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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

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 offer, and ...

21 Nov 2022 at 18:44

More strike action planned by Scottish secondary teachers as pay row continues

Secondary teachers in Scotland have announced plans for further strike action early next year – with union leaders insisting the move sends a “clear message that the teacher unions are not for turning” in their dispute over pay. Members ...

09 Dec 2022 at 13:40

Teacher dispute to continue despite 52% of union members backing deal

Teacher dispute to continue dispute 52% of union members backing deal

The dispute over teacher pay in Scotland is set to continue, according to one union, despite a majority of respondents to a ballot voting to back the new deal. The Scottish Government and local authorities made the latest pay offer to ...

14 Mar 2023 at 15:57

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 ...

06 Jan 2023 at 16:25

Scotland

City considers savings which could put 800 teaching jobs at risk

Proposals that could see 800 teaching posts cut to save money have been drawn up by officials at Scotland’s biggest council. They also propose shutting primary schools across Glasgow early on Fridays to help shave £51 million ...

19 Jan 2023 at 11:01

Schools closed as teachers across Scotland strike over pay

Children to miss school as teachers across Scotland strike over pay

Children will miss lessons this week as teachers in Scotland stage two days of national strike action. Many schools around the country are shut as members of the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) and NASUWT unions walk ...

28 Feb 2023 at 11:23

Fresh pay offer tabled in bid to halt teacher strikes in Scotland

A new offer has been tabled in a bid to end a long-running pay dispute which has led to strikes by teachers across Scotland. The proposals, agreed by council leaders at a meeting of umbrella body Cosla on Friday, would see ...

03 Mar 2023 at 17:56

Scotland

Education reform will not just ‘rebadge’ old institutions, minister vows

Reform of Scotland’s education institutions will not simply be a “rebadging” exercise, the Education Secretary has told teachers. Jenny Gilruth also said an upcoming review into the assessment system will be a “radical ...

12 May 2023 at 17:10

Scotland

Secondary school teachers to vote on possible strike action

Secondary school teachers are prepared to close schools to force the Scottish Government and Cosla to negotiate on an improved pay offer, a teaching union has said. The Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association (SSTA) ...

18 Oct 2022 at 18:07

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

Scotland

I prefer more teachers, not fewer, says Sturgeon amid reports of cuts in Glasgow

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said she would prefer to have “more teachers, not fewer”, amid reports 800 could be cut in Glasgow to save money. The Daily Record, reporting on a leaked document on ...

19 Jan 2023 at 13:13

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