The rhetoric has been about more ‘power’ for schools, without mentioning the additional responsibility attached. We must ask: is the Education Bill right for Scotland’s future?

The 2018 Education Bill was intended to create a school and teacher-led education system. However, legislation should only be necessary when it is built on public consensus. Most of the changes intended were not welcomed by the majority of the public and

were focused on system change, and little of what were priorities for the teacher in the classroom.

The measures in the draft Bill could have been achieved without legislation and are, in some cases, already progressing.

During the consultation the rhetoric was “more power for schools” (i.e. more money) without mentioning the additional responsibility attached. It is well known that if you want to bring about change then additional money is necessary rather than reallocating from other needy areas.

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