NOTICE OF MOTION SUBMITTED BY COUNCILLOR JEFF EDMUNDS
The recent cuts to the education budget has seen, amongst other things, class sizes in some schools rise to well over 30, and one school where I am a governor only has two classes where the number of pupils fall below 30.
Our children are the future of our nation and as decision makers we are responsible for ensuring that the best possible education is available to all our children in Carmarthenshire. With the aforesaid in mind, we ask this council to approve the following motion:
“Before any more financial cuts are considered within the education budget a full and proper evaluation of the impact and potential outcomes to such cuts are undertaken. Proper consultation to take place with all schools in Carmarthenshire and the result of this evaluation and consultation presented to full Council prior to the 2018/19 council budget meeting. This will result in every member being fully aware of the facts and the importance of their vote in such a crucially important matter”.
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The Council considered the following Notice of Motion submitted by Councillor Jeff Edmunds:-
The recent cuts to the education budget has seen, amongst other things, class sizes in some schools rise to well over 30, and one school where I am a governor only has two classes where the number of pupils fall below 30.
Our children are the future of our nation and as decision makers we are responsible for ensuring that the best possible education is available to all our children in Carmarthenshire. With the aforesaid in mind, we ask this council to approve the following motion:
“Before any more financial cuts are considered within the education budget a full and proper evaluation of the impact and potential outcomes to such cuts are undertaken. Proper consultation to take place with all schools in Carmarthenshire and the result of this evaluation and consultation presented to full Council prior to the 2018/19 council budget meeting. This will result in every member being fully aware of the facts and the importance of their vote in such a crucially important matter”.
The Motion was duly seconded.
The following amendment to the Motion was proposed by Councillor Glynog Davies and duly seconded:-
“Before any more financial cuts are considered within the education budget a full and proper evaluation of the impact and potential outcomes to such cuts are undertaken. Proper consultation to take place with all schools in Carmarthenshire and the result of this evaluation and consultation presented to full Council prior to the 2018/19 council budget meeting. The resulting information also to be presented as evidence to the Welsh Government, asking for an assurance that the revenue support grant for 2018/19 will include sufficient funding of education, as it is no longer ring fenced by them. This will result in every member being fully aware of the facts and the importance of their vote in such a crucially important matter”.
The Chief Executive confirmed that the amendment did not negate the Motion and was therefore acceptable.
The proposer of the Motion (supported by his seconder), advised that he was happy to accept the amendment and was afforded the opportunity of speaking in support of the Motion and outlined the reasons for its submission, as set out in the Motion.
The proposer of the Amendment was afforded the opportunity of speaking in support thereof and outlined the reasons for its submission.
A number of statements were made in support of the Motion, as amended, following which it became the Substantive Motion and the Council,
UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED, that the Substantive Motion be supported.