The State of the Scottish Education System - Amendment
- Submitted by: Willie Rennie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats.
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 December 2022
- Motion reference: S6M-07111.2
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 07 December 2022
As an amendment to motion S6M-07111 in the name of Stephen Kerr (The State of the Scottish Education System), insert at end "; acknowledges the hard work done by teachers, support staff and all those working in Scottish education; affirms that this work must be properly valued, with teachers given fair pay and provided with better working conditions; believes that national testing for primary one pupils must be scrapped; further believes that pupil equity funding must be used to close the poverty-related attainment gap, not fund the police; considers that colleges urgently need strategic direction from the Scottish Government; further considers that universities need a national discussion to address current threats; takes the view that staff in private and voluntary nurseries deserve fair pay, and believes that Scottish education must be a new national priority to make it the best again."
Related motion
The State of the Scottish Education System
Submitted by: Stephen Kerr, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Monday, December 5, 2022
Supported by: Sharon Dowey
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Result 68 for, 53 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote Vote Passed
Accepted related amendments
The State of the Scottish Education System - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Dunfermline, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Supported by: Clare Haughey, Jamie Hepburn
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Result 66 for, 54 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote Vote Passed
Defeated related amendments
The State of the Scottish Education System - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Michael Marra, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Supported by: Paul Sweeney, Martin Whitfield
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Result 54 for, 67 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote Vote Defeated