Education and Skills Committee

1. Declaration of interests: Clare Haughey and Ruth Maguire will be invited to declare any relevant interests. 2. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 4 and 5 in private.The Committee will also decide whether reports on Additional Support Needs and Personal and Social Education and any further drafts of the Children's Hearings System report, should be considered in private at future meetings. 3. Skills: IPPR Report The Committee will take evidence on the IPPR report Equipping Scotland for the future: Key Challenges for the Scottish Skills System from Russell Gunson, Director of IPPR Scotland. 4. Review of Evidence: The Committee will review the evidence taken earlier on Skills. 5. Report on Children's Hearings System - Taking stock of reforms: The Committee will consider its report on the Children's Hearings System