Nursery Nurses, A Just Claim

As an amendment to motion S2M-00985 in the name of Carolyn Leckie (Nursery Nurses, A Just Claim), leave out from “agrees” to end and insert “recognises the importance of the pre-five sector to securing the best possible start to life for Scotland’s young people and the priority the Scottish Executive has given to pre-five provision; welcomes the significant progress in pre-school education entitlement for three and four-year-olds achieved over recent years; emphasises that nursery nurses and others in the early years workforce should receive pay that is fair to them and is financially sustainable; notes grading settlements made to date; urges COSLA to do all it can to support a resolution to the current dispute; further urges the local authority employers and unions to continue negotiations, and encourages the Executive to push forward with plans to secure improved workforce planning, qualifications structure and career pathways for the early years workforce as a means of securing recognition of the commitment and professionalism of pre-five workers, greater opportunities and equality in the workplace for this predominantly female workforce.”