That the Parliament expresses concern regarding reports that the Scottish Government’s plans to open the door to a Teach First model of initial teacher education; believes that this would permit graduates who have not completed teacher training to teach in schools for a year; understands with concern that this is premised on rushing graduates into teaching on lower pay than properly qualified teachers in order to save on costs; believes that this would undermine the high professional standards in Scotland's schools and lead to lower-quality education, and calls on the government not to proceed with this and instead ensure that all teachers remain fully qualified through the completion of appropriate teacher education courses.
Supported by: Jackie Baillie, Neil Bibby, Neil Findlay, John Finnie, Iain Gray, Patrick Harvie, Daniel Johnson, Monica Lennon, Elaine Smith (Registered interest)
, Andy Wightman