Nicola Sturgeon has said her Government will intervene to stop councils balancing their books by slashing teacher numbers.
Her Education Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville will announce the plan within days after the Record revealed Glasgow Council is considering axing over 800 posts.
Another £22.5m could be found by revising staffing formulas for primary and secondary schools, cutting nearly 400 jobs. The First Minister told MSPs: "The government will act to protect teacher numbers. This government has a commitment to increase teacher numbers and indeed councils are being given additional funding specifically to deliver that.
Labour MSP Michael Marra said: “Teacher numbers are only under threat because the SNP have been raiding Council funding for years.
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