Motion
Stand Up for Teaching
S6M-13196.2 · Amendment · lodged by Kerr, Liam
Lodged on
14 May 2024Heard / answered on
15 May 2024Watch the chamber session on SPTV · lands on the meetings recorded on 15 May 2024
As 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 would help to facilitate the recruitment and retention of teachers, provide the highest standard of education and work to better improve the link between the education system and employers, and calls, in that regard, for the alignment of skills to meet the needs of businesses and employers both for today and into the future, as set out in the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party’s Grasping the Thistle economic strategy plan.”
Backed by
Supported by 1 additional MSP
Con 1
Lodged by
Kerr, Liam
(Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party).
- McCall, Roz (Con)
Amendment division result
15 May 2024
Defeated
Show MSPs
For
29Against
95Abstain
0Not voted
5In the Official Report
Debated in chamber — 3 contributions reference this
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Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con)
Con
Chamber
· 15 May 2024 · Meeting of the Parliament 15 May 2024
We will vote for the Labour motion because, in a Scotland-wide context in which teacher numbers are down by more than 1,000 since the SNP came to power and the overall pupil roll has risen by more th…
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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 result of the division on amendment S6M-13196.2, in the name of Liam Kerr, is: For 29, Against 95, Abstentions 0. Amendment disagreed to.
Amendments and how the chamber decided
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S6M-13196Original motion13 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-13196.2Selected 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...