Edinburgh LiveMedia coverage · 31 Jan 2023Ministers are firm in their views that Scottish education would not be improved by having fewer teachers or less time in school.
West Lothian officers kept proposing teacher cuts worth around 180 FTE posts and shorter school weeks despite education secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville's statement that ministers opposed fewer teachers; the EIS asked for a 'budget B'.
West LothianPeople named: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Elaine Cook, Heather Hughes, Andrew McGuire, Stuart Borrowman
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Ministers are firm in their views that Scottish education would not be improved by having fewer teachers or less time in school.
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- West Lothian teacher cuts still on table as council face 'heart-breaking' decisions
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- 24 Sept 2026
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