Vice Convenor Of Education, Culture And Sport Committee, Councillor Ross Thomson On Aberdeen City Council Plan To Tackle Severe Primary Teacher Shortages

Councillor Ross Thomson discusses the council's plan to tackle primary teacher shortages. The local authority has offered the opportunity to all of its workers to retrain as primary school teachers. Under the scheme, the council will pay tuition fees - valued at £1,320 per person - and has guaranteed a job at the end of training to successful applicants at the end of their training.