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Teachers from the Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association union (SSTA) on the picket line at Smithycroft Secondary School in Glasgow, as schools across Scotland are hit by teachers' strikes with members of two trade unions taking action on Wednesday and Thursday
STRIKING teaching staff across Scotland warned today of more walkouts to come without a “significantly improved” pay offer.
Education unions repeated their demand for a 10 per cent wage boost – already rejected by SNP ministers – to address years of plummeting take-home salaries.
The call came as teachers and teaching assistants represented by the Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association (SSTA) and the NASUWT union launched two consecutive days of national strikes.
MATT WRACK issues a clarion call for a rejuvenation of public services for the sake of our communities and our young people
With 170,000 children living in poverty in north-east England and teachers leaving in droves over 20 per cent real-terms pay cuts since 2010, all while private companies siphon off billions, it is time to unite and fight for education, writes MATT WRACK