The HeraldMedia coverage · 27 Nov 2009These figures show the complete failure of Fiona Hyslop on teacher numbers.
Census figures showed 52,993 teachers in Scotland, 1,348 fewer than a year earlier, prompting Labour leader Iain Gray to demand Fiona Hyslop's sacking and the Tories to say 2,000 fewer teachers were employed than in 2007.
People named: Iain Gray, Liz Smith, Fiona Hyslop
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These figures show the complete failure of Fiona Hyslop on teacher numbers.
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- Labour calls for Education Secretary sacking as teacher numbers fall
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