Motions and Amendments for Debate on 11 January 2012
Motions tabled on 4 January 2012
Short Debate
NDM4884 Angela Burns (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire): Whistleblowing: Does the Welsh Government have a moral responsibility to seek to protect whistle blowers in all walks of life?
NDM4886
William Graham (South Wales East)
The National Assembly for Wales
1. Notes with concern the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales comments, in response to the Economic Renewal Programme 2010, that Wales has a “poor skills mix”.
2. Calls on the Welsh Government to:
a) recognise the importance of demand led skills provision in line with the recommendations of the Leitch Review; and
b) conduct a full assessment of Wales’ future need for specialised skills.
The Economic Renewal Programme 2010 “Economic Renewal – A New Direction” can be found here:
http://wales.gov.uk/docs/det/report/100705anewdirectionen.pdf
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales response to the Economic Renewal Programme 2010 can be found here:
http://wales.gov.uk/docs/det/consultation/101216consreponse.pdf
The Leitch Review can be found here:
NDM4887
Jocelyn Davies (South Wales East)
The National Assembly for Wales:
1. Notes the intention of the Welsh Government to introduce banding for both secondary and primary schools in Wales;
2. Believes that banding does not provide a whole view of a school’s performance and its use should be limited to securing the necessary support for any school to improve in those areas measured by banding;
3. Calls on the Welsh Government to introduce a constructive evaluation process which leads to targeted support to remedy poor performance in schools.
Motions tabled on 17 November 2011
NDM4885
Ken Skates (Clwyd South)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with Standing Order 26.91:
Agrees that Ken Skates may introduce a Bill to give effect to the pre-ballot information tabled on 14 October 2011 under Standing Order 26.90.
The pre-ballot information can be accessed on the following link:
http://www.assemblywales.org/bus-home/bus-legislation/bill_ballots/bill_020.htm
Amendments tabled on 6 January 2012
To propose that the Assembly resolves to adopt the following amendments to motions:
NDM4886
1. Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)
Delete "with concern" from point 1.
2. Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)
At end of point 1 insert "and therefore recognises the importance of the imminent re-opening of Skills Growth Wales and the ongoing Qualifications Review as part of the substantive commitment to skills set out in the Programme of Government".
3. Peter Black (South Wales West)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Welcomes the additional £4.88 million for the Young Recruits Programme and the additional £3 million for Skills Growth Wales announced in the final budget in December 2011.
NDM4887
1. William Graham (South Wales East)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Calls on the Welsh Government to monitor parent, teacher and Governor’s understanding of the banding system given concerns raised by teaching staff and take further explanatory action if required.
2. Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Recognises moves by Local Authorities through consortia to reconfigure school improvement services and believes that support drawing on the expertise of leading practitioners should become a model throughout Wales.
3. Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Believes that the quality of teaching and school leadership are the key drivers of school improvement and pays tribute to the work of the teaching profession in Wales for delivering rising standards over the last decade.
4. Peter Black (South Wales West)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Believes that in concentrating on overall school performance this banding system fails to acknowledge the individual performances of pupils and departments within those schools.
5. Peter Black (South Wales West)
Add as new point at end of motion:
Is concerned that the Welsh Government has produced no specific guidance for how local authorities with a number of schools in Bands 3, 4, and 5 can make practical improvements.