A third teachers' union in Scotland has voted to accept an improved pay offer. Holyrood's Education Secretary, Shirley-Anne Somerville, says the move means the threat of further strikes in schools has now been lifted.
Ms Somerville made the comments after a ballot of NASUWT members saw 52 per cent vote to accept the pay deal, with 48 per cent saying it should be rejected. It comes after both the SSTA and EIS unions voted last week to accept the offer.
The new deal will see teachers getting a 12.3 per cent increase by April 2023, with this rising to 14 per cent by 2024. With NASUWT members only voting narrowly in favour of the offer, the union's general secretary Dr Patrick Roach said it was clear teachers are "fed up with being taken for granted".
