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# NameComments
51 kerry Brook
52 Mrs Sheila DeansMy son is autistic and in mainstream school and as far as i can see there is not enought support staff as is
53 Fiona MacInnes
54 Gregory Gavin
55 Yvonne Ross
56 Wendy Shearer
57 Anonymous
58 Fionna Dowell
59 Lisa KellyMy son has already lost his support teacher which is having an adverse affect on his school work and school life.
60 AnonymousThey appear overstretched already.
61 Lesley MacInnes
62 Anonymous
63 Mrs A Mackintosh
64 Norman MacAskill
65 AnonymousI think that in this day and age we should be looking to help improve the standard of eductaion for the future tax payers. Instead we are going back to old school and are going to land the country with yet more asbos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
66 AnonymousVery concerned about the effect this will have on samll rural schools. Also as a secondary teacher - where are the smaller classes coming from then?? Cutting the teachers and promising smaller class sizes - the SNP haven't a clue!!!!
67 Anonymousstrongly agree, what about the teachers that will be left without jobs - its already a bit of a nightmare for a newly qualified teacher getting a job as they are competing with 'cheaper' probationers. This has to be addressed
68 Jennifer Teague
69 Alison Cairnsany efficiency savings/review need to take into account the administration of these services from the centre.
70 Claire HannahOur children are our future and we must continue to invest in them for the best value possible
71 Donnie MackayThe Highland Council proposal is ludicrous at a time when smaller class sizes are being proposed at a national policy level, and it is discriminatng to small remote rural communities.
72 Karina GentSo many people will be affected, its a stupid idea to close so many schools
73 karina mccaig
74 AnonymousGet your priorities sorted - education and health should be top of the list.
75 Anonymous
76 Captain Andrew ClarkAs a school chaplain very active in schools in the highlands I fundamentally disagree with the lack of investment in eduction in this area. If Scotland is to have a secure future, if the Highlands are to have a secure future, then education must continue to be at the centre of the government's budget. yours sincerely Captain Andrew Clark, The Salvation Army
77 mrs Heather Millard
78 Helen Gunn
79 LINDSAY COGHILL
80 AnonymousI am a secondary teacher in Highland. We are already underfunded in my school and have a dire lack of learning support auxiliaries to work with children with additional support needs. This puts a lot of pressure on teachers to cope with looking after pupils in a lesson when they need extra support. Now we have to lose members of staff as well. Do councillors realise how difficult it has been to get teachers in Highland? It is difficult to attract good staff up from the rest of Scotland, this latest cut in numbers is hardly going to help recruitment in the future. I've also heard that ALL HIGHLAND SCHOOLS need to find a saving of 3%in their staff budget this year. What a disgraceful attitude to a core service of local government.
81 marilyn macdonald
82 ALI CAMERON
83 Alison RossWith the current drive to increase gym for all school pupils yet cut gym teachers and music teachers so that our primary teachers have to give gym and music lessonsit is an absolute disgrace that we can even consider cutting our teaching staff
84 Cameron Ross
85 Graham Beaven
86 Chris ConniffThese cuts will be severely felt in remote rural schools where the teachers are not only part of the school itself but an important part of the whole community. Good, motivated teachers are vital to rural prosperity. These cuts will be a disaster.
87 AnonymousI am a probationer teacher and this news is very demoralising!
88 linda malikIts a disgrace in this day that childrens education is not a top priority. They are the future and I believe that charity begins at home if they want cuts look into other areas such as giving money to others.How can they keep cutting and not have it eventually impact on the children?
89 anne mackay
90 donald mackay
91 margaret mackay
92 ann upton
93 anne nicoll
94 Gordon McIntosh
95 Anne Duffy
96 mrs M Pritchard
97 Karen SpruceI support the fight against any cuts in Education.
98 AnonymousWhat is being suggested is ridioculous! how do they expect chilren to learn, or teachers to cope with these numbers of children, in multi stage classes! i'd love to know who, from an educational background, advised these cuts!
99 Anonymoushow can they suggest such a stupid thing, and say it won't affect education??
100 Grant BremnerI Think it is a shame the Power went to Inverness. The old local system ment the council kept in touch with local opinon.Keep up the support for teachers and support staff.

 

Signatures | Total: 259