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Improving the Performance of the Scottish Education System - Amendment

  • Submitted by: Jenny Gilruth, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party.
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 December 2023
  • Motion reference: S6M-11635.3
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 13 December 2023
As an amendment to S6M-11635 in the name of Liam Kerr (Improving the Performance of the Scottish Education System), leave out from first "notes" to end and insert "welcomes the publication of Achievement of Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) Levels 2022-23 (ACEL), which shows that the proportion of primary school pupils achieving expected levels of literacy and numeracy has reached record highs, that the poverty-related attainment gap in literacy in primary school has reached the lowest level on record, and that attainment at secondary level has increased and the poverty-related attainment gap decreased; understands that ACEL represents the most up-to-date and comprehensive statistics on attainment in Scotland, and that the findings are testament to the hard work of teachers, support staff and pupils; notes that PISA found that pupils in Scotland were less likely to witness issues with a number of aspects of behaviour in school than in other parts of the UK; welcomes the Scottish Government’s decision to rejoin Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS); notes that Curriculum for Excellence was endorsed by the OECD in its 2021 report as the right approach for Scottish education, and agrees that the process of education reform, working in partnership with local authorities, and including the reorganisation of national bodies and reform of qualifications and assessments, offers the opportunity to raise standards, ensure that all children and young people can meet their full potential, and deliver excellence and equity across Scotland’s schools."

Vote

Result 64 for, 54 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote Vote Passed

Scottish National Party

For
  • Alasdair Allan
  • Angela Constance
  • Audrey Nicoll
  • Ben Macpherson
  • Bill Kidd
  • Bob Doris
  • Christina McKelvie
  • Clare Adamson
  • Clare Haughey
  • Colin Beattie
  • Collette Stevenson
  • David Torrance
  • Elena Whitham
  • Emma Harper
  • Emma Roddick
  • Evelyn Tweed
  • Fergus Ewing
  • Fiona Hyslop
  • Fulton MacGregor
  • George Adam
  • Gillian Martin
  • Gordon MacDonald
  • Graeme Dey
  • Ivan McKee
  • Jackie Dunbar
  • James Dornan
  • Jamie Hepburn
  • Jenni Minto
  • Jenny Gilruth
  • Jim Fairlie
  • Joe FitzPatrick
  • John Mason
  • John Swinney
  • Karen Adam
  • Kate Forbes
  • Kaukab Stewart
  • Keith Brown
  • Kenneth Gibson
  • Kevin Stewart
  • Màiri McAllan
  • Maree Todd
  • Marie McNair
  • Michelle Thomson
  • Natalie Don
  • Neil Gray
  • Nicola Sturgeon
  • Paul McLennan
  • Richard Lochhead
  • Rona Mackay
  • Ruth Maguire
  • Shirley-Anne Somerville
  • Shona Robison
  • Stephanie Callaghan
  • Stuart McMillan
  • Tom Arthur
  • Willie Coffey
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Angus Robertson
  • Annabelle Ewing
  • Christine Grahame
  • Humza Yousaf
  • Mairi Gougeon
  • Michael Matheson
  • Siobhian Brown

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

For
0
Against
  • Alexander Burnett
  • Alexander Stewart
  • Annie Wells
  • Brian Whittle
  • Donald Cameron
  • Douglas Lumsden
  • Douglas Ross
  • Dr. Sandesh Gulhane
  • Edward Mountain
  • Finlay Carson
  • Graham Simpson
  • Jackson Carlaw
  • Jamie Greene
  • Jamie Halcro Johnston
  • Jeremy Balfour
  • Liam Kerr
  • Liz Smith
  • Maurice Golden
  • Meghan Gallacher
  • Miles Briggs
  • Murdo Fraser
  • Oliver Mundell
  • Pam Gosal
  • Rachael Hamilton
  • Roz McCall
  • Russell Findlay
  • Sharon Dowey
  • Stephen Kerr
  • Sue Webber
  • Tess White
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Craig Hoy

Scottish Labour

For
0
Against
  • Alex Rowley
  • Anas Sarwar
  • Carol Mochan
  • Colin Smyth
  • Daniel Johnson
  • Foysol Choudhury
  • Katy Clark
  • Mark Griffin
  • Martin Whitfield
  • Mercedes Villalba
  • Michael Marra
  • Monica Lennon
  • Neil Bibby
  • Pam Duncan-Glancy
  • Paul O'Kane
  • Paul Sweeney
  • Pauline McNeill
  • Rhoda Grant
  • Richard Leonard
  • Sarah Boyack
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Claire Baker
  • Jackie Baillie

Scottish Green Party

For
  • Ariane Burgess
  • Gillian Mackay
  • Lorna Slater
  • Maggie Chapman
  • Mark Ruskell
  • Patrick Harvie
  • Ross Greer
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
0

Scottish Liberal Democrats

For
0
Against
  • Alex Cole-Hamilton
  • Beatrice Wishart
  • Liam McArthur
  • Willie Rennie
Abstained
0
Did not vote
0

Alba Party

For
  • Ash Regan
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
0

No Party Affiliation

For
0
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Alison Johnstone

Related motion

Motion ref. S6M-11635

Improving the Performance of the Scottish Education System

Submitted by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Monday, December 11, 2023

Supported by: Sharon Dowey, Stephen Kerr, Roz McCall, Tess White
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Result 64 for, 54 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote Vote Passed

Defeated related amendments

Motion ref. S6M-11635.1

Improving the Performance of the Scottish Education System - Amendment - Amendment

Submitted by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Supported by: Paul Sweeney, Martin Whitfield
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Result 54 for, 64 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote Vote Defeated

Amendments that have not been voted on

Motion ref. S6M-11635.2

Improving the Performance of the Scottish Education System - Amendment - Amendment

Submitted by: Willie Rennie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date lodged: Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, December 13, 2023