Six Scottish councils are holding an urgent summit to address the problem of teacher shortages.
The councils in the north and north-east of Scotland are calling for action at a national level to tackle the increasing difficulties in recruiting and retaining teaching staff.
The summit, organised by Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Moray, Highland, Orkney Islands and Shetland Islands councils, will help identify the current challenges and draw up an action plan to address the problem. This could include the introduction of a north ‘weighting allowance’ similar to London weighting.
Aberdeen City Council Leader Jenny Laing said: ‘Many councils in the north and north-east of Scotland are experiencing higher than normal levels of teacher shortages – particularly at senior management levels.
‘Whilst not yet at crisis levels it is nevertheless a serious issue that we want to tackle now to protect the interests of pupils.’
The summit will be held on 7 October.
