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Secondary school teachers vote to strike

Members of a secondary school teaching union have voted to go on strike to push for an improved pay offer. A ballot of Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association (SSTA) members saw 90% vote for strike action on a turnout of 62%. It comes after ...

16 Nov 2022 at 19:06

Prelim exams affected as teachers take second day of strike action in pay row

Some secondary schools will have had to reschedule preliminary exams as teachers walk out in a second day of strike action, unions have said. Secondary schools across Scotland are closed on Wednesday as teachers take industrial action in a ...

11 Jan 2023 at 09:12

Teachers’ pay offer is ‘very fair’, minister insists ahead of more talks

A Scottish Government minister has refused to say if more cash could be found for teachers in a bid to prevent further strikes – which have already closed schools across the country. Talks are taking place on Friday between unions and the ...

06 Jan 2023 at 08:55

Shirley-Anne Somerville: There is scope for compromise in dispute with teachers

Scotland’s Education Secretary has insisted there is “potential scope for compromise” as ministers seek to end a dispute over pay which has seen strike action by teachers close schools across the country. Shirley-Anne Somerville spoke ...

06 Jan 2023 at 16:25

Teachers praise parents for ‘phenomenal’ support during strike action

Teachers have thanked parents for their “phenomenal” support as strike action closed secondary schools across Scotland – resulting in exams being rescheduled for some older pupils. Andrea Bradley, general secretary of the Educational ...

11 Jan 2023 at 15:10

Scotland

Scottish Government makes fresh teacher offer to avert strike

The Scottish Government has submitted a new offer to teaching unions in a bid to avert strike action due to start on Thursday. The EIS (Educational Institute of Scotland) and SSTA (Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association) unions ...

22 Nov 2022 at 18:04

Scotland

Teaching unions react with fury to Scottish Government’s latest pay offer

The boss of Scotland’s largest teaching union has blasted a pay offer aimed at averting strikes as “nothing less than an abject insult”, as school staff carry on preparations to walk out on Thursday. The Scottish Government made ...

23 Nov 2022 at 10:15

Scotland

Teaching union announces two days of December strike action

Teachers will take two days of targeted strike action next month in a dispute over pay, their union has announced. Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association (SSTA) members were balloted for strike action after rejecting a 5% pay ...

21 Nov 2022 at 18:44

Schools shut as teachers strike in pay dispute

Schoolchildren will miss more lessons this week as teachers take further strike action in the continuing dispute over pay. Members of the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) union are beginning 16 days of rolling strike ...

16 Jan 2023 at 09:05

Scotland

Teaching union warns politicians: It is time to pay up

Scotland’s largest teaching union is demanding a pay offer is made to the country’s teachers following delays. A pay settlement for 2022/23 was expected to be applied from April, but the Educational Institute of Scotland ...

13 May 2022 at 13:25

Scotland

Secondary teachers ‘must be at heart’ of education reforms in Scotland

Secondary teachers “must be at the heart” of the Scottish Government’s education reforms, a union chief is to say. Catherine Nicol, president of the Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association (SSTA), will address ...

13 May 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Pupils not ready to return to full exam requirements in 2024, survey suggests

Nine out of 10 teachers have said their pupils are not ready for exams to return to their full requirements in 2023/24, the initial results of a survey have shown. The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) ...

26 Apr 2023 at 21:10

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