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Teachers’ union claims it was ‘excluded’ from new pay talks

A teaching union that is warning of further strike action has claimed it was “excluded” from new talks with the Education Secretary in the ongoing pay dispute. The NASUWT, whose members took part in the two days of strike action alongside the EIS on ...

01 Mar 2023 at 16:39

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 out on Tuesday and ...

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 teachers receive a ...

03 Mar 2023 at 17:56

Scotland

Any further decline in teacher numbers ‘wholly unacceptable’, Swinney says

The Scottish Government has said any further decline in teacher numbers would be “wholly unacceptable” after talks on the issue were held. Deputy First Minister John Swinney met with Education Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville and Cosla on ...

31 Jan 2023 at 20:50

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 ...

17 Jan 2023 at 16:31

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) ...

23 Nov 2022 at 11:05

Schools face more strikes this spring as teaching union members reject pay offer

Schools in England face fresh strikes this spring after members of the largest education union in the UK rejected the Government’s pay offer. An overwhelming 98% of National Education Union (NEU) teacher members in England, ...

03 Apr 2023 at 11:01

Scottish Government should make new year resolution fair pay for teachers – EIS

A teaching union is calling on the Scottish Government and local authorities to make a greatly improved pay offer for teachers their new year’s resolution. The Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) made the plea ahead of ...

31 Dec 2022 at 00:01

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

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 the ...

09 Apr 2024 at 17:03

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 ...

23 Nov 2022 at 10:15

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County Derry teachers will take part in 'momentous' strike later this month

County Derry teachers will take part in national strikes later this month as all five teachers unions vote for 'momentous' action. The Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO) and four other teacher unions – ...

03 Apr 2023 at 15:33

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