A bold move to cut teachers’ weekly class-contact time by 90 minutes emerged just over a year ago – although it was hardly announced with a fanfare.

But when will it happen, what obstacles need to be overcome and what impact might it have? Henry Hepburn has explored all these questions in the latest Tes Scotland long read.

He talks to Oban High School headteacher Peter Bain – the new chair of the BOCSH group of heads –to get a view from inside schools about just how big a deal it will be to cut contact time.