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Judging the Scottish Government on its Education Record

  • Submitted by: Willie Rennie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Monday, 02 March 2026
  • Motion type: Motion For Debate
  • Motion reference: S6M-20956
  • Current status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 04 March 2026

That the Parliament notes that since 2016, the Scottish Government's key commitments and targets on education have either been missed or abandoned; further notes that these include free laptops for all pupils, free school meals for all pupils up to P7, 3,500 more teachers, reduced class contact time for teachers and the closing of the poverty-related educational attainment gap by 2026; believes that abandoning or missing these important targets and commitments has had a real impact on pupils, teachers and parents; further believes that the Scottish Government has let Scottish education down with rising levels of classroom violence, a lack of additional support for pupils and record numbers of recently qualified teachers leaving the profession; notes that teachers are once again considering industrial action, and asserts that Scotland and Scottish education deserve better.