Scottish Executive – The great Scottish teacher round-up

Charlie Crawford and Ken Dixon

Early in the 21st century, Scotland needed teachers, not because of a problem related to staffing levels, but as a consequence of a commitment by the Scottish Government to reduce class sizes in order to improve the level of teacher service provided to our secondary school pupils.
Agency: MediaCom Scotland/Newhaven CommunicationsAuthors: Charlie Crawford and Ken Dixon

Scottish Executive – The great Scottish teacher round-up

Late in the 19th century, the industrial North East of the United States of America needed food. The solution was to round-up huge herds of beef and drive them thousands of miles north-east to the fledgling railway networks for delivery to the eastern seaboard.

Early in the 21st century, Scotland needed teachers. However, in contrast to the food shortages in 19th century America, Scotland did not have a shortage of teachers. The need for more teachers was driven by a...

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