions at Scottish universities: ow.ly/BbS250Y5POq

"We want to give world-leading education, be internationally recognized." Watch our evidence session with representatives of unions from staff at Scottish universities: ow.ly/yzo150Y5skx

At around 2.40pm this afternoon, @ScotParl will debate the general principles of the Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Bill. Learn more about our views on the Bill from our report ⬇️ Watch the debate live here: scottishparliament.tv

As part of our work on long-term financial stability, at 9:30am tomorrow, we'll take evidence from @UCUScotland representatives at the University of Aberdeen, the University of Dundee and the University of Edinburgh, and @UniteScotland at the University of Strathclyde.

We'll be considering the implication of this year's budget on education, children and young people tomorrow. We'll hear from @JennyGilruthMSP, @NatalieDon_ and @BenMacpherson. Watch the meeting live on the Scottish Parliament's website from 9:30am.

Our new report commends the work of Beth Morrison, Kate Sanger and others who have called for the use of restraint and seclusion in schools to be a last resort. Find out more by watching this short video ⬇️ Read our report on @djohnsonmsp's Bill: ow.ly/lBBB50XY2Ap