“I would agree with you that in an ideal world we should be pushing for more teachers and smaller class sizes, as there seems to be widespread agreement that children benefit from that.
“However, pupil numbers have been falling in Glasgow over a number of years while teacher numbers have been kept constant. This means that class sizes have been reducing on average and our staffing levels have been higher than strictly required.”
He added: “Sadly this is a luxury we can no longer afford. Police, NHS, local councils, and other sectors are all having to trim staff at a time of severe financial pressure.”
I agree fully with all of this. I really don’t think he’s said anything out of line?
Edit i think its important to see what Labour are offering and we can look down south for this:
Scotland has one teacher for every 16 primary and 12 secondary pupils, compared with 21 and 16 in England.
I don’t understand how ‘afford’ is a thing in a country that chooses how it’s money is supposedly spent.
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“I would agree with you that in an ideal world we should be pushing for more teachers and smaller class sizes, as there seems to be widespread agreement that children benefit from that.
“However, pupil numbers have been falling in Glasgow over a number of years while teacher numbers have been kept constant. This means that class sizes have been reducing on average and our staffing levels have been higher than strictly required.”
He added: “Sadly this is a luxury we can no longer afford. Police, NHS, local councils, and other sectors are all having to trim staff at a time of severe financial pressure.”
I agree fully with all of this. I really don’t think he’s said anything out of line?
Edit i think its important to see what Labour are offering and we can look down south for this:
Scotland has one teacher for every 16 primary and 12 secondary pupils, compared with 21 and 16 in England.
I don’t understand how ‘afford’ is a thing in a country that chooses how it’s money is supposedly spent.
Yet they can afford to give money to Gaza?