I met with Sarah Smith, Scottish Government. This was a brief meeting exchanging views on the implementation of the Early Years Framework and shared concerns about the pending economic crisis and how this might impact on the ambition for transformational change. I also raised the research proposal on participation which could provide useful baseline information in this area of work.
I met with Susan Deacon. This was an introductory meeting with Susan preparing for her role to provide added impetus to the government early years agenda.