Emergency Motion 6
Education Cuts Emergency in Glasgow
‘‘That this Congress condemns Glasgow City Council’s planned cut of 450 teachers’ posts over the next three years, starting with 170 teachers’ posts to go this August. Congress commends the EIS for its campaign of opposition to these cuts, including lodging a dispute.
‘‘Congress instructs the General Council to write to Glasgow City Council expressing its concerns over the impact of these planned cuts on pupils, education staff and the wider community and to call for the cuts to be rescinded.
‘‘Congress also notes that these cuts come at a time when the Scottish Government is giving ringfenced funding to councils to increase teacher numbers. Congress instructs the General Council to campaign for greater transparency on government spending on local government matters and to make representations to the Scottish Government to ensure that its ringfenced funding is properly ringfenced and provides the additionality of funding for a specific purpose that the Scottish Government claims.
‘‘Furthermore, Congress instructs the General Council to urge the Scottish Government to meet all of its policy commitments in education – including an increase in the number of employed teachers in Scotland, starting with the 3500 promised by 2026. ‘’
Mover: Educational Institute Scotland
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