Easing Teaching Workload
Proposals to help alleviate workload pressures faced by teachers have been announced by the Scottish Government. Work is underway with councils and teaching unions to create a plan to reduce class contact time for teachers, which is supported by increased funding for councils of £186.5 million to restore teacher numbers to 2023 levels. In addition, […]
Thousands of Young People to Benefit from Free School Meals Expansion
The Scottish Government is expanding its Free School Meals programme to cover an additional 6000 high school pupils in a trial project beginning in August. This trial phase of the free school meals programme will see S1 to S3 pupils in receipt of the Scottish Child Payment, who attend selected schools in eight local authority […]