Intensive work in the classrooms means North Ayrshire is set to return to near pre-covid pandemic levels in standards this year.
That was the message from chief education officer Andrew McClelland to the cabinet after it was revealed that levels of literacy and numeracy were showing a positive five-year picture.
He said: “We have invested in additional staff for primary schools where the 2022 attainment data was further away from where they were before the pandemic. We have targeted support to these schools are benefiting from that.
