Summary

  • The education committee continues its inquiry into the Scottish national standardised assessments

  • The Scotties Tories lead debates on education and crime

  • An SNP MSP highlights the Equally Safe at Work scheme

Live Reporting

Craig Hutchison and Emma Gordon

  1. The Education Committee begins shortly..........

    The Education Committee will continue its Scottish National Standardised Assessments inquiry now, taking evidence from:

    • Professor Andy Hargreaves from Boston College and University of Ottawa

    and then from—

    Read the committee papers here.

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  2. Welcome to Holyrood Live!

    Good morning and welcome to Holyrood Live on Wednesday 30 January 2019.

    The Education Committee will take evidence on P1 testing from academics and Upstart Scotland, who lead the campaign Play not Testing against them.

    MSPs raise queries on Brexit during portfolio questions.

    The Tories will then lead two debates on education and crime.

    SNP MSP Gail Ross will lead a member’s debate welcoming the new employer accreditation programme pilot, Equally Safe at Work.