Education, Children and Young People Committee

1. Pre-Budget Scrutiny: The Committee will take evidence as part of its Pre-Budget Scrutiny from— Dr Douglas Hutchison, President of the Association of Directors of Education in Scotland (ADES) and Executive Director of Education, Glasgow City Council; Carrie Lindsay, Executive Officer, Association of Directors of Education in Scotland (ADES); Kirsty Flanagan, Director of Finance, Argyll and Bute Council, representing CIPFA Local Government Directors of Finance (Scotland). 2. Independent Review of Qualifications and Assessment: The Committee will take evidence from— Professor Louise Hayward, Professor of Education Assessment and Innovation, University of Glasgow, and Chair of the Independent Review of Qualifications and Assessment; Professor Kenneth Muir, Honorary Professor at the University of the West of Scotland, and Peter Bain, Headteacher, Oban High School, both Members of the Independent Review of Qualifications and Assessment Group. 3. Evidence Session (in private): The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda items 1 and 2.