Scotland
The latest news, analysis, investigations and professional advice covering everything to do with the schools sector in Scotland
Friday
25th Nov 2022
EIS announces further strike action as pay dispute escalates
Strike action to take place over 16 consecutive days in January and February, with teachers in two local authorities walking out each day
Hairstyles and dress codes: a legal view for schools
Two Scottish lawyers set out what headteachers should know about equalities guidance on pupils’ hairstyles
Thursday
24th Nov 2022
National teacher pay strike in Scotland: views from Edinburgh rally
Watch our video report from the rally outside the Scottish Parliament on the day of the first national teacher pay strike in Scotland since the mid-1980s
Scottish teacher pay strikes: another union rejects latest offer
On the day the EIS calls teachers out for the first national pay strike since the 1980s, the Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association condemns ‘pathetic’ offer
Memories of 1980s pay strikes show why teachers must get a fair deal
Teachers had no choice but to go on strike, and experience from action in the 1980s shows the impact is painful for all, says this recently retired headteacher
Scottish primary heads: It’s time ‘to make our voices heard’
Headteachers must juggle school budgets all the time – primary heads are calling on government and councils to do the same and make them a better pay offer to stop strike action
Teachers in Scotland begin first national pay strike since 1980s
Striking teachers turn out to express ‘outrage’ over latest pay offer and ‘determination to secure a much improved, genuinely fair’ settlement
Tuesday
22nd Nov 2022
National teacher pay strike in Scotland will go ahead
After an ‘insulting’ teacher pay offer this afternoon, the first national pay strike since the 1980s will go ahead on Thursday
How school leaders can fuel interest in Scottish education reform
As deadlines loom for important consultations on education reform, it is crucial that they are not defined by apathy, says headteacher Peter Bain
Monday
21st Nov 2022
Scottish teacher pay strike: 24 hours to avert action
Scotland’s biggest teachers’ union has set out the timeline it is working to, including the last moment the government could table a fresh pay offer
What the world’s greatest footballer tells us about teaching and learning
Lionel Messi and teachers share an ability to inspire and a passion for constant learning, says a schoolteacher who has closely analysed the Argentinian star