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That's all from us here at Holyrood Live on 28 June 2016.

This day at the Scottish Parliament was dominated by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announcing the setting up of a standing council of experts to provide her with advice following the Brexit vote.

Ms Sturgeon said she was "utterly determined" to protect Scotland's relationship with Europe.

We're back tomorrow morning from 9.30am with the Finance Committee, no doubt looking at the fallout from the Brexit vote.

Until then have a lovely evening.

Sport Minister Aileen Campbell reveals she played for her university football team, only selected, she says, because she was the only player that could drive the bus.

Ms Campbell says she is enjoying Euro 2016 and wishes Wales, as the only home nation left, well in their forthcoming quarter final.

She says it has been too long since Scotland reached a tournament.

The minister says Scotland has been excellently represented in France by its refereeing team. 

Brian Whittle thanks Douglas Ross, not only for bringing the debate to parliament, but also for not sending him off in a recent match between MSPs and the RAF. 

The former athletics European medal winner says his football career was "sadly cut short by a lack of talent".

Mr Whittle says many referees and officials give up their own time to train in their own discipline to allow athletes to take the field of play.

The Conservative MSP says it takes a wide network of people to make a sport work.

He says some of these contributions go unheralded. 

Scottish Green MSP Alison Johnstone also praises the men in black for their efforts.

Ms Johnstone says it is important to encourage youngsters to become referees.

She says she supports sport for all and a 1% increase in activity rates can save the NHS £3m a year.

Referees and officials are essential to increasing sporting activity. 

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Scottish Labour Lewis Macdonald says its sad the Scotland footaball team did not make it to France.

Mr Macdonald says he is glad the refereeing team did so well at Euro 2016. 

Mr Ross says if the performance of Willie Collum and his team encourages just one MSP to take up the whistle it will have been worth it. 

With Scotland's players failing to qualify, referee Willie Collum is the only Scot on the field of play at this summer's European Championship. BBC Sport Scotland takes a light-hearted look at his performance in his first match, France's defeat of Albania in Marseille.

As the cameras panned along during the anthems, Willie Collum took this first opportunity to display his impeccable impartiality, and refused to sing the Albanian national anthem.

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And if the resounding Marseillaise gave the Lanarkshire school master a trace of goosebumps, there was nothing on show but professional determination. "Evra? Martial? Giroud? I'll have any one of ye! And if Pogba gets on later, I'll have him tae!"

A smooth coin toss, a quick thumbs up, and Willie effortlessly blew this match into life.

Within one minute and 40 seconds, we had the first howler of the evening, when the ITV commentator Clive Tyldesley called Willie a Glasgow schoolteacher. The whole world knows Bellshill is not in Glasgow!

Scottish Conservative MSP Douglas Ross says his motion is about Scotland and Europe but he does not think we need to resurrect some of the arguments from the earlier debate.

The MSP who is a Scottish referee says the country follows the national team through its highs and lows and it is disappointing they haven't qualified since 1998.

Mr Ross says he is here today to congratulate a team that did make Euro 2016.

The referee Willie Collum and his team. 

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Scottish Conservative MSP Douglas Ross now leads a debate entitled 'Scottish team at Euro 2016'.

Here's his motion. 

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Nicola Sturgeon's motion from the EU referendum debate is passed with 92 MSPs backing it and with 31 abstentions.

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The Conservative amendment is defeated with 34 MSPs backing it and 68 against and 21 abstentions

Mr Swinney says looked after children are the young people with the greatest challenge in achieving good outcomes and addressing this lies at the heart of the delivery of meeting the attainment challenge. 

Lib Dem MSP Tavish Scott asks how reducing teacher workload can happen when he has announced national assessment.

Mr Scott also asks if passing these assessments will be decided by teachers.

Mr Swinney says he is not suggesting increasing teacher workload but overhauling tests that are in place already.

The education secretary says ultimately we will be dependent on teacher judgement but this should be better informed. 

Mr Swinney says the key is to ensure every child is able to receive the appropriate support they need in their education.

The education secretary says more needs to be done to meet the needs with children with additional support needs.

Scottish Greens Alison Johnstone asks if support for learning jobs will be created to ensure those with additional needs have the support they require. 

The Scottish government set up an international panel of education experts during the first cabinet meeting of the Holyrood term.  

The international council of educational experts will advise the government on improvements to schools and lessons which can be learned from other countries.

The Scottish government said the panel, which will be formed over the summer, will include authorities on closing the attainment gap in schools, achieving equality and educational system reform.

Ms Sturgeon said the announcement "demonstrates our determination to learn lessons from around the world to ensure that Scotland is a global leader in education".

Education Delivery Plan, external confirms the Scottish Government will:

• focus on closing the attainment gap by extending the reach, scope and investment of the Scottish Attainment Challenge over the next five years
• launch a governance and funding review to examine the system changes required to empower schools, devolving funding and more decision-making to schools and communities
• simplify Curriculum for Excellence and significantly streamline the current range of curriculum guidance for teachers, and introduce a simpler set of key resources for the profession by January 2017
• invest in teachers and their skills to ensure we have highly qualified and empowered staff
• move from a “culture of judgement” to a “system of judgement” to provide robust information on the education system to support improvement

SNP MSP Jenny Gilruth asks what steps are being taken to ensure local authorities are tackling unnecessary bureaucracy.

Mr Swinney says there will be a report on reducing bureaucracy and teacher workload.

Mr Swinney says he wishes to enable teachers to be free from bureaucracy and able to teach.

The education secretary says he wants the teaching profession to be able to focus on learning.

He says the government will look at inventive and innovative ways of getting new teachers, but they must be of "sufficient quality".

Mr Swinney says the delivery plan details the very significant funding that is being put in place to support education in Scotland.