To balance its budget last year, Jefferson County School District laid off a number of teachers and education support staff, including me.

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The total number of teachers and other school staff working in academy schools continues to increase, reflecting the progression of the academy schools programme.

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It is hoped that this will help relieve the shortage of supply teachers to fill in for absent staff and meet growing demand because of "increasing number of under-fives in Scotland who will soon enter primary school".

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