SCOTTISH council leaders have said they will be seeking legal advice after the Edinburgh government said it would intervene to prevent teacher numbers being cut.
The extraordinary move comes as the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (Cosla) warns that there is a “crisis in local government funding like never before” and cuts will have to be made somewhere.
On Thursday, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced that her Government would act to stop councils reducing the number of teachers as a cost-saving mechanism – meaning local authorities would have to look elsewhere.
