Schools across Dumfries and Galloway closed this week with teachers hitting picket lines as a pay row escalated.
Members of the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) and Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association (SSTA) walked out on Tuesday and Wednesday after talks on Monday ended without agreement on a deal.
The “strong” industrial action closed primary schools on Tuesday and secondaries yesterday with the threat of further strikes in less than a fortnight unless a better offer is tabled by COSLA and the Scottish Government.
