The number of primary school teachers being trained in Scotland is to be cut, according to the Herald newspaper. Training places are expected to be reduced from 1186 in 2017/18 to 450 in 2018 /19. That is a huge reduction.

There is already a shortage of trained teachers in Aberdeenshire and recruitment is a challenge. Are we going to see even larger class sizes?

My Liberal Democrat colleague Councillor Isobel Davidson – who is our council education spokeswoman – is taking this up with the Scottish Government.