Scottish Parliament – June 3, 2021 – 2

S6M-00204.3: As an amendment to motion S6M-00204 in the name of Shirley-Anne Somerville (Education), leave out from ", and welcomes" to end and insert ";

recognises the need for an ambitious plan of National Recovery in the education system;

calls on the Scottish Government to establish a National Tutoring scheme and a 'resit' guarantee, which offers young people impacted by the cancellation of exams in 2020 and 2021 the opportunity of a funded college place to take their qualifications again, and further calls on the Scottish Government to introduce a 'no detriment' policy for further and higher education access and institute an urgent review of the SQA."

Original motion(S6M-00204): That the Parliament recognises the difficult circumstances that children, young people, students and parents have faced over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic;

commends the extraordinary work done by university, college, school and childcare staff over the last year to maintain education and childcare;

recognises that the pandemic has nevertheless had an impact on the health, wellbeing and education of many children and young people across Scotland, particularly the most disadvantaged;

agrees that work to address these impacts, and remove the barriers to learning that too many still face, should be at the heart of Scotland’s COVID-19 recovery efforts, and welcomes the Scottish Government’s commitment to implement ambitious plans to support the education system during its first 100 days.