Excellence in Scottish Education - Amendment
- Submitted by: Willie Rennie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats.
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 September 2022
- Motion reference: S6M-06102.2
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, 29 September 2022
As an amendment to motion S6M-06102 in the name of Shirley-Anne Somerville (Excellence in Scottish Education), leave out from "recognises that, despite" to end and insert "acknowledges that there has been a failure of leadership from the Scottish Government on education over the last 15 years; believes this has led to little progress being made on closing the stagnating attainment gap, which has not been helped by the Scottish Government confusion on its own targets to close the gap; understands that despite nearly £2 million in Pupil Equity Funding (PEF) being spent on police officers in schools since 2018, Scottish Ministers have had no discussions with Police Scotland or councils to ensure children are not being policed using funds where the purpose is “closing the poverty-related attainment gap”, and calls on the Scottish Government to revise operational guidance for PEF so that the money cannot be used in this way; notes with concern the exodus of staff from private and voluntary nurseries and that one in four nursery teachers have been lost from local authority early learning and childcare (ELC) settings since 2017; further notes with concern that half of two-year-olds from the most disadvantaged backgrounds still are not getting the benefits of the free childcare they are entitled to, and calls on the Scottish Government to do more to publicise the fact that this support is available for families, protect expertise and bring an end to the underfunding of non-council settings, which are essential to the expansion of ELC and giving families choice and flexibility."
Related motion
Excellence in Scottish Education
Submitted by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Dunfermline, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Supported by: Clare Haughey, Jamie Hepburn
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Thursday, September 29, 2022
Result 65 for, 50 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote Vote Passed
Defeated related amendments
Excellence in Scottish Education - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Michael Marra, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Supported by: Paul Sweeney, Martin Whitfield
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Thursday, September 29, 2022
Result 51 for, 65 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote Vote Defeated
Excellence in Scottish Education - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Stephen Kerr, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Thursday, September 29, 2022
Result 29 for, 64 against, 23 abstained, 13 did not vote Vote Defeated