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Nov 17, 2023
Scotland Has the UK's Best Pupil/Teacher Ratio
Yesterday I asked Jenny Gilruth MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Education about the support provided to local authorities to enable schools to...
Feb 10, 2023
SNP Government Announces New Measures to Protect Teacher Numbers and School Hours
New measures have been outlined by Education Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP as part of the SNP Government’s unyielding commitment...
Aug 20, 2021
SNP Government invests Extra £80 million Per Year to recruit Teaching Staff
Temporary COVID recovery funding of £80 million that helped to recruit 1,400 teachers and 250 support staff is to be made permanent. From...
Nov 26, 2020
SNP Government funds 35 Additional Teachers in North Ayrshire
Thanks to £80 million of additional SNP Government investment to help recruitment for the safe re-opening of schools across Scotland,...
Oct 16, 2020
"First Class Record": Probationary Teachers in Employment rising under SNP
The number of newly-qualified teachers in Scotland going straight into employment has risen by nearly 30% under the SNP Government,...
Jun 14, 2019
Boost to Number of Young Teachers in Scotland
New analysis released this week by the Scottish Parliament’s Information Centre (SPICe) shows there has been a 26% increase in the number...
May 14, 2019
Scotland 'Top of the Class' for Teacher Numbers
New analysis released by the SNP Government shows that Scotland has a significantly higher pupil teacher ratio than England or Wales....
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