Education and Skills Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take agenda item 3 in private. The Committee will also decide whether to take the consideration of the draft report on Scottish National Standardised Assessments and its consideration of its approach to its subject choices inquiry in private at its next meeting. 2. Additional Support Needs: The Committee will take evidence from- Kayleigh Thorpe, Head of Campaigns, Policy and Activism, Enable; Nick Ward, Director, National Autistic Society Scotland; Seamus Searson, General Secretary, Scottish Secondary Teacher's Association. 3. Work programme: The Committee will consider its approach to its work programme. 4. Review of evidence (in private): The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier.