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File photo dated 12/09/18 of students in a lesson at school.
GOVERNMENT plans to build 75 new schools are as much of a myth as the promise to create 40 new hospitals, Labour said today.
The planned new “free schools” and specialist sixth-form colleges promised to create thousands of school places as part of the government’s levelling-up agenda.
Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson said: “Just like the Conservatives’ mythical 40 hospitals, there’s no plan to get these schools built or promised new places delivered. This is a government of empty promises.”
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
MATT WRACK issues a clarion call for a rejuvenation of public services for the sake of our communities and our young people
