COVID-19 Education Recovery Group

Overview

The Group will:

• bring together decision makers and key influencers to ensure that the delivery of childcare, early learning and education maintains a strong focus on excellence and equity for all, within the necessary constraints of the COVID-19 response
• provide leadership and advice to ministers and local government leaders in developing the strategic approach to the response and recovery of the ELC and education system
• work across organisational and structural boundaries to support the response and recovery efforts
• consider and provide advice on any proposed changes in Scottish education strategy, taking into account any long-term effects of the COVID-19 response
• be a forum for frank and open discussion about what is working and what and where more improvement is required

Members

• Shirley-Ann Somerville MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills (chair)
• Stephen McCabe, Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (CoSLA), Children and Young People spokesperson (co-chair)
• Clare Haughey MSP, Minister for Children and Young People
• Alison Cumming, Scottish Government, Director of Early Learning & Childcare
• Douglas Hutchison, Association of Directors of Education in Scotland (ADES), President
• Laura Caven, Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (CoSLA)
• Fiona Robertson, Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA), Chief Executive
• Gayle Gorman, Education Scotland, Chief Executive of Education Scotland and Chief Inspector of Education
• Gillian Hamilton, Education Scotland, Strategic Director
• Graeme Logan, Scottish Government, Director of Learning
• Greg Dempster, Association of Headteachers and Deputes in Scotland (AHDS), General Secretary
• Jane Brumpton, Early Years Scotland, Chief Executive
• Jim Thewliss, School Leaders Scotland (SLS), General Secretary
• Margaret Wilson, National Parent Forum of Scotland (NPFS), Chair
• Dr Grace Vickers, Chief Exective, Midlothian Council
• Pauline Stephen, General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS), Chief Executive
• Larry Flanagan, Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS), General Secretary
• Sam Anson, Scottish Government, Improvement, Attainment and Wellbeing
• Sheena Devlin, Perth & Kinross Council, Executive Director
• Kay Sillars, Regional Manager (UNISON)
• Liam Fowley, Scottish Youth Parliament, Vice Chair

Publications