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SCOTLAND desperately needs to recruit more early-years teachers and speech specialists to tackle learning inequality linked to poverty, Save the Children said yesterday.
The charity spoke out after a survey of Primary 1 teachers found 88 per cent believe pupils with speech and language problems fall behind others, while 59 per cent said they were less likely to enjoy school.
Children in poorer communities are twice as likely to have problems when compared to those from richer areas.
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
With 170,000 children living in poverty in north-east England and teachers leaving in droves over 20 per cent real-terms pay cuts since 2010, all while private companies siphon off billions, it is time to unite and fight for education, writes MATT WRACK
NICOLA SARAH HAWKINS explains how an under-regulated introduction of AI into education is already exacerbating inequalities