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Scottish teacher numbers plummet to 10-year low

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The Herald · 10 Dec 2014

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The HeraldMedia coverage · 10 Dec 2014
is a clear betrayal of teachers, pupils and parents across Scotland

Teacher numbers fell to 50,824, the lowest since 2003 and more than 4,200 below 2007, despite a COSLA agreement to protect them; the EIS called it a betrayal and urged financial penalties on councils.

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People named: Larry Flanagan, Kezia Dugdale, Mary Scanlon, Angela Constance, Douglas Chapman

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is a clear betrayal of teachers, pupils and parents across Scotland
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