Scottish Borders Council has voted in support of a package of measures designed to shear 1.57m off the education budget in order to address a 2.8m overspend. At a meeting of the full council last week, two rural nursery classes, attached to primary schools in Westruther and Fountainhall, were saved from the axe, but it was decided that there will be less cash for implementing the childcare strategy, early intervention, classroom assistants and support for parents.
Scottish Borders Council has voted in support of a package of measures designed to shear 1.57m off the education budget in order to address a Pounds 2.8m overspend. At a meeting of the full council last week, two rural nursery classes, attached to primary schools in Westruther and Fountainhall, were saved from the axe, but it was decided that there will be less cash for implementing the childcare strategy, early intervention, classroom assistants and support for parents.
