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Glasgow school strikes called off after agreement reached
The phased 90-minute weekly reduction in class time aims to ease teacher workload and create more jobs, backed by a £40 million government investment.
- On Friday, the Educational Institute of Scotland suspended planned strikes after COSLA ratified a deal agreed earlier this week that cancels action set for later this month.
- To address workload, the agreement reduces weekly class contact time by 90 minutes, phased with primary and special school teachers from August 2027 and secondary teachers two years later.
- The Scottish Government committed £40 million for 2026-27 and recurring £1 million support, while the draft agreement will pass to the Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers .
- First Minister John Swinney said, 'I am pleased that agreement has been reached with the EIS and COSLA to suspend planned teacher strikes', averting school closures and protecting exam period learning in Glasgow, East Renfrewshire, Moray, Dundee, Fife and Perth and Kinross.
- EIS General Secretary Andrea Bradley said the negotiated outcome will create jobs for newly and recently qualified teachers and deliver more teachers into schools, improving workload and pupils' learning.
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