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SNP to put tender out for controversial ‘Teach First’ scheme

Can someone from the SNP just explain to everyone how using what are untrained kids straight out of university as “teachers” is going to raise the standard of education? – Springer A cover-up for not having enough teachers trained. The SNP aren’t fit to manage a sandpit at the beach! – Peter Vincent And once they’ve been landed on schools with their five-week-long training, who is going to be hand-holding, baby-sitting and training these people? Who will, frankly, not have a clue what they are doing because they are totally inexperienced? – macauf62 Not before time. This scheme has worked well in England – but (sadly) maybe that’s why Scotland has not adopted it before now. – corrigenda First the 0/10 Curriculum for Excellence and now this. We have already established that many graduates cannot spell or do maths, so what can we expect from this typically potty idea from this increasingly incompetent government? – Turgidtime