有额外需要的苏格兰中小学生上升至40.5%,其驱动因素是更好的身份识别和贫穷,这促使人们呼吁提供系统支持。 Scottish school pupils with additional needs rise to 40.5%, driven by better identification and poverty, prompting calls for systemic support.

需要额外支助的苏格兰学生人数预计将进一步增加,教育秘书Jenny Gilruth指出,2024年的比率为40.5%,高于上一年的36.7%,预计还会继续增长。 The number of Scottish school pupils with additional support needs is expected to rise further, with Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth citing a 40.5% rate in 2024, up from 36.7% the previous year, and anticipating continued growth. 她称这一增加标志着身份识别的改善,但对贫穷的影响日益增大表示关切,并指出学校食品和服装银行普遍存在,表明生活日益艰难。 She called the increase a sign of improved identification but expressed concern over the rising impact of poverty, noting widespread school food and clothing banks as evidence of deepening hardship. Gilruth强调,学校不应负责解决社会失败造成的基本需求。 Gilruth stressed that schools should not be responsible for addressing basic needs caused by societal failures. 在教师工作量问题和即将进行的EIS罢工投票中发言,她支持减少班级接触时间,并敦促当地采取行动,而NASUWT工会则呼吁提高工资和增加工作人员。 Speaking amid teacher workload concerns and an upcoming EIS strike ballot, she supported reducing class contact time and urged local action, while the NASUWT union called for higher pay and better staffing.