Falkirk HeraldMedia coverage · 3 Oct 2024Falkirk councillors voted 14-13 to defer a plan to shorten the school week (saving ~£6m against a £56m gap); the Scottish Government threatened to withhold £4.5m if teacher numbers fell, and the education director warned the alternative was 'ripping out teachers'.
FalkirkPeople named: Jon Reid, Iain Sinclair, Siobhan Paterson, Laura Murtagh
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- Falkirk Council delay school hours decision - but warning teacher numbers could be hit
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- 24 Sept 2026
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