Education, Children and Young People Committee

1. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2026 - 2027: The Committee will take evidence from— Jacqui Brasted, Director of Access, Learning and Outcomes, Scottish Funding Council Richard Maconachie, Director Lead, Dundee Recovery Team , Scottish Funding Council Tiffany Ritchie, Acting Director of Finance, Scottish Funding Council and then from— Ben Macpherson, Minister for Higher and Further Education, Scottish Government Stuart Greig, Head of Governance and Assurance Division, Lifelong Learning and Skills, Scottish Government Amanda Callaghan, Deputy Director for the Institutional Stability Response Hub, Scottish Government Edmund Anderson, Team Leader Strategic Engagement, Scottish Government Phillip Thomson, Policy Officer, Strategic Engagement Team, Scottish Government 2. Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from— Lynne Binnie, Service Lead for Inclusion, Edinburgh City Council and Co-Chair of the Inclusion Network, Association of Directors of Education in Scotland (ADES) Tom Britton, Edinburgh Local Association Assistant Secretary, Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) Dr Pauline Stephen, Chief Executive and Registrar, General Teaching Council for Scotland Mike Corbett, National Official (Scotland), NASUWT Gavin Calder, Chief Executive Officer of Harmeny School, and Board Member, Scottish Council of Independent Schools 3. Evidence Session (in private): The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda items 1 and 2.