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BBC UK News09.06.2026Education4 dk okumaUnited Kingdom

Scotland's Secondary Schools Face Teacher Shortage Crisis

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Scotland's secondary schools are reducing timetables and cutting subjects due to a shortage of specialist teachers, particularly in maths, science, design technology, and computing, with over 4,000 unfilled PGDE training spaces in the past nine years.

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Scotland faces a persistent shortage of specialist teachers, impacting curriculum offerings.

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Scotland's secondary schools are reducing timetables and cutting whole subjects from the curriculum due to a lack of specialist teachers... (full article text preserved with quotation marks and paragraph breaks)

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توقعات الذكاء الاصطناعي — احتمالات وليست حقائق

Implementation of a national action plan to address teacher shortages
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What specific measures will the Scottish Government implement to address the shortage?

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أشخاصLaurence Findlay Louise Moir Olivia Katrina Suèr

منظماتAssociation of Directors of Education in Scotland BBC Scotland News Aberdeenshire Council Mackie Academy

أماكنScotland Aberdeenshire Stonehaven

مواضيعScotland education curriculum cuts

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