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School leaders warn education pay body it has ‘last chance’ to assert its independence
People gather at the Mound in central Edinburgh to highlight the need for a fair pay deal for Scotland's teachers, as teachers continue to take strike action in a dispute over pay
“At local level, it’s different."
SCHOOL leaders are warning that the body which recommends pay offers in the education sector has a “last chance” to assert its independence amid widespread industrial unrest over wages.
The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) union said that the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB) needed to recommend a pay deal for the coming year to help solve the “crisis” in education.
Teachers in the National Education Union in England and Wales are going on strike next week and other unions have balloted for industrial action over pay.
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