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Scotland's nursery teachers spread thin as numbers wane
By Laura Marcus,
Nursery World,
26 March 2008
Nursery teachers are to be shared across several early years settings in a cluster model by Stirling local authority, as their numbers fall across Scotland.
Annual figures published last year highlighted a significant decrease in the number of nursery teachers in Scotland over the past few years. In Stirling they have dropped to 11, when they stood at 29 in 2004. The statistics show Moray has been the worst affected, losing 46 per cent of its teachers. North Ayrshire and East Dunbartonshire have lost 44 per cent and 33 per cent respectively. Edinburgh has lost 30 teachers and Glasgow 61...
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