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Scottish schools to hire 3,500 more teachers as classrooms recover from covid closures

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Get the latest parenting news sent straight to your inbox with our weekly newsletterScottish schools will recruit an additional 3,500 teachers over the next five years to help classrooms recover from repeated covid closures, it has been announced.

The Scottish Government today set out how it has committed almost £500 million to support pupils after 18 months of unprecedented disruption to their learning.

More staff for schools - including 500 classroom assistants - will cost £240 million, while previously announced policies like expanded free school meals are also expected to help drive down the growing attainment gap between pupils from the richest and poorest households.

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