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| John Swinney aims to reduce teachers' workload | John Swinney aims to reduce teachers' workload |
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| Scotland's education secretary John Swinney will tell teachers later he is "absolutely committed" to reducing their workload. | |
| Mr Swinney is due to speak at the conference of the EIS, Scotland's largest teaching union, which has backed a ballot on strike action. | Mr Swinney is due to speak at the conference of the EIS, Scotland's largest teaching union, which has backed a ballot on strike action. |
| EIS general secretary Larry Flanagan earlier urged delegates at the conference to "send a strong message". | |
| The education secretary will say he is committed to strengthening education. | The education secretary will say he is committed to strengthening education. |
| Speaking in advance of his appearance at the conference in Dundee, Mr Swinney said: "I have met with the chief examiner for Scotland, Dr Janet Brown, for reassurance that everything possible is being done by the Scottish Qualifications Authority to reduce workloads without damaging the integrity of the national qualifications. | Speaking in advance of his appearance at the conference in Dundee, Mr Swinney said: "I have met with the chief examiner for Scotland, Dr Janet Brown, for reassurance that everything possible is being done by the Scottish Qualifications Authority to reduce workloads without damaging the integrity of the national qualifications. |
| "Going forward I will meet with Dr Brown monthly to ensure that progress promised is progress delivered." | "Going forward I will meet with Dr Brown monthly to ensure that progress promised is progress delivered." |
| Measuring progress | Measuring progress |
| Mr Swinney said closing the attainment gap and improving attainment across education in Scotland was essential to giving children the best possible start in life. | Mr Swinney said closing the attainment gap and improving attainment across education in Scotland was essential to giving children the best possible start in life. |
| He said: "The information we will collect as part of the National Improvement Framework will give the most detailed picture ever of progress across Scotland, helping us to tackle, and ultimately eliminate, the attainment gap between children from the most and least disadvantaged backgrounds." | He said: "The information we will collect as part of the National Improvement Framework will give the most detailed picture ever of progress across Scotland, helping us to tackle, and ultimately eliminate, the attainment gap between children from the most and least disadvantaged backgrounds." |
| Mr Flanagan has warned Mr Swinney against structural change after an SNP manifesto reference to educational regionalisation. | Mr Flanagan has warned Mr Swinney against structural change after an SNP manifesto reference to educational regionalisation. |
| He said: "Absolutely the last thing Scottish education needs at the moment is a structural reorganisation that would simply be a huge distraction and, frankly, a waste of resources." | He said: "Absolutely the last thing Scottish education needs at the moment is a structural reorganisation that would simply be a huge distraction and, frankly, a waste of resources." |