Education, Children and Young People Committee
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Official account of @ScotParl's Education, Children and Young People Committee. Tweets pre-May 2021 are from the previous Session 5 committee.
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This afternoon our Convener, Sue Webber MSP 💜, asked Jenni Minto MSP about children’s rights in relation to the Cass Review ⬇
On Wednesday of this week Scottish Parliament will debate the Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill at Stage 3. Our briefing for this recaps on Stage 1 Committee scrutiny and provides a summary of amendments moved at Stage 2. You can read it here 👇 ow.ly/VSIh50RlWX8
How will Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland assess progress on children's rights?
Nicola Killean spoke to us about the Commission's approach to gathering feedback during this week's meeting: ow.ly/wbsO50RjKmJ
'The Committee recognises that the [Cass] report raises many other complex, and sometimes competing, children’s rights considerations which require urgent exploration.'
We've written to First Minister this morning: ow.ly/2PES50RjIV6
At our meeting this week @nicolakillean reflected on an accountability tracker that is under development by Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland to help understand when commitments to children and young people have been delivered or not.
Watch the meeting: ow.ly/HfiZ50RjE6W
How will Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland approach proposals for education reform?
This morning we met with Nicola Killean, the Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland. We discussed a number of topics, including education reform. Watch the meeting: ow.ly/euCQ50Riiki
Our meeting with Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland has just started.
Watch live: ow.ly/W7Bm50RhRvp
Tomorrow morning we will be scrutinising the @cypcs Strategic Plan for 2024-2028.
We'll hear from the Commissioner, Nicola Killean.
Watch live from 9.30am: ow.ly/n1rA50Rh1Ov
We're hearing about the Scottish Government's view on Additional Support for Learning in Scotland from Jenny Gilruth this morning.
Watch live: ow.ly/GBkF50QXr6X
Tomorrow morning we'll hold the final public evidence session in our Additional Support for Learning inquiry.
We'll be exploring the key issues raised over the course of the inquiry with Jenny Gilruth.
Watch live from 9.30am: ow.ly/UQtW50QWRxR
'One of the best things you can do is reduce the ratios of staff to children as early as possible.'
Kerry Drinnan from Falkirk Council shared her views with us this week as our Additional Support for Learning inquiry continues.
Watch the meeting: ow.ly/lT7Q50QSCT0
'There's not a lot of information there.'
- Chloe Minto from Govan Law Centre reflected on the information that gets shared with parents and carers when a placement request is refused.
Watch this morning's meeting on Additional Support for Learning: ow.ly/UMJe50QSsf3
Marie Harrison from My Rights, My Say was among the people who gave evidence to our inquiry on Additional Support For Learning this morning. The panel reflected on issues central to the inquiry, including how to engage with children.
Watch the meeting: ow.ly/FKxg50QSryv
We'll continue our Additional Support for Learning inquiry tomorrow.
Firstly, we'll hear the views of Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland, My Rights, My Say and Govan Law Centre. We'll then hear from ADES, Audit Scotland, COSLA, Falkirk Council and Fife Council.
Watch from 9am: ow.ly/xvBO50QR4Hn
Our Call for Views on this Bill closes today 📆
Find out more about Scottish Government's proposals and share your views ⬇