All Edinburgh schools will be closed next Thursday, November 24, as confirmed by the City of Edinburgh Council this week.
All schools across the city and nursery classes within schools will be closed. Children who receive free school meals will be given lunch to take home on Wednesday for the following day.
This news has come as part of industrial action by the Educational Institute of Scotland, as thousands of Scottish teachers head on strike over pay conditions. But what do the strikes mean, who they will affect, and why they are happening?
