The boss of Scotland’s largest teaching union has rejected a pay offer aimed at averting strikes as “nothing less than an abject insult”, as school staff carry on preparations to walk out on Thursday.
The Scottish Government made a new offer to the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) and Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association (SSTA) on Tuesday in a bid to prevent industrial action.
Education Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville had urged union leaders to postpone action to consider the offer, but the EIS unanimously rejected the plea.
