Scottish Parliament – Nov. 19, 2025 – 5

S6M-19754.1: As an amendment to motion S6M-19754 in the name of Pam Duncan-Glancy (Education), insert at end “;

notes with deep concern the decline in standards and increasing pupil violence, which are intensifying pressures on teachers and support staff;

believes that these trends reflect years of underinvestment and a failure to provide the support and resources needed to maintain safe and effective learning environments, and calls on the Scottish Government to deliver urgent action to raise attainment, improve discipline in classrooms and support teachers to deliver the high-quality education that every young person in Scotland deserves.”

Original motion(S6M-19754): That the Parliament recognises that pupils and staff are being failed by the deteriorating learning and working environment in Scottish schools, overseen by the Scottish National Party administration.