BBC ScotlandMedia coverage · 19 Jun 2014There is a substantial additional workload impact on teachers as a result of reduced budgets and declining staff numbers.
Coverage of the Accounts Commission's first school education audit: council schools spending fell 5% in real terms, mostly through employing fewer staff. The EIS warned of workload effects of declining staff numbers; COSLA welcomed attainment findings.
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ClackmannanshirePeople named: Douglas Sinclair, Larry Flanagan, Douglas Chapman, Jackie Brock
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There is a substantial additional workload impact on teachers as a result of reduced budgets and declining staff numbers.
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- Spending on Scottish schools fails to keep up with inflation
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