A TRADE union representing teachers has said it has “serious reservations” about a Scottish Government report on pupil number projections and…
The union called on the Scottish Government to provide further research to aid future talks over teachers' class contact time
The paper considers a range of scenarios including increasing teacher numbers in the context of a government commitment to increase numbers by 3500 by the end of the current parliamentary term in 2026.It also considers varying PTRs in the context of a further commitment to reduce teachers’ contracted class contact time by 1.5 hours per week by 2026 from the current 22.5 hours.
“It is notable for the lack of data and research it provides on the recruitment and retention of teachers, localised contexts and the size and operation of the supply teacher workforce. “In the meantime, we repeat the request we recently made to the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, that she should encourage employers to immediately address many of the key drivers of teacher workload which Nasuwt has shared with her, such as Forward Planning in Primary schools, over-assessment in the secondary sector, bureaucratic tracking and monitoring procedures and unwieldy School Improvement Plans.
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