Education and Skills Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 in private. The Committee will also decide whether its review of evidence on Widening Access should be taken in private at its next meeting. 2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instrument— Gaelic Medium Education (Assessment Requests) (Scotland) Regulations 2016 (SSI 2016/425) 3. Curriculum for Excellence: The Committee will take evidence from— Fiona Robertson, Director of Learning, Scottish Government; Dr Janet Brown, Chief Executive, Scottish Qualifications Authority; Dr Bill Maxwell, Chief Executive, Education Scotland; Terry Lanagan, Executive Officer, Association of Directors of Education in Scotland; Larry Flanagan, General Secretary, Education Institute of Scotland; Seamus Searson, General Secretary, Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association; Joanna Murphy, National Parent Forum of Scotland. 4. Review of Evidence: The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.