Education, Children and Young People Committee
Minutes: 14 June 2023
Wednesday, 14 June 2023
19th Meeting, 2023
Minutes
1. Violence in schools:
The Committee heard evidence from—
Anne Keenan, Assistant Secretary, Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS);
Mike Corbett, National Official (Scotland), NASUWT;
Carrie Lindsay, Executive Director of Education and Children's Services, Fife Council, representing the Association of Directors of Education in Scotland (ADES);
Dr Colin Morrison, Co-Director, Children's Parliament;
Nick Smiley, Chair, Association of Scottish Principal Educational Psychologists (ASPEP);
Dr Joan Mowat, Senior Lecturer, School of Education, Strathclyde University;
Cheryl Burnett, Chair, National Parent Forum of Scotland (NPFS);
Beau Johnston, MSYP for Edinburgh Central and SYP Trustee, Scottish Youth Parliament.
2. Evidence Session (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 1 and agreed to consider a letter to the Scottish Government in private at a future meeting.