SSTAUnions · 23 Feb 2024Councils are threatening to reduce the number of teachers at a time when more are needed.
As councils set 2024-25 budgets, SSTA reports cuts to teacher and support staff numbers, accusing councils of using teachers as a 'political football'; it notes Glasgow told unions it planned to cut teacher numbers via pupil-teacher ratios.
GlasgowPeople named: Seamus Searson, Stuart Hunter
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Councils are threatening to reduce the number of teachers at a time when more are needed.
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- Children’s Education at Risk by Cutting Teacher Numbers
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- 24 Sept 2026
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