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Teaching union warns of more strike action after pay talks fail

A teaching union has warned of further strike action unless the Scottish Government puts forward a suitable pay offer. The Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association (SSTA) said it has “no option” but to consider more walkouts and other measures after ...

13 Jan 2023 at 13:47

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 Institute of ...

11 Jan 2023 at 15:10

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 a new offer to ...

23 Nov 2022 at 10:15

Scotland

Teaching union warns of more strikes as pay demand branded ‘impossible’

Further strike dates in schools are now inevitable, teachers’ leaders warned after the Education Secretary declared their demand for a 10% pay rise is “simply impossible”. Members of the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) will walk out ...

23 Nov 2022 at 11:05

Minister accused of ‘inaction’ as Scottish teachers continue strike action

Scotland’s Education Secretary has been accused of “inaction” in reaching a pay deal to end strikes by teachers. Teachers in North Ayrshire and Perth and Kinross walked out on Tuesday amid the ongoing dispute. It is part of the Educational ...

17 Jan 2023 at 16:31

Scotland

Minister promises ‘sensitive approach’ to exams grading after teacher strikes

A “sensitive approach” to grading will be in place for this year’s exams, the Education Secretary has said amid fears that strikes by teachers may have an impact on pupils’ performance. Shirley-Anne Somerville said “mitigations” put in ...

23 Mar 2023 at 16:06

Keegan calls on teaching union to enter talks instead of staging strikes

Education Secretary calls on union to enter talks this week instead of strikes

The Education Secretary has called on the National Education Union (NEU) to enter formal talks on teachers’ pay this week rather than staging strikes. On the eve of teacher strikes across England, Gillian Keegan has written to unions ...

14 Mar 2023 at 16:38

Scotland’s largest teaching union accepts pay deal to end strikes

Members of Scotland’s largest teaching union have voted to accept a pay deal, ending its long-running campaign of school strikes. Teachers with the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) backed the sixth deal put to them, which ...

10 Mar 2023 at 13:03

Scotland

Scottish teaching union members vote to accept pay deal

Members of a Scottish teaching union have voted to accept the latest pay offer from local authority employers, halting strike action and bringing their industrial dispute to an end. The Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association ...

09 Mar 2023 at 16:46

Scottish teaching union ‘hopeful’ of new pay offer imminently

A Scottish teaching union has voiced hope of a breakthrough in the ongoing pay dispute before the weekend. Talks have been ongoing this week between the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS), the Scottish Government and ...

03 Mar 2023 at 11:28

Education minister says no cuts to key services despite teacher pay increase

The Education Secretary has said that there will be no cuts to frontline education services despite teachers being offered a 6.5% pay rise by the government. Gillian Keegan said a reprioritising of the Department for ...

13 Jul 2023 at 17:58

Northern Ireland

Teaching unions accept pay offer

Teaching unions in Northern Ireland have accepted a pay offer. It comes after bouts of industrial action over pay parity with colleagues in the rest of the UK. The Northern Ireland Teachers’ Council, which includes ...

09 Apr 2024 at 17:03

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