Glasgow City Council said targeting teacher incompetence was one of the strategies that had helped turn the situation around in a city whose pupils have traditionally fared less successfully than their counterparts in the rest of Scotland. Some teachers deemed unsuited to the role have transferred into non-teaching positions.
A spokesman for the Educational Institute of Scotland said: “It is encouraging both teachers and pupils are giving their all and delivering such positive educational outcomes.”
The number of Glasgow schools graded very good or excellent has risen to 50 per cent from 27 per cent in 2008. Those rated good or better have risen to 87 per cent from 72 per cent, and 96 per cent of schools are now rated at least satisfactory, against 91 per cent in 2008.
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