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Services such as social work, libraries and youth work will suffer if the Scottish government pushes ahead with plans to ring-fence £145.5m for school staff, say councils

The ADES president also discusses an education system ‘in limbo’, approaches to teacher CPD, teacher numbers and why education directors are not resting on their laurels

But education secretary says Scottish councils will face stricter teacher targets next year and threatens to enshrine in law the hours that pupils spend in class

The goal is to ensure Curriculum for Excellence remains ‘fit for purpose’ – views would be sought in an exercise similar to the recent ‘national discussion’ on Scottish education

Education secretary says presenting students for an N4 and N5 in the same subject is leading to ‘unnecessary additional workload’ and damaging students’ confidence

Education ‘cannot continue with current levels of capital funding’, says Northern Ireland’s new minister