HolyroodMedia coverage · 1 Jun 2017probably over-corrected too far, but judgments were made at that time based on the level of teacher unemployment
The education secretary said the 2011 intake cut, made because of teacher unemployment, had probably over-corrected.
People named: John Swinney, Daniel Johnson
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probably over-corrected too far, but judgments were made at that time based on the level of teacher unemployment
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- John Swinney: cut to teacher training places ‘probably’ went too far
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- 11 Sept 2026
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