Education minister Fiona Hyslop told the Scottish Parliament the 9m scheme would provide jobs for fully-trained teachers who do not yethave full-time posts for next term.
However, the Scottish National Party-run executive did not make a firmcommitment to fulfil its manifesto pledge to keep class sizes to no morethan 18 in primary schools.
"I want to see steady and planned progress towards our goal [of reducingclass sizes]," said Hyslop. "That means matching the needs of ourschools more effectively with available teachers. These extra teachersprovide a kickstart to delivering two important manifesto commitments -protecting the role of teachers in pre-school and cutting class sizes inprimary. Early intervention will be the hallmark of our approach toeducation and young people."
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