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Motions from our schools and regions are a key part of the Annual Full Council and will drive the advocacy of NTCOGSO for 2025 and beyond.
What is a Motion?
A Motion is a proposal for the meeting which may, order something to be done, authorise past or proposed action, express the Full Council's opinion about a matter or deal in some way with the business of the meeting.
Motion example: “THAT NTCOGSO advocate for a Primary School Transition Policy and Guidelines to be developed and implemented by the Department of Education to support students and families during the important transition from primary to middle school.
The Primary School Transition Policy and Guidelines must incorporate remote students and families, including, but not limited to, additional support by the department working with families in collaboration.”
Motions for the Annual Full Council are first agreed to by your School Council/Board or your Regional Council and then submitted to NTCOGSO. Motions will be carried, amended or denied by members on the day.
Why should our school submit a Motion?
Motions carried at the Annual Full Council will be advocated for by the NTCOGSO Executive including, but not limited to, formal correspondence to the relevant parties, conducting meetings and liaising with media where appropriate. By submitting a Motion, it is expected that the School Representative Body has already advocated independently and requires the additional support of the Full Council.
In 2023 we received a total of 14 Motions with key topics including;
- School Refusal by Students | Department Support
- Electronic Smoking in Schools | Target Funding
- Student Health and Nutrition | Healthy Food and Drink in Schools | Promotion
- Transparency of Funding | National Consistent Collection of Data (NCCD) | Disability Funding
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