COSLACouncils & COSLA · 7 Feb 2023around £500m of savings would need to be found – equating to 8,500 fewer teachers, or 16,000 less pupil support staff
COSLA briefing ahead of the ministerial statement argues the £145.5m covers only a small share of 56,000 teachers, disputes use of the census as benchmark and warns financial sanctions will only displace cuts to other services.
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around £500m of savings would need to be found – equating to 8,500 fewer teachers, or 16,000 less pupil support staff
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- COSLA BRIEFING in relation to Scottish Government's Statement on school staff and minimum learning hours
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- 24 Sept 2026
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