COSLA

The Scottish government said it would continue to work with unions and local authority body Cosla to agree the approach to delivering a reduction in class contact time.

A Cosla spokesperson said clear action plans had been developed to improve the support available to the workforce and learners.

The Scottish government said it had been working with local authorities' body Cosla on a £3m action plan aimed at supporting improvements to accommodation, education, healthcare and access to benefits for the traveller community.

"We are also determined to increase teacher numbers in schools. That is why we are providing local authorities £186.5m this year as part of an agreement with Cosla to restore teacher numbers to 2023 levels, as well as freezing learning hours and making meaningful progress on reducing class contact time."

Council umbrella body Cosla said local authorities took the issue of safety in schools extremely seriously.