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| Councillors in the Highlands have voted to introduce changes which would see several clusters of primary schools overseen by just one head teacher. | Councillors in the Highlands have voted to introduce changes which would see several clusters of primary schools overseen by just one head teacher. |
| Proposals which would see groups of up to half a dozen schools under one head have been criticised for a lack of consultation for parents. | |
| Plans for six clusters have been approved by councillors. | |
| Two others involving feeder schools to academies in Farr, Sutherland, and Mallaig have been deferred. | |
| Further consultation is to be done on a cluster involving Kinlochbervie High School. | |
| Approved at a meeting of the council's education committee were the creation of clusters of feeder schools to six secondary schools - Dornoch, Kilchuimen, Lochaber in Fort William, Plockton and Millburn in Inverness. | |
| Education chief Jim Stephen said the move was not about saving money, but about enhancing pupils' education. | |
| The local authority has had issues recruiting head teachers to some schools. | |
| Critics of the plans include Kate Forbes, MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, who said there has been a lack of public consultation. |