Scottish government plans to bypass local authorities in key aspects of how schools are run have prompted a challenge from the leaders of several SNP councils, in the latest sign that the road to structural change could be fraught.
In June, education secretary John Swinney proposed new regional “collaboratives” that would take over the remit of supporting school improvement from councils. Headteachers would also have more responsibility for pupils’ performance and more say over budgets.
The Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS), Scotland’s biggest teaching union, initially gave qualified support, saying greater regional collaboration could help raise educational standards and close the attainment gap at a time of stretched resources.
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