Thursday
SQA to be hit by strike action over pay
Around 400 staff will strike tomorrow in a dispute over pay that Unite says will have ‘a major impact’ on exams – but the SQA says the union is ‘scaremongering’
Teachers ‘do the most unpaid overtime’
Two in five teachers have worked extra hours without payment in the past year, TUC study finds
Tuesday
Teachers ‘suffer broken bones’ as pupil violence rises
The increase in violent behaviour in Scottish schools has also left some staff suffering PTSD, warns EIS union
‘Majority of parents’ want all primary pupils to get free meals
The survey findings come after free school meals were extended to every primary school pupil in London for a second year
