Scottish councils have warned the Scottish Government against attempts to strip them of authority over schools, in a response to a consultation on the Education Bill.
The bill proposes to introduce a headteachers’ charter, which would allow local authorities to only provide ‘support and expertise’ to schools but would give complete power to headteachers to agree curriculums.
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