Question reference: S5W-34729
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 21 January 2021
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Current status: Answered by John Swinney on 29 January 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what financial support is being put in place for supply teachers during the current COVID-19 lockdown.
Answer
The Scottish Government has provided local authorities with £80 million of additional investment in education staff, sufficient for the recruitment of around 1,400 additional teachers, including supply teachers, and 200 support staff this year.
In addition, a package of £45 million of new funding was announced on 13 January to support the delivery of remote learning. This new funding can be used to recruit additional teachers and may offer further employment opportunities for supply teachers.