Thousands of Scottish teachers to strike on Thursday 24 November

Teachers to take action in nearly all Scotland's schools after EIS union members reject 5% pay offer

Tens of thousands of Scottish teachers are to take strike action later in November after union leaders won an overwhelming mandate to intensify a long-running wage dispute.

The EIS, Scotland's largest teachers' union, said teachers would strike in nearly all Scotland's schools on Thursday 24 November, in the first national stoppage by the union for almost 40 years, in pursuit of a 10% increase in pay.