Motion
Stand Up for Teaching
S6M-13196.3 · Amendment · lodged by Gilruth, Jenny
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), 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 authorities in 2022-23 that maintained or increased their teacher numbers; acknowledges that the policy of free tuition means that students in Scotland avoid incurring additional debt of up to £27,750; recognises that the Scottish Government further invests in supporting full postgraduate support, and in funding the salaries associated with the first full year of probation; recognises the challenges of rurality and subject area in certain parts of the country; confirms that action needs to be taken to reduce workload that does not support learning and teaching; recognises that the Scottish Government and the Parliament have a responsibility to promote teaching as a highly rewarding career, and agrees that the Scottish Government should engage with parties across the Parliament to hear views on how best to meet these challenges, further to work with COSLA, as underpinned by the principles of the Verity House Agreement, in a joint collaborative effort to improve the employment opportunities for all of Scotland’s teachers, for the benefit of Scotland’s young people.”
Backed by
Supported by 2 additional MSPs
SNP 2
Lodged by
Gilruth, Jenny
(Scottish National Party).
- Dey, Graeme (SNP)
- Don-Innes, Natalie (SNP)
Amendment division result
15 May 2024
Defeated
Show MSPs
For
62Against
62Abstain
0Not voted
5In the Official Report
Debated in chamber — 4 contributions reference this
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Jenny Gilruth
SNP
Chamber
· 15 May 2024 · Meeting of the Parliament 15 May 2024
I am conscious of the time, and there is much more that I would like to say. However, I have an ask of the Opposition today. Minority Government gives Opposition parties a direct opportunity to adapt…
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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 result of the division on amendment S6M-13196.3, in the name of Jenny Gilruth, is: For 62, Against 62, Abstentions 0. The vote is tied. As is usual when the Parliament has not been able to reach…
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-13196.3Selected 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...