Iain Ellis, chair of the National Parent Forum of Scotland (NPFS), has urged councils to protect front-line budgets by sharing administrative services including payroll.
Several councils have rejected proposals to cut the school week after widespread protests, a move welcomed by both the NPFS and unions. Mr Ellis said: “Rather than make the most disadvantaged children bear the brunt of budget cuts, might it not make more sense for local authorities to look at where they could save money by sharing services?
“Currently, there are 32 different education departments doing things in 32 different ways, which is costly and inefficient. One means of cost saving could be for teacher payrolls to be either delivered at the national level or shared between several authorities.”
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