Cole-Hamilton responds to EIS rejecting teacher pay offer

Responding to the news that the EIS Salaries Committee has “unanimously rejected” the government’s pay offer, describing it as “smoke and mirrors”, meaning that strike action in Scotland’s schools will continue, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:

“Teachers care deeply about their pupils and the last thing they want to do is close the gates, but this government has left them with no other option.

“Scottish Liberal Democrats have calculated that Scotland’s school pupils have now lost 2.1 million days of education due to strike action, which is set to double if an agreement is not reached.

“To get Scottish education back on track, we need to get the basics right. That means boosting pay and conditions for staff, permanent contracts, creating more time for lesson planning and cutting class sizes so that pupils get the support they deserve.”