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Sandra White welcomes EIS campaign for smaller class sizes |
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Tuesday, 17 April 2007 |
 The SNP candidate for Glasgow Kelvin, Sandra White has shown her support for the EIS's latest campaign to lower class sizes.
Sandra has welcomed the new poster campaign "Hands up if you want smaller class sizes" by highlighting the SNP's pledge to reduce class sizes in primaries 1, 2 and 3 to only 18, so that children get the best start to their education and teachers have the opportunity to spend more time working individually with their pupils.
Commenting Sandra said:
"The EIS campaign is both timely and welcome in this election and I fully support their aim to lower class sizes.
"The SNP is determined to give our young people the best start in life through delivering an even better education system.
"Research shows that up until the age of 8 a child is learning to read, but from 8 years on they are reading to learn.
"That's why we must get the basics right and start recruiting more teachers this year to give our primary school pupils more time with their teacher in smaller class sizes in Primary 1, 2 and 3.
"It's time for a new approach to Scottish education with an SNP government committed to giving power to determine class sizes back to the teachers - the professionals - and to provide the resources they need to build firmer foundations for learning and success." |
