Education and Childcare Assurance Board
Overview
The Education and Childcare Assurance Board (ECAB) was established in 2025.
It is a time-limited group to enable both the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills and the COSLA Children and Young People spokesperson to consider the key national and local level data, discuss and set strategic priorities, and build a shared understanding and joint approach to those priorities, in line with Getting it Right for Every Child (GIRFEC).
The ECAB meets every two months and is responsible for developing its own work programme. A review of the role of the ECAB will take place after six months.
Members
- Jenny Gilruth, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills – Co-chair
- Councillor Tony Buchanan, COSLA Children and Young People spokesperson – Co-chair
- Laura Caven, Chief Officer, Children and Young People, COSLA
- Graeme Logan, Director of Learning, Scottish Government
- Clare Hicks, Director for Education Reform, Scottish Government
- Andrew Watson, Director for Children and Families, Scottish Government
- Alison Taylor, Deputy Director, Improvement, Attainment and Wellbeing, Scottish Government
- Gillian Hamilton, Interim Chief Executive, Education Scotland
- Janie McManus, Interim Chief Inspector of Education, Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education
- Laurence Findlay, President, Association of Directors of Education in Scotland
- Sheena Devlin, General Secretary, Association of Directors of Education in Scotland
- Steven Quinn, East Renfrewshire Council Chief Executive, Society of Local Authority Chief Executives and Senior Managers
- Derek Brown, Highland Council Chief Executive, Society of Local Authority Chief Executives and Senior Managers