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| Council bosses agree new teacher pay offer | |
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| Council leaders have agreed on a new pay offer for teachers, with extra cash from the Scottish government. | |
| BBC Scotland understands that ministers have found around £120m to fund a two-year deal. | BBC Scotland understands that ministers have found around £120m to fund a two-year deal. |
| It is expected the offer will typically involve a 6% pay rise in the current year and a further 5.5% in the new financial year, which starts in April. | It is expected the offer will typically involve a 6% pay rise in the current year and a further 5.5% in the new financial year, which starts in April. |
| The largest teaching union, the EIS, has been striking for a 10% rise this year. | The largest teaching union, the EIS, has been striking for a 10% rise this year. |
| Employers - represented by the local government body Cosla - are likely to present their offer as an 11.5% rise over two years. | |
| New teacher pay offer within days, says minister | New teacher pay offer within days, says minister |
| Teachers will strike during exams 'if necessary' | Teachers will strike during exams 'if necessary' |
| Ministers targeted in escalation of school strikes | Ministers targeted in escalation of school strikes |
| It is not clear if this package would be enough to end the dispute, with a series of further strikes - including some targeting the constituencies of senior ministers - already scheduled. | It is not clear if this package would be enough to end the dispute, with a series of further strikes - including some targeting the constituencies of senior ministers - already scheduled. |
| A formal announcement is expected later on Tuesday or on Wednesday. | A formal announcement is expected later on Tuesday or on Wednesday. |
| The Scottish government has previously said it had no more money and would have to raid other budgets to pay for an increased offer. | The Scottish government has previously said it had no more money and would have to raid other budgets to pay for an increased offer. |
| Their £120m for teachers is part of a £300m pot which would also enable councils to offer their other staff a 5.5% pay rise in 2023/24. | Their £120m for teachers is part of a £300m pot which would also enable councils to offer their other staff a 5.5% pay rise in 2023/24. |
| The previous pay offer, made in November, was worth between 5% and 6.85% for most staff. | The previous pay offer, made in November, was worth between 5% and 6.85% for most staff. |
| Teachers are next due to strike on 28 February and 1 March | |
| EIS general secretary Andrea Bradley said the union was still awaiting written notification of a revised offer. | |
| She said: "It is unacceptable that details of a revised offer have been shared with the media before the offer has been made to teaching unions. | |
| "Once we eventually receive the offer, it will then be for the EIS salaries committee to discuss the terms of that offer and to adopt a position in relation to it." | |
| Teachers unions are likely to respond formally to the new pay offer on Wednesday. | |
| They will decide whether to put it to their members and whether to call off the next strikes. | |
| But the offer seems to fall well below the aspirations of the unions. | |
| They wanted a 10% rise backdated to April covering the 2022/23 financial year. | |
| The new headline offer for this period is 6%. | |
| The pay offer covering the 2023/24 financial year is a distinct issue for them. | |
| The Scottish government and councils say they have compromised and hope unions will too. | |
| But will unions be prepared to accept an offer which is still well below the one they have been campaigning for? | |
| The next national strike action is due to be held on 28 February and 1 March. | The next national strike action is due to be held on 28 February and 1 March. |
| The EIS is also planning strikes in a number of areas, including the Glasgow constituency of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and the Dunfermline constituency of Education Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville. | The EIS is also planning strikes in a number of areas, including the Glasgow constituency of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and the Dunfermline constituency of Education Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville. |
| The EIS salaries committee and executive committee will meet tomorrow to discuss a response to the expected offer and the potential implications for upcoming strike action in schools. | |
| On Monday, Ms Somerville told the BBC she hoped the new offer would persuade the unions to suspend planned strike action. | On Monday, Ms Somerville told the BBC she hoped the new offer would persuade the unions to suspend planned strike action. |
| She called for compromise, and described the new proposal as both "affordable" and "exceptionally fair". | She called for compromise, and described the new proposal as both "affordable" and "exceptionally fair". |
| The dispute centres on the pay rise which teachers were due to receive in April last year. | The dispute centres on the pay rise which teachers were due to receive in April last year. |
| The most recent offer was made before the first strike by the EIS union in November. | The most recent offer was made before the first strike by the EIS union in November. |
| Nearly all pupils in Scotland have lost three or four days' worth of education since then. | Nearly all pupils in Scotland have lost three or four days' worth of education since then. |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Teaching | Teaching |
| Scottish government | Scottish government |
| Scotland Education | Scotland Education |
| Strike action | Strike action |