Grammar school home economics department is TOAST

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One of the best known state schools in Scotland has been hit by a kitchen crisis.Astonishingly there is NO Home Economics department at Paisley Grammar.The education authority has failed to lure any home experts to the 1,000 pupil school.Don't miss the latest headlines from around Renfrewshire.

Sign up to our newsletters here.It comes in an era of huge interest in cooking for life skills, for careers and when television is packed with baking and meal making shows.Opposition politicians at Renfrewshire Council have savaged them for failing the kids.The historic Grammar is the alma mater of fiery broadcaster Andrew Neil, Dr Who star David Tennant and even Fred ‘The Shred’ - the Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive who nearly caused its collapse.Renfrewshire Conservative leader Neill Graham is astonished at the home economic meltdown after it emerged some children have only made toast and sandwiches in recent years.And he revealed parents have told him some kids learning more about food at NURSERY school.The councillor was alerted to the shambles by a “dismayed” Paisley East constituent who has a child about to move to the high school.Councillor Graham said: “This situation is completely unacceptable.

It shouldn’t have taken a young constituent of mine to raise these issues.“Serious questions have to be asked as to what Renfrewshire Council have been doing to recruit home economic teachers.

They aren’t even advertising for any posts right now which isn’t good enough.”He has demanded education bosses redouble their efforts to make some appointments.Renfrewshire Council refused to spell out exactly what was going on in the school after being asked how many teachers are normally in the department and for how long has there