DNG24Media coverage · 15 Jan 2025The number of ASL teachers has been cut by 16 per cent over the same period and by a shocking 40 per cent since 2010.
D&G's additional support for learning teachers fell from 98 to 79 between 2019 and 2023 while ASN pupils rose above 7,000, with further cuts under consultation; MSP Colin Smyth pressed the education secretary to reverse them.
Dumfries & GallowayPeople named: Colin Smyth
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The number of ASL teachers has been cut by 16 per cent over the same period and by a shocking 40 per cent since 2010.
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- 'Shocking' drop in support staff numbers
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