Motion
Stand Up for Teaching
S6M-13196 · Motion For Debate · lodged by Duncan-Glancy, Pam
Lodged on
13 May 2024Heard / answered on
15 May 2024Watch the chamber session on SPTV · lands on the meetings recorded on 15 May 2024
That the Parliament is concerned by reported plans to cut teacher posts in a number of local authorities, including Glasgow City Council, where 172 jobs are at risk in 2024, rising to 450 jobs that are to be cut over the next three years; recognises that teacher numbers have fallen, compared with 2007, and that these cuts will have the greatest impact on pupils in the most deprived communities; notes that the target numbers of student teachers in some subjects have not been met; considers that the increasing precarity of teaching as a profession makes it harder to attract and retain high-quality candidates; understands that local authorities require stability of funding to provide permanent teaching roles and drive up standards in education in Scotland, and calls on the Scottish Government to intervene to prevent job losses and publish a comprehensive plan to address gaps in the teaching and school staff workforce to inform future recruitment and retention.
Backed by
Supported by 2 additional MSPs
Lab 2
Lodged by
Duncan-Glancy, Pam
(Scottish Labour).
- Sweeney, Paul (Lab)
- Whitfield, Martin (Lab)
Final vote on motion (no amendments carried)
15 May 2024
Carried
Show MSPs
For
62Against
61Abstain
1Not voted
5Amendments were lodged but none were carried; the motion was decided as originally lodged.
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Possible final motion text as originally lodged
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That the Parliament is concerned by reported plans to cut teacher posts in a number of local authorities, including Glasgow City Council, where 172 jobs are at risk in 2024, rising to 450 jobs that are to be cut over the next three years; recognises that teacher numbers have fallen, compared with 2007, and that these cuts will have the greatest impact on pupils in the most deprived communities; notes that the target numbers of student teachers in some subjects have not been met; considers that the increasing precarity of teaching as a profession makes it harder to attract and retain high-quality candidates; understands that local authorities require stability of funding to provide permanent teaching roles and drive up standards in education in Scotland, and calls on the Scottish Government to intervene to prevent job losses and publish a comprehensive plan to address gaps in the teaching and school staff workforce to inform future recruitment and retention.
In the Official Report
Debated in chamber — 6 contributions reference this
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The Deputy Presiding Officer (Liam McArthur)
LD
Chamber
· 15 May 2024 · Meeting of the Parliament 15 May 2024
The next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-13196, in the name of Pam Duncan-Glancy, on standing up for teaching. I invite members who wish to participate in the debate to press their request…
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The Presiding Officer (Alison Johnstone)
NPA
Chamber
· 15 May 2024 · Meeting of the Parliament 15 May 2024
There are seven questions to be put as a result of today’s business. The first question is, that amendment S6M-13196.3, in the name of Jenny Gilruth, which seeks to amend motion S6M-13196, in the na…
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 15 May 2024 · Meeting of the Parliament 15 May 2024
We come to the division on amendment S6M-13196.3, in the name of Jenny Gilruth, which seeks to amend motion S6M-13196, in the name of Pam Duncan-Glancy, on standing up for teaching. Members should ca…
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 15 May 2024 · Meeting of the Parliament 15 May 2024
The next question is, that amendment S6M-13196.2, in the name of Liam Kerr, which seeks to amend motion S6M-13196, in the name of Pam Duncan-Glancy, be agreed to. Are we agreed? Members: No.
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 15 May 2024 · Meeting of the Parliament 15 May 2024
The next question is, that motion S6M-13196, in the name of Pam Duncan-Glancy, on standing up for teaching, be agreed to. Are we agreed? Members: No.
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 15 May 2024 · Meeting of the Parliament 15 May 2024
The result of the division on motion S6M-13196, in the name of Pam Duncan-Glancy, is: For 62, Against 61, Abstentions 1. Motion agreed to, That the Parliament is concerned by reported plans to cut …
Amendments and how the chamber decided
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S6M-13196Selected itemCarried 62/6113 May 2024 · Motion For Debate · Duncan-Glancy, PamThat the Parliament is concerned by reported plans to cut teacher posts in a number of local authorities, including Glasgow City Council, where 172 jobs are at risk in 2024, rising to 450 jobs that are to be cut over the next three years; recognises that teacher numbers have fallen, compared with 2007, and that these cuts will have the greatest impact on ...
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S6M-13196.1Linked amendment/item14 May 2024 · Amendment · Greer, RossAs an amendment to motion S6M-13196 in the name of Pam Duncan-Glancy (Stand Up for Teaching), insert at end "; notes that education is the largest area of local government spending, and therefore believes that further reform of local government finances and particularly Council Tax is critical to the sustainable funding of teacher posts and other educatio...
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S6M-13196.2Linked amendment/itemDefeated 29/9514 May 2024 · Amendment · Kerr, LiamAs an amendment to motion S6M-13196 in the name of Pam Duncan-Glancy (Stand Up for Teaching), insert at end “; takes on board the recommendations of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party’s New Deal for Teachers to support teachers, reduce contact time and properly fund local authorities; believes that enacting these recommendations woul...
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S6M-13196.3Linked amendment/itemDefeated 62/6214 May 2024 · Amendment · Gilruth, JennyAs an amendment to motion S6M-13196 in the name of Pam Duncan-Glancy (Stand Up for Teaching), leave out from “, including” to end and insert “; recognises that the Scottish Government is investing in maintaining teaching numbers with an additional £145.5 million designed to support local authorities to do so; thanks those local aut...