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NDM8545 Welsh Conservatives Debate - Education
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Meeting: 24/04/2024 - Plenary (Item 8)
Welsh Conservatives Debate - Education
NDM8545 Darren
Millar (Clwyd West)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Notes the Major Challenges for Education
in Wales report published by the Institution for Fiscal Studies which
highlighted that:
a) PISA scores declined more in Wales
than in most other countries in 2022;
b) post-16 educational outcomes in Wales are
the worst in the UK;
c) pupils in Wales were performing only as
well as disadvantaged children in England;
d) the explanation for lower educational
performance in Wales is likely to reflect Welsh Government policy and approach;
and
e) the new curriculum for Wales and Welsh
Government reforms run the risk of widening inequalities, increasing teacher
workload, and limiting future education opportunities.
2. Calls on the Welsh Government to:
a) commission an independent review into the
current educational reforms being brought forward;
b) prioritise children’s education by getting
5,000 more teachers back into classrooms;
c) ensure those with additional learning
needs are provided with the right support sooner; and
d) roll-out the introduction of free schools
and academies.
Major Challenges for Education in Wales report published by the
Institute for Fiscal Studies
The following amendments were tabled:
Amendment 1 Jane
Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)
Delete all and replace with:
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Welcomes the First Minister’s commitment
to sustained improvement in educational attainment as a top priority for the
Welsh Government.
2. Supports the Welsh Government’s rollout of
the Curriculum for Wales and implementation of the Additional Learning Needs
(Wales) Act.
3. Expresses thanks to the education
workforce for their continued hard work throughout the year.
4. Notes that, despite the UK Government’s
mismanagement of our public finances, the Welsh Government has protected the
funding available to schools through the local government settlement and grant
funding.
If amendment 1 is agreed, amendment 2 will be
de-selected.
Amendment 2 Heledd
Fychan (South Wales Central)
Delete sub-point 2(d)
Minutes:
The item started at 17.10
Voting on the motion and amendments under
this item was deferred until Voting Time.
A vote was taken on the motion without
amendment:
NDM8545 Darren
Millar (Clwyd West)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Notes the Major Challenges for Education
in Wales report published by the Institution for Fiscal Studies which
highlighted that:
a) PISA scores declined more in Wales
than in most other countries in 2022;
b) post-16 educational outcomes in Wales are
the worst in the UK;
c) pupils in Wales were performing only as
well as disadvantaged children in England;
d) the explanation for lower educational
performance in Wales is likely to reflect Welsh Government policy and approach;
and
e) the new curriculum for Wales and Welsh
Government reforms run the risk of widening inequalities, increasing teacher
workload, and limiting future education opportunities.
2. Calls on the Welsh Government to:
a) commission an independent review into the
current educational reforms being brought forward;
b) prioritise children’s education by getting
5,000 more teachers back into classrooms;
c) ensure those with additional learning
needs are provided with the right support sooner; and
d) roll-out the introduction of free schools
and academies.
Major Challenges for
Education in Wales report published by the Institute for Fiscal Studies
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
14 |
0 |
35 |
49 |
The motion without amendment was not agreed.
The following amendments were tabled:
Amendment 1 Jane
Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)
Delete all and replace with:
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Welcomes the First Minister’s commitment
to sustained improvement in educational attainment as a top priority for the
Welsh Government.
2. Supports the Welsh Government’s rollout of
the Curriculum for Wales and implementation of the Additional Learning Needs
(Wales) Act.
3. Expresses thanks to the education workforce
for their continued hard work throughout the year.
4. Notes that, despite the UK Government’s
mismanagement of our public finances, the Welsh Government has protected the
funding available to schools through the local government settlement and grant
funding.
A vote was taken on amendment 1:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
26 |
0 |
23 |
49 |
Amendment 1 was agreed.
As amendment 1 was agreed, amendment 2 was
de-selected.
A vote was taken on the motion as amended:
NDM8545 Darren
Millar (Clwyd West)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Welcomes the First Minister’s commitment
to sustained improvement in educational attainment as a top priority for the
Welsh Government.
2. Supports the Welsh Government’s rollout of
the Curriculum for Wales and implementation of the Additional Learning Needs
(Wales) Act.
3. Expresses thanks to the education workforce
for their continued hard work throughout the year.
4. Notes that, despite the UK Government’s
mismanagement of our public finances, the Welsh Government has protected the
funding available to schools through the local government settlement and grant
funding.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
26 |
0 |
23 |
49 |
The motion as amended was agreed.