Education
Submitted by:
Pam Duncan-Glancy
Date lodged:
Monday, 17 November 2025
Motion type: Motion For Debate
Motion reference: S6M-19754
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 19 November 2025
Motions as amended
That the Parliament recognises the challenges in Scotland's schools post-COVID-19 pandemic, particularly with attendance and an increase in additional support needs (ASN); welcomes the additional funding agreed to in the Budget for 2025-26 to support outcomes for children with ASN, and to support and enhance the ASN workforce; acknowledges the key role that staff and teachers play to support children to succeed; welcomes the agreement last week, which ensures that Scotland's teachers remain the highest paid in the UK, with an uplift of 7.5% over two years; remains committed to undertaking further work to reduce teacher workload, which sits alongside the commitment to reduce class contact time, and agrees to recognise and celebrate the successes of Scotland's young people.
Supported by: Paul Sweeney, Martin Whitfield
Vote
Result
63 for, 54 against, 1 abstained, 11 did not vote
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Scottish National Party
55 for
1 against
0 abstained
4 did not vote
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Brown, Siobhian
Beattie, Colin
Harper, Emma
Gibson, Kenneth
McLennan, Paul
Stewart, Kaukab
Adam, George
Dey, Graeme
Grahame, Christine
Forbes, Kate
Coffey, Willie
Lochhead, Richard
Kidd, Bill
Maguire, Ruth
Stewart, Kevin
Robison, Shona
Dunbar, Jackie
Fairlie, Jim
Adam, Karen
Minto, Jenni
McAllan, Màiri
Allan, Dr Alasdair
Haughey, Clare
McNair, Marie
Macpherson, Ben
Matheson, Michael
Don-Innes, Natalie
Hyslop, Fiona
Callaghan, Stephanie
FitzPatrick, Joe
Nicoll, Audrey
Torrance, David
McKee, Ivan
Somerville, Shirley-Anne
MacGregor, Fulton
Adamson, Clare
Brown, Keith
Martin, Gillian
Robertson, Angus
Todd, Maree
Arthur, Tom
Doris, Bob
McMillan, Stuart
Gilruth, Jenny
Gray, Neil
Hepburn, Jamie
Dornan, James
Gougeon, Mairi
Ewing, Annabelle
Yousaf, Humza
MacDonald, Gordon
Whitham, Elena
Mackay, Rona
Tweed, Evelyn
Sturgeon, Nicola
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Swinney, John
Constance, Angela
Stevenson, Collette
Roddick, Emma
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
0 for
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0 abstained
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Gosal, Pam
Hamilton, Rachael
Eagle, Tim
McCall, Roz
Kerr, Liam
Briggs, Miles
Smith, Liz
Mountain, Edward
Fraser, Murdo
Stewart, Alexander
Kerr, Stephen
Carlaw, Jackson
Webber, Sue
Whittle, Brian
Lumsden, Douglas
White, Tess
Mundell, Oliver
Ross, Douglas
Halcro Johnston, Jamie
Carson, Finlay
Hoy, Craig
Wells, Annie
Burnett, Alexander
Dowey, Sharon
Findlay, Russell
Golden, Maurice
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Gulhane, Sandesh
Gallacher, Meghan
Scottish Labour
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O'Kane, Paul
Whitfield, Martin
Duncan-Glancy, Pam
Bibby, Neil
Lennon, Monica
Sweeney, Paul
Baillie, Jackie
Clark, Katy
Mochan, Carol
Grant, Rhoda
Rowley, Alex
Russell, Davy
Baker, Claire
Marra, Michael
Johnson, Daniel
McNeill, Pauline
Griffin, Mark
Sarwar, Anas
Villalba, Mercedes
Leonard, Richard
Boyack, Sarah
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Scottish Green Party
7 for
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Mackay, Gillian
Greer, Ross
Ruskell, Mark
Harvie, Patrick
Burgess, Ariane
Chapman, Maggie
Slater, Lorna
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Independent
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Choudhury, Foysol
Balfour, Jeremy
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Smyth, Colin
Ewing, Fergus
Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Wishart, Beatrice
McArthur, Liam
Rennie, Willie
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Cole-Hamilton, Alex
Greene, Jamie
No Party Affiliation
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Reform UK
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Original motion text
That the Parliament recognises that pupils and staff are being failed by the deteriorating learning and working environment in Scottish schools, overseen by the Scottish National Party administration.
Amendments
Motion ref. S6M-19754.2
Submitted by: Jenny Gilruth, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Supported by: Natalie Don-Innes, Ben Macpherson
Result
64 for, 53 against, 1 abstained, 11 did not vote
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-19754.1
Submitted by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Result
53 for, 63 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
Disagreed