Decision details

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.