Teachers on collision course with Holyrood

By Tim Pauling

Published: 11/06/2011

Teachers were on a collision course with the Scottish Government last night over a threatened pay freeze and increasing workloads.

Members of Scotland’s largest teachers union agreed to use industrial action to resist any deterioration in their conditions of service.

It was in response to a submission from the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (Cosla) to the McCormac Review that teachers spend more time in the classroom, lose their dedicated time for marking and preparation and take training days during school holidays.

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Reader's Comments

I have the greatest admiration for teachers. Those, who after years of study themselves, choose to dedicate their lives to educating our youth deserve our respect. How many of us would opt to face a class of unruly teenagers five days a week, along with taking on out of school educational trips etc? The politicians need to stop interfering, constantly changing corriculum etc, and allow our teachers to get on with imparting education to our youth so they can, if they so choose, go on to make a success of their lives.
Ron Campbell
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Why was there an EIS conference when the school is still in term? Teachers skiving and attending a conference whilst in the pay of the taxpayer?
Sasha M
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