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Scrap council control of schools, urges expert

Scottish state schools should be removed from council control and funded directly by the Scottish Government, a leading educationalist will argue today.

Keir Bloomer, an independent educational consultant, believes the current system, in which power lies with 32 local authorities, is outdated and does not allow individual schools to adapt to local needs.