Local MSP Raises Where £5.526 Million Funding for More Teachers in West Lothian Has Gone
Local MSP for the Linlithgow Constituency, Fiona Hyslop, has written to West Lothian Council following the release of Scottish Government figures showing a decline in teacher numbers across Scotland in 2022. Although West Lothian’s numbers have increased, the Local Authority were expected to have recruited far more from their £5.526m share of Scottish Government Funding of £145m nationally for this purpose. Despite local Councils receiving an additional £145m in financial year 2022/23 from the Scottish Government to employ additional teachers as part of the recovery there has been a reduction of 92 Full Time Equivalent teachers employed across Scotland. Fiona commented, “Figures show that teacher numbers in West Lothian have only increased by 29 full time equivalents in 2022, which is concerning as West Lothian Council received over £5m funding…