The NationalMedia coverage · 7 Feb 2023I am firmly of the view we will not do that by having fewer teachers or support staff
Shirley-Anne Somerville told Holyrood that councils failing to maintain teacher numbers in 2023-24 would have funding withheld or recouped, as the government worked towards adding 3,500 teachers by 2026.
COSLAPeople named: Shirley-Anne Somerville
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I am firmly of the view we will not do that by having fewer teachers or support staff
- Original source
- Scottish councils to have funding STRIPPED if they cut teacher numbers
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- 24 Sept 2026
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