Private schools are under mounting financial pressure, while state schools are being left to pick up the pieces as more pupils transfer across.
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Rather than fixating on one-off payments which seem today to have done very little, the SNP Government must act to help its leaders form a multi-year plan that secures jobs and learning for students.
Labour promised £150 million to help meet that pressure, but families and schools are still waiting to see it.
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This development does raise concerns about the impact on teaching resources and community cohesion.
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