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Teachers from the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) union take part in a rally outside the Tramway in Glasgow on day two of the strike action in a dispute over pay, March 1, 2023
SCOTLAND’S largest teaching union warned today that a national dispute now looks “inevitable,” after years of councils and the SNP Scottish government “stalling” workload talks.
The Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) fired the shot across the bows after national and local governments missed a key deadline for proposals on how they will meet their commitment to cut teachers’ classroom time.
In 2021, the SNP manifesto promised to cut the time spent in class by 90 minutes a week to 21 hours, but, four years on, there are no plans to deliver it.
The new Scottish Parliament looks set to continue a cycle of managerial tinkering while public services face the axe, writes STEPHEN LOW
Years of underfunding are eroding Scotland’s local services and deepening inequality in communities, says VINCE MILLS
With 12,000 fewer teachers since 2010 and dwindling resources, Scotland’s schools desperately need investment to support diverse learners rather than empty promises from politicians, writes ANDREA BRADLEY