Wednesday, 11 January 2012

Government's college pledge

THE Scottish Government plans to maintain college student numbers despite savage cuts to the sector.

In a letter to college principals, Michael Russell, the Education Secretary, also said teaching budgets would not be slashed by more than 8.5% in 2012/13.

However, college principals warned the sector was still facing a significant reduction in its budget, on top of a 10% cut last year.

Mr Russell said: "The expected settlement is better than anticipated, despite the UK Government

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