PARENTS, trade unionists and pupils rallied today to fight the loss of 450 teaching posts in Glasgow.

At its budget meeting in February, Glasgow City Council approved swingeing cuts to education, including cutting jobs of all co-ordinators in its MCR Pathways mentoring programme for young people, its Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) initiative, as well as axing teaching posts.

Some 172 posts are expected to go this year alone, and 450 teaching posts over the term of the three-year budget plan.

But as part of a growing campaign of resistance, teaching unions, parents and students alike have rallied in Govan — ward of SNP city treasurer Ricky Bell — in a bid to win a council U-turn.

Speaking ahead of the rally, Glasgow City Parents’ Group chairwoman Leanne McGuire said: “These cuts will impact every pupil across every sector of education in Glasgow.

“We must all stand united as a wider school community and reject these cuts.”

A Glasgow City Council spokeswoman said: “We will do everything we can to minimise any impact to schools, but in the current financial climate the council must look at every option.”