Education
- Submitted by: Ross Greer, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party.
- Date lodged: Monday, 28 November 2016
- Motion reference: S5M-02809
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 30 November 2016
Motions as amended
That the Parliament believes that professionals who provide additional support for learning play a vital role in Scotland’s classrooms; welcomes international comparisons that demonstrate that Scottish schools are inclusive, and recognises that, despite challenges, there remains a focus on enabling all children and young people with additional support needs (ASN) to reach their full potential through the approach taken in the Standards in Scotland’s Schools etc. Act 2000 and the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004; acknowledges the increased achievements and attainment for young people with ASN since 2008; welcomes the Scottish Children’s Services Coalition’s call for greater collaboration and partnership working to deliver continued improvement in ASN provision, and commits to revising and updating the guidance on mainstreaming and the statutory guidance on the implementation of the additional support for learning framework.
Vote
Result 83 for, 34 against, 6 abstained, 5 did not vote Vote Passed
Scottish National Party
- 62 for
- 0 against
- 0 abstained
- 1 did not vote
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- Aileen Campbell
- Alasdair Allan
- Alex Neil
- Angela Constance
- Angus MacDonald
- Annabelle Ewing
- Ash Regan
- Ben Macpherson
- Bill Kidd
- Bob Doris
- Bruce Crawford
- Christina McKelvie
- Christine Grahame
- Clare Adamson
- Clare Haughey
- Colin Beattie
- Derek Mackay
- Emma Harper
- Fergus Ewing
- Fiona Hyslop
- Fulton MacGregor
- Gail Ross
- George Adam
- Gil Paterson
- Gillian Martin
- Gordon MacDonald
- Graeme Dey
- Humza Yousaf
- Ivan McKee
- James Dornan
- Jamie Hepburn
- Jeane Freeman
- Jenny Gilruth
- Joan McAlpine
- Joe FitzPatrick
- John Mason
- John Swinney
- Kate Forbes
- Keith Brown
- Kenneth Gibson
- Kevin Stewart
- Linda Fabiani
- Mairi Gougeon
- Maree Todd
- Mark McDonald
- Maureen Watt
- Michael Matheson
- Michael Russell
- Nicola Sturgeon
- Paul Wheelhouse
- Richard Lochhead
- Richard Lyle
- Rona Mackay
- Roseanna Cunningham
- Ruth Maguire
- Sandra White
- Shirley-Anne Somerville
- Shona Robison
- Stewart Stevenson
- Stuart McMillan
- Tom Arthur
- Willie Coffey
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0Abstained
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Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- 0 for
- 30 against
- 0 abstained
- 1 did not vote
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- Adam Tomkins
- Alexander Burnett
- Alexander Stewart
- Alison Harris
- Annie Wells
- Brian Whittle
- Dean Lockhart
- Donald Cameron
- Douglas Ross
- Edward Mountain
- Finlay Carson
- Gordon Lindhurst
- Graham Simpson
- Jackson Carlaw
- Jamie Greene
- Jeremy Balfour
- John Lamont
- John Scott
- Liam Kerr
- Liz Smith
- Margaret Mitchell
- Maurice Corry
- Maurice Golden
- Miles Briggs
- Murdo Fraser
- Oliver Mundell
- Peter Chapman
- Rachael Hamilton
- Ross Thomson
- Ruth Davidson
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Scottish Labour
- 21 for
- 0 against
- 0 abstained
- 2 did not vote
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- Alex Rowley
- Anas Sarwar
- Claire Baker
- Colin Smyth
- Daniel Johnson
- David Stewart
- Iain Gray
- Jackie Baillie
- James Kelly
- Jenny Marra
- Johann Lamont
- Kezia Dugdale
- Lewis Macdonald
- Mark Griffin
- Mary Fee
- Monica Lennon
- Neil Bibby
- Neil Findlay
- Pauline McNeill
- Rhoda Grant
- Richard Leonard
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0Abstained
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Scottish Green Party
- 0 for
- 0 against
- 6 abstained
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- 0 for
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- 0 abstained
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Original motion text
That the Parliament believes that professionals who provide additional support for learning play a vital role in Scotland's classrooms; welcomes international comparisons that demonstrate that Scottish schools are inclusive, but is concerned that public sector cuts threaten the opportunities that are available to children with additional support needs; notes that real terms revenue cuts to the Scottish budget have been disproportionately focused on local authorities, where education is the biggest spend, and that the number of additional support for learning teachers and support staff has fallen by 13% and 8% between 2010 and 2015, and calls on the Scottish Government to bring forward a budget that raises more revenue to support local educational priorities.
Accepted amendments
Education - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: John Swinney, Perthshire North, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, November 29, 2016
Supported by: Mark McDonald
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Result 62 for, 61 against, 0 abstained, 5 did not vote Vote Passed
Amendments that have not been voted on
Education - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Liz Smith, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, November 29, 2016
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Education - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Tavish Scott, Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date lodged: Tuesday, November 29, 2016
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Monday, January 1, 0001