COVID-19 Education Recovery Group minutes: 01 July 2020

Attendees and apologies

Attendees

• John Swinney MSP, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills (Chair)
• Councillor McCabe, Children and Young People spokesperson, Convention of Scottish Local Authorities – CoSLA (Co-Chair)
• Maree Todd MSP, Minister for Children and Young People
• Sam Anson, Deputy Director of Improvement, Attainment & Wellbeing, Scottish Government
• Jane Brumpton, Chief Executive, Early Years Scotland
• Alison Cumming, Interim Director of Early Learning & Childcare, Scottish Government
• Greg Dempster, General Secretary, Association of Headteachers and Deputes in Scotland (AHDS)
• Sheena Devlin, Executive Director, Perth & Kinross Council (ADES)
• Larry Flanagan, General Secretary, Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS)
• John Gallacher, Regional Manager (UNISON)
• Gayle Gorman, Chief Executive and Chief Inspector, Education Scotland
• Gillian Hamilton, Strategic Director, Education Scotland
• Carrie Lindsay, President, Association of Directors of Education in Scotland (ADES)
• Graeme Logan, Director of Learning, Scottish Government
• Ken Muir, Chief Executive, General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS)
• Joanna Murphy, Chair, National Parent Forum of Scotland (NPFS)
• Jane O’Donnell, Head of Policy, Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (CoSLA)
• Jim Thewliss, General Secretary, School Leaders Scotland (SLS)
• Maria Walker, Strategic Director, Education Scotland
• Sheena Devlin, Executive Director, Perth & Kinross Council (ADES)
• Professor Carol Tannahill, SG Chief Social Policy advisor
• Professor Brigid Daniel, Queen Margaret University
• Professor Aline-Wendy Dunlop, University of Strathclyde
• Professor Chris Chapman, University of Glasgow
• Professor Devi Sridhar, University of Edinburgh