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Parents would be happy with ‘more frequent, lighter touch’ Ofsted inspections, finds report

SSTA and EIS unions will coordinate strike action across Scotland in January and more announcements could be made in coming days

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Teachers are ‘very angry’ and feel ‘messed about’ over pay, but union boss says first minister could act as peacemaker

The boss of striking union, the SSTA, says more teacher walk-outs will be announced on Friday

Schools with more pupils on free school meals have more teachers leaving, more vacancies and spend more on supply staff, research shows

School leader and teacher unions issue joint call for votes on industrial action ballots following yesterday’s ‘disastrous’ teacher trainee recruitment figures

First minister grilled over teacher pay dispute, which led last week to first national strike action since the mid 1980s

Unions highlight that new proposal is actually worse for many experienced teachers in promoted posts than the previous pay offer

Exclusive: School-based training providers warn of exodus of students who can’t afford to finish courses

Strike action to take place over 16 consecutive days in January and February, with teachers in two local authorities walking out each day

School support staff are skipping meals themselves in the cost-of-living crisis but buying food, stationery and other items for pupils, says Unison