In Scotland over the past year there has been a drop in the number of teachers. The figure has dropped by 1348, and Education Secretary Fiona Hyslop has blamed the councils for spending money, set aside for teachers on other areas. The councils reply was to state that maintaining the number of teachers in schools would be “economic suicide”.

Ultimately with less teachers, class sizes are only going to get bigger than they already are. This goes against the government’s manifesto of cutting class sizes to a maximum of 18 for the first three years of primary school.

Now that Fiona Hyslop has admitted this drop in figures is unacceptable many are calling upon her to resign. It is difficult to see how, with this next failure, Fiona Hyslop will keep her in her role as Education Secretary.