Prelim exams rescheduled as Scottish teachers strike for second day
by Libby Brooks Scotland correspondent from on (#67PZ2)
Secondary schools shut across Scotland, before 16 consecutive days of action from next week in row over pay
Prelim exams have had to be rescheduled for some secondary school pupils as teachers went on strike for the second day across Scotland, before a further wave of disruption planned over 16 consecutive days from next Monday.
Scottish primary schools were closed all day on Tuesday, with secondary schools shutting on Wednesday, after members of the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS), NASUWT and the Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association (SSTA) rejected a 5% pay increase, including rises of up to 6.85% for the lowest-paid, arguing for 10%.
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