TesMedia coverage · 25 Jun 2024I’m very clear no local authority is going to receive that funding unless they agree to do so.
COSLA papers seen by Tes show council leaders weighing whether to accept the £145.5m grant or seek a deal tied to pupil-teacher ratio rather than total teacher numbers, possibly conceding a freeze on learning hours.
COSLAPeople named: Jenny Gilruth
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I’m very clear no local authority is going to receive that funding unless they agree to do so.
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- Councils consider learning hours as leverage in teacher numbers dispute
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- 24 Sept 2026
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