Alloa AdvertiserMedia coverage · 28 Oct 2025A reliance on supply teachers has ballooned under the SNP after their failings to recruit and retain enough full-time teachers.
FOI figures from the Scottish Conservatives showed Clackmannanshire spent over £3.1m on school supply and support staff in three years, up almost £400,000 since 2020/21; the Scottish Government said over 80% of teachers remained in permanent posts.
ClackmannanshirePeople named: Alexander Stewart
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A reliance on supply teachers has ballooned under the SNP after their failings to recruit and retain enough full-time teachers.
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- Spend on supply staff in Clackmannanshire nearly doubles
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- 24 Sept 2026
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