Inquiry announces timetable for education and certification impact hearings (12-15 November)

The provisional timetable for the Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry's second week of education and certification impact hearings (12–15 November) is as follows:

Week two – 12-15 November
Tuesday 12 November	Kelly Munro, Education Officer for primary and secondary education, Carers Trust Scotland Glenn Carter, Head of Scotland Office, Royal College of Speech and Language Therapy Panel, Scottish Sensory Centre: Dr Brian Shannan, Audiology and Audiometry Course Organiser, University of Edinburgh Elizabeth McCann, Teaching Fellow (Visual Impairment), University of Edinburgh
Wednesday 13 November	Panel, PAMIS Jennifer Miller, Chief Executive Elizabeth McIlraith, Transition Lead (Glasgow City) Panel, colleges Angela Cox, Principal and Chief Executive, Ayrshire College Jon Vincent, Principal and Chief Executive, Glasgow Clyde College Lydia Rohmer, Principal and Chief Executive, University of the Highlands and Islands North, West and Hebrides Stella McManus, Principal and Chief Executive, South Lanarkshire College
Thursday 14 November	Panel, universities Dr David Duncan, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Chief Operating Officer and University Secretary, University of Glasgow Professor Penny Macbeth, Director and Chief Executive, Glasgow School of Art Professor Karl Leydecker, Senior Vice-Principal, University of Aberdeen Susan Mitchell, Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Glasgow Caledonian University
Friday 15 November	Alison Maclean, Regional Officer with responsibility for Higher and Further Education, UNITE Lorcan Mullen, Regional Organiser, UNISON Scotland Mike Corbett, National Officer, NASUWT

Requests to attend

The Inquiry is now accepting requests to attend the second week of its education and certification impact hearings.

The Inquiry has contacted all core participants with leave to appear by email in relation to requests to attend.

Requests to attend must be submitted by email to hearingsandwitnesses@covid19inquiry.scot by 5pm on Monday 4 November 2024 with the following information:

group or organisation (if applicable);
name of person(s) attending; and
role (e.g. group member, legal/lay representative/member of the public).

The Inquiry will respond to requests to attend as soon as possible after the deadline. Anyone wishing to attend a hearing in person must request a place in advance.

For those not attending in person, proceedings can be watched on the Inquiry’s YouTube channel, which also has videos of all the Inquiry’s previous hearings.

Sessions will usually start at 10am and finish at 4pm, and daily timetables are published on the Hearings page on the Inquiry’s website. Please check the Inquiry’s social media account on X for live updates on session start and break times.

Further guidance for witnesses and attendees is available on the Information for Witnesses and Attendees page.

Please direct media enquiries to media@covid19inquiry.scot.

The Inquiry is committed to being trauma-informed and person-centred and welcomes feedback in relation to attendance at hearings. Please send any queries or feedback to hearingsandwitnesses@covid19inquiry.scot.