Chamber and committees

Improving Attainment, Tackling Inequality and Strengthening National Standards : Amendment 4

Submitted by: Duncan Dunlop, South Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 November 2026
Motion type: Amendment
Motion reference: S7M-01963.4
Current status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 11 November 2026

As an amendment to motion S7M-01963 in the name of Katherine Sangster (Improving Attainment, Tackling Inequality and Strengthening National Standards), remove from "and enable" to end and insert "; believes that pupil support assistants provide essential support to children with additional support needs and teachers; calls for education funding currently directed towards initiatives such as the Welcome to School Bag and digital screens in primary school classrooms to instead be invested in the recruitment of, and better pay for, pupil support assistants; agrees that continuity in relationships specifically between pupil support assistants and pupils must be prioritised, and calls for headteachers and the community to have more devolved powers to choose the interventions that best meet their school’s needs and enable the education system to get it right for every child.”