Decision details
Debate on Improving School Standards
Decision Maker: Plenary - Fourth Assembly
Status: Recommendations approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Decision:
NDM4775 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)
To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1.
Notes:
a)
The establishment of the School Standards Unit;
b)
The creation of a school banding (categorisation)
system;
c)
The progress made on the 20 action points for school improvement identified by
the Minister for Education and Skills in his statement on 2 February 2011.
Voting on the motion
and amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time.
The following amendments were tabled:
Amendment
1 - Nick Ramsay (Monmouth)
Delete
all and replace with:
1.
Calls upon the Welsh Government to ensure that the Schools Standards Unit is
accountable, fair, transparent and monitored on a regular basis.
2.
Notes the creation of a school banding (categorisation)
system.
3.
Calls on the Welsh Government to increase and maintain momentum in progressing
the 20 point plan contained in the statement made by the Minister for Education
and Skills on 2 February 2011, to ensure that Wales doesn’t fall further behind
on a national and international level.
A vote was taken on Amendment 1:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
25 |
0 |
29 |
54 |
Amendment 1 was not agreed.
Amendment
2 - Jocelyn Davies (South Wales East)
In
point b) after ‘system’ insert:
‘but
urges the Government to avoid the mistakes of previous school league tables’.
A vote was taken on Amendment 2:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
54 |
0 |
0 |
54 |
Amendment 2 was agreed.
Amendment
3 - Peter Black (South Wales West)
Insert
at end of sub point b):
‘,
and calls on the Government to publish the indicators, methodology and grade
structure that will be used as part of this system’.
A vote was taken on Amendment 3:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
54 |
0 |
0 |
54 |
Amendment 3 was agreed.
Amendment
4 - Peter Black (South Wales West)
Add
new point at end of motion:
Calls
on the Government to publish the format and style of the new literacy and
numeracy tests and outline how much time it expects teachers will spend
administering and marking these tests.
A vote was taken on Amendment 4:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
25 |
0 |
29 |
54 |
Amendment 4 was not agreed.
Amendment
5 - Peter Black (South Wales West)
Add
as new point at end of motion:
Believes
that Welsh schools will improve school standards most effectively by increasing
funding for schools, through a pupil premium.
A vote was taken on Amendment 5:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
14 |
0 |
39 |
53 |
Amendment 5 was not agreed.
A vote was taken on the
motion as amended:
NDM4775 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)
To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1.
Notes:
a)
The establishment of the School Standards Unit;
b)
The creation of a school banding (categorisation)
system but urges the Government to avoid the mistakes of previous school league
tables and calls on the Government to publish the indicators, methodology and
grade structure that will be used as part of this system’
c)
The progress made on the 20 action points for school improvement identified by
the Minister for Education and Skills in his statement on 2 February 2011.
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
42 |
0 |
12 |
54 |
The motion as amended was agreed.
Publication date: 04/07/2011
Date of decision: 05/07/2011
Decided at meeting: 05/07/2011 - Plenary - Fourth Assembly