Unions have described a three per cent pay offer as “derisory”, and the government and local authorities have ruled out raising it.
Education minister John Swinney says an extra £25 million on top of this will also bring more pay for teachers at both ends of the scale, as part of a wider overhaul of pay structures.
However, the EIS and SSTA unions are campaigning for a 10 per cent rise for all teachers, citing the fall in pay over the past decade. Improved salary scales should come on top of this, otherwise the profession will keep struggling to attract and retain staff, they argue.
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