Education and Skills Committee

1. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Head Teachers Education and Training Standards (Scotland) Regulations 2019 [draft] from—
John Swinney, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, David Roy, Head of Teacher Education and Leadership, and Claire Cullen, Legal Directorate, School Education Branch, Scottish Government.

2. Subordinate legislation: John Swinney, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills to move—S5M-17293—That the Education and Skills Committee recommends that the Head Teachers Education and Training Standards (Scotland) Regulations 2019 [draft] be approved.

3. Subject Choices: The Committee will take evidence from-
John Swinney, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, Murray McVicar, Head of Senior Phase Unit, and Andrew Bruce, Deputy Director, Learning Directorate, Scottish Government.

4. Public petitions: PE01694 The Committee will consider the following petition—
PE01694 by Ralph Riddough, on Free Instrumental Music Services

5. Public petitions: PE01692 The Committee will consider the following petition—
PE01692 by Lesley Scott on behalf of the Tymes Trust and Alison Preuss on behalf of the Scotland Home Education Forum, on the inquiry into the human rights impact of GIRFEC policy and data processing.

6. Review of evidence (in private): The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier.