Question reference: S6W-13116
- Date lodged: 12 December 2022
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Current status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 6 January 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government when it anticipates it will reduce class sizes in line with the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills' announcement on 8 December 2022.
Answer
As Mr Marra is now aware, there was no announcement on class sizes in my statement to Parliament on 8 December. Mr Marra has now confirmed that his question is about the reduction in class contact time.
We are continuing to discuss the Programme for Government commitment to reduce class contact time by one-and-a-half hours per week for teachers through the Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers (SNCT). The SNCT is responsible for teachers’ terms and conditions, and as such it will be for the SNCT to agree the implementation of this change.