Education and Skills Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether consideration of its work programme should be taken in private at its next meeting. 2. Scottish National Standardised Assessments inquiry: The Committee will take evidence from- Dr Keir Bloomer, Convener, Education Committee, Royal Society of Edinburgh; Professor Louise Hayward, Professor of Educational Assessment and Innovation, College of Social Sciences, School of Education, University of Glasgow; Professor Lindsay Paterson, Professor of Educational Policy, School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh. 3. Public petition: The Committee will consider the following petition— PE1694 by Ralph Riddough, on free instrumental music services. 4. Attainment and achievement in school aged children experiencing poverty report: The Committee will consider a further response from COSLA to the inquiry report. 5. Review of evidence (in private): The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier.