Teachers
Scottish Parliament Written answers, 2 November 2009
Ms Wendy Alexander (Labour) | Question S3W-28030
To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of its funding to local authorities to maintain teacher numbers, whether it has concerns about the reduction in teachers by over 100 in the Renfrewshire local authority area.
Keith Brown (Scottish National Party)
Yes, and those concerns have been expressed to both COSLA and Renfrewshire Council. It is encouraging to note, however, that despite the reduction in teacher numbers in Renfrewshire Council schools between the 2007 census and the 2008 census, the average primary class size fell from 24.1 to 23.7 over the same period.