There should be a guaranteed job in the classroom for every available teacher as part of plans to help education “bounce back” after the coronavirus pandemic, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie has said.
Addressingthe Scottish Liberal Democrats’ spring conference, he saidit would take “more for education to bounce back” after children have suffered months of disruption to their learning.
Mr Rennie said there mustbe “more in-class support for children who need it” and more resources in every classroom, and he calledfor the Scottish government’s Pupil Equity Fund to be improved.
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He added: “This isn’t about making children sit at desks for longer - it’s about making every hour in school count for more.
Covid: Guarantee a job for every available teacher, says Willie Rennie
“It means getting every trained teacher, and every available pupil support assistant, into classrooms, not on the waiting list for a supply day, [and] aguaranteed job for every available teacher to help us cut class sizes.”
Mr Rennieinsisted that the Liberal Democrats would put “recovery first for education”.
He added: “We need the talents of everyone in education, just like we needed everyone possible for our NHS.
“With this investment, we can bounce back for our children.”
