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Protecting teacher numbers
Extra funding to increase teacher numbers in Scottish Budget.
Local MSP Graeme Dey has demanded welcomed the increased funding for teachers from the SNP Government.
The 2.1% increase, delivered by the SNP Government in the recent Scottish budget, means the funding available for Angus Council to increase the local teacher workforce will rise by £3.8 million.
The national uplift of £186.5 million to increase teacher numbers, as well as £29 million extra funding for the Additional Support Needs (ASN) workforce, are part of a record high £15 billion funding settlement for local government, to deliver the best outcomes for young people in Angus.
An agreement has been reached between @ScotGov and @COSLA on education funding, Education Secretary @JennyGilruth confirms.
— ScotGov Education (@ScotGovEdu) December 10, 2024
Councils will receive £186.5m next year to maximise teaching posts, protect learning hours and reduce class contact time. pic.twitter.com/KLz6NR9iu7
Graeme Dey MSP has welcomed this funding, and called on local opposition politicians to do the right thing – back the SNP budget in the Scottish Parliament, and ensure this boost gets passed on to young people here in Angus.
I welcome the substantial increase of £3.8 million from the SNP Government for Angus Council to increase teacher numbers in our local schools.
GRAEME
I will work with my colleagues in the SNP-led Administration on Angus Council to ensure this money is used to benefit local young people.
However – this funding will only become available to Local Authorities if opposition parties back the SNP’s budget in the Scottish Parliament – so I am urging Labour and Tory MSPs to back the budget and deliver this additional funding for children here in Angus.
