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Holyrood · 9 Dec 2015

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HolyroodMedia coverage · 9 Dec 2015
At COSLA we are totally disinterested in these numbers

Census figures showed 50,717 FTE teachers but ten councils below their agreed levels; COSLA called the numbers pledge a 'crazy, simplistic' policy while the EIS sought a national minimum staffing standard.

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People named: Larry Flanagan

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At COSLA we are totally disinterested in these numbers
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