Unions and government said the agreement, which ended the threat of a strike ballot, would ensure stability in schools, helping staff recruitment and retention in the coming years.
The deal means a three per cent rise from last April, an extra seven per cent from April 2019 and three per cent from next April. It will increase a classroom teacher’s salary at the top of pay scale to more than £41,500 from £36,500.
Larry Flanagan, general secretary of the EIS, hailed the pay deal as a “significant success for Scotland’s teachers and for Scottish education” that went further than pay alone.
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