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MUSICIANS pledged to “remain vigilant” yesterday after a Scottish council called off plans to axe music tuition.
Labour-led Midlothian was set to become the first Scottish council to limit instrumental lessons to those studying music at National Five or Higher level.
But after hundreds of kids turned up at the council’s budget meeting on Tuesday with their instruments, council leader Derek Milligan announced the proposed cut had been shelved.
Cuts are sweeping campuses as cash-strapped universities slash staff and politicians fail to act on a growing funding emergency. VINCE MILLS reports
With 12,000 fewer teachers since 2010 and dwindling resources, Scotland’s schools desperately need investment to support diverse learners rather than empty promises from politicians, writes ANDREA BRADLEY
