Education and Skills Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take agenda item 8 in private.

2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instrument—
St Mary’s Music School (Aided Places) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2019 (SSI 2019/144)

3. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (Modification)(No. 1) Order 2019 (SSI 2019/draft) and the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (Modification)(No. 2) Order 2019 (SSI 2019/draft) from—
Maree Todd MSP, Minister for Children and Young People, Alison Cumming, Deputy Director for Early Learning and Childcare, and Nico McKenzie-Juetten, Lawyer, Legal Directorate, Scottish Government.

4. Subordinate legislation: Maree Todd MSP, Minister for Children and Young People to move—
S5M-17294—That the Education and Skills Committee recommends that the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (Modification) (No. 1) Order 2019 (SSI 2019/draft) be approved.

5. Subordinate legislation: Maree Todd MSP, Minister for Children and Young People to move—
S5M-17295—That the Education and Skills Committee recommends that the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (Modification) (No. 2) Order 2019 (SSI 2019/draft) be approved.

6. Subject choices: The Committee will take evidence from-
Dr Janet Brown, Chief Executive, Dr Gill Stewart, Director of Qualifications, and James Morgan, Head of Research, Policy Standards and Statistics, Scottish Qualifications Authority.

7. Review of Evidence (in private): The Committee will consider the evidence it heard under agenda item 6.

8. Work programme: The Committee will consider its work programme.