Updated: April 14, 2021, 2:06 pm
The SNP has announced plans to scrap music tuition fees in schools (PA)
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The SNP will eliminate fees for learning a musical instrument in schools, Education Secretary John Swinney has announced.
The party said it will, if re-elected on May 6, invest £18 million in the project to ensure poor children have the same opportunities as their more well off counterparts.
The current system is run by local councils, despite entreaties from the Scottish Government in recent years to drop the charges.
And in its report, published last Tuesday (April 6), the watchdog blasted his “lack of integrity”. The written decision states: “The panel was satisfied that the teacher’s conduct at the time amounted to misconduct. “The panel then considered whether the teacher is currently impaired. It considered that the allegations, which have been admitted, are serious. “The misconduct occurred during the teacher’s probationary year. “He not only criminally embezzled funds, he dishonestly claimed sick leave during which he took part in team sporting activities. “His actions were premeditated and demonstrated a lack of integrity. “The misconduct fell significantly short of the standards expected and was fundamentally incompatible with being a registered teacher, so as to make him unfit to teach.
SNP to scrap music tuition fees in schools
The SNP has announced plans to scrap music tuition fees in schools (PA)
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The SNP will eliminate fees for learning a musical instrument in schools, Education Secretary John Swinney has announced.
The party said it will, if re-elected on May 6, invest £18 million in the project to ensure poor children have the same opportunities as their more well off counterparts.
The current system is run by local councils, despite entreaties from the Scottish Government in recent years to drop the charges.
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