Out of the mouths of...

19th May 2006, 1:00am
A young Cumbernauld dad was delighted to see his seven-year-old daughter and her three pals playing at schools, especially as she was the teacher.

But he was surprised that there was only one pupil in the game.

“What are your other two friends, then?” he asked. “They’re classroom assistants,” replied his daughter, obviously as up to date as the average reader of The TES Scotland.