The reports covered the funding of education and the Scottish Parliament, managing demographic change, management structures in Scottish schools and enhancing the work and effectiveness of the SJNC.Previously, in May 1998, following agreement on that year's salaries round, the SJNC agreed as follows: "To enter into longer-term negotiations to achieve salary levels for Scottish teachers such as to attract and retain in the profession high quality practitioners and, given there is a joint and shared recognition of the need both to (a) reward the dedicated classroom teacher(b) review the Management structure in Scottish schools to secure a high quality education service, fit for the 21st century which can command...