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One of the good things about having a newsletter is that I can pretty much write about whatever I feel like; one of the bad things about having a newsletter is having to actually decide what to ramble on about each week.

For today, I did consider writing about what has probably been our biggest education story this week – the latest developments around Glasgow City Council’s plans to cut hundreds of teachers. It started with parents and teachers condemning the council over the “calculated and deceptive” tactics that were used to “force through” the cuts, developed into parents’ “worst fears” being realised as the risks of the cuts were made clear, and culminated in confirmation that the Glasgow City Parents Group is going to push ahead with legal action against the council over the whole debacle.........

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