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Edinburgh Live
Edinburgh Live
National
Stuart Sommerville

West Lothian school headteachers facing tough choices as new budget plan agreed

Teachers have reiterated their opposition to changes in schools budgeting following an agreement to impose new rules on West Lothian schools.

Tighter rules around the devolved school budgets have been agreed by the council’s Education Executive as part of this year’s cost cutting measures.

They will mean headteachers at local schools will face difficult decision with a reduced budget and concerns over a lack of central funding to cover teacher absences.

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