Teachers’ strikes specifically targeting Perthshire because it is represented at Holyrood by Deputy First Minister John Swinney MSP are set to go ahead next week forcing the closure of dozens of schools.
The planned industrial action, which will also see schools in First Minister Nicola Sturgeon MSP’s and education secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP’s constituencies having to close, comes after the Educational Institute for Scotland (EIS) rejected the latest pay offer put forward by the Scottish Government and COSLA.
Under the proposed deal teachers earning up to £80,000 would see their pay increased by six per cent then another five-and-a-half per cent in the 2023 financial year.
