John Swinney: Schools review to 'empower' teacherspublished at 14:33 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2016

Mr Swinney said teachers would be empowered to take decisions in the best interests of children and young people
The education secretary has launched a consultation on the governance arrangements for schools, which could give them substantial new powers.
Mr Swinney said councils would remain democratically accountable for schools.
But he said the government's aim would be to give schools and head teachers as much power as possible.