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Confusion reigns over school class size policy

Class size policies in Scottish schools have been thrown into further confusion because local authorities are abandoning one set of targets in order to deliver another.

Research by The Herald has revealed that at least four of Scotland’s 32 councils are no longer following guidelines introduced by the former Scottish Executive of capping pupil numbers at 20 in key subjects in secondary school.