Scotland's Education Secretary has made the fifth pay offer to teachers as the latest threat of strikes looms over the country's schoolchildren as part of a long running pay dispute.
Under the plans announced by Shirley-Anne Somerville on Tuesday evening, teachers earning up to £80,000 would see their pay go up by 6 per cent from April 2022, and then another 5.5 per cent from the start of the 2023 financial year.
The Educational Institute for Scotland (EIS) union had been asking for a 10 per cent pay rise, but Ms Somerville said the demand for an in-year rise of that amount was "unaffordable" and the latest offer was a compromise which was "fair, affordable, and sustainable for everyone involved".
