Plans were approved on the basis that the funding would be used to implement national objectives.TABLE 1Excellence Fund: Additional Teachers, Nursery Assistants and Classroom Assistants EmployedEducation AuthorityTeachersNursery Classroom AssistantsAssistantsAberdeen City36*58Aberdeenshire201242Angus14*9Argyll & Bute7.516.511Clackmannanshire5.5*10Dumfries & Galloway16*50Dundee City34635East Ayrshire**30East Dunbartonshire17*37East Lothian**11.5East Renfrewshire9.5*36.5Edinburgh, City of301272.5Eilean Siar52.55Falkirk15961Fife16*54Glasgow City**123Highland16*51Inverclyde4.5*24Midlothian2*22Moray25*22North Ayrshire19*48North Lanarkshire1928.567Orkney Islands323.5Perth & Kinross171726Renfrewshire16*75Scottish Borders**20Shetland Islands1010South Ayrshire1411.520South Lanarkshire41*68Stirling81121West Dunbartonshire22*43West Lothian**20TOTAL4331281186The staff are Full Time...