The Secret Teacher continues their look at the impact of Glasgow Council’s Plan to cut up to 450 teaching jobs, this week focusing on what it could mean for inclusion in schools.

It’s really depressing when you consider the impact these cuts are going to have on inclusion, which is a huge issue in schools. How would this be better with less staff?

The number of children with additional support needs is going up year-on-year, and if you’ve got less staff to help manage this, it’s difficult to imagine how that’s going to be catered for.

The system is by no means perfect just now. Every teacher in the country will have their own view on what they could do to improve inclusion. The only thing I think everyone would agree on is it’s not by having less staff. Some children are just going to be left behind, and their needs are not going to be met.

It’s my first experience of being in education where an initiative has come out with absolutely no positives to be found in it. You can’t magic stuff out of nowhere. Staff are already stretched.

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