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School pupils in video plea for a new maths teacher

Presumably this is nothing to do with Nicola Sturgeon cutting teacher training courses when she was minister of education. – Lowly Pheasant Why the shortage of maths teachers? Do maths graduates prefer to follow other professions that pay better? Are there spare maths teachers out there who do not want to teach; if there are, why? – rabigyin At least the SNP are consistent. They consistently have managed to drive education, the health service, the police service and the fire service into the ground. – Red Kola A Scottish education used to be recognised as one of the best in the world. Then along came the SNP and we’re now a laughing-stock. – The Happy Pensioner The SNP statement put the blame on the local council, but it was not the councils that reduced the amount of uni places for people looking to go into teaching and it was not the local councils that divert money from education funding to fund free uni. – Mike Lowery against SNP lies