Education and Skills Committee

1. Decision to take agenda item in private: The Committee will decide whether to take agenda item 4 in private. 2. Attainment and achievement of school aged children experiencing poverty: The Committee will hear evidence on its inquiry from— Andrea Bradley, Assistant Secretary, Educational Institute of Scotland; Stella Gibson, Chief Executive, The Spark; Finlay Laverty, Senior Head of Partnerships, Prince's Trust Scotland; John Loughton, Chief Executive, Dare2Lead; Eileen Prior, Chief Executive, Connect. 3. Review of evidence (in private): The Committee will consider the evidence it has heard so far on its inquiry on attainment and achievement of school aged children experiencing poverty. 4. Work Programme: The Committee will consider its work programme.