Councillor raises concerns over 'precarious' situation in Aberdeenshire's secondary schools
Speaking at last week’s meeting of the council’s Education and Children’s Services Committee, Cllr Gillian Owen told members: “Whilst we have made significant improvements in relation to teacher staffing in primary over the past few years, I remain really concerned about the situation in secondary schools where the situation is precarious.”
In her letter to Ms Somerville, Cllr Owen stated: “I am slightly concerned by the recent announcement from Scottish Government that it intends to claw back money from local authorities if they fail to maintain teacher and PSA numbers. We are aware that some local authorities have more teachers than they need, largely the former “Challenge Authorities” which used their additional resources to recruit more teachers.
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