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Jacqui Milliner teaching her P1 pupils on their first day back at Inverkip Primary School
EDUCATION should lead Scotland’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, a leading union said today.
The Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) launched a manifesto calling for a progressive expansion of the teaching workforce to reduce class sizes and end widespread zero-hours supply work.
It called on political parties contesting the Holyrood elections on May 1 to pledge the investment needed “to restore and build upon the solid foundations of Scotland’s education system and support progress to a fairer, more equitable and more just Scotland.”
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