Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 26 June 2024
26 Jun 2024 · S6 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Portfolio Question Time
Aberdeenshire Council (Meetings)
Education and Skills
The cabinet secretary was quick to point out in a reply to me on 3 June that Aberdeenshire Council had welcomed 20 newly qualified secondary school teachers for the coming school year. However, she failed to point out that the council had requested 44 teachers and that this is just the latest case, in a years-long problem, of a rural council not being sent enough teachers. What is the Government going to do to recruit teachers, particularly for our rural communities?
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3. Alexander Burnett (Aberdeenshire West) (Con)
Con
To ask the Scottish Government when the education secretary last met with Aberdeenshire Council, and what was discussed. (S6O-03639)
The Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills (Jenny Gilruth)
SNP
I last met representatives from Aberdeenshire Council on 16 May. We discussed issues around teacher recruitment and retention and the teacher induction scheme.
Alexander Burnett
Con
The cabinet secretary was quick to point out in a reply to me on 3 June that Aberdeenshire Council had welcomed 20 newly qualified secondary school teachers ...
Jenny Gilruth
SNP
I thank the member for his interest in the issue. The issue that he raises is not specific to Aberdeenshire; there are challenges in Highland Council and a n...