Earlier this month John Swinney, the education secretary, announced a scheme for up to seven “regional collaboratives”, which he said would be able to offer more consistent support to schools across Scotland.
As a result of the school governance review, councils will still act as employers and keep control of the number and location of schools, provide support services and hire headteachers, while the new regional structure will enable the sharing of skills and knowledge, he said.
Mr Swinney has cited the “brilliant example” of an alliance of seven councils in the north of Scotland as the model for the reforms, which are aimed at closing the attainment gap between richer and poorer areas.
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