Commenting this afternoon (Tuesday) following a revised and fourth offer to the Teaching Trade Unions Councillor Katie Hagmann, COSLA’s Resources Spokesperson said:  “Scottish Local Government values its entire workforce, of which teachers are a key part.  We have this afternoon made a revised fourth offer to our trade union colleagues.  It is fair, affordable and recognises that the cost-of-living crisis is the priority, with higher increases for staff on lower pay points. This is in line with the offers made to all other parts of the public sector.

“We have worked extremely hard and closely with Scottish Government to ensure such a revised offer could be brought forward and made today.  I would call on our Trade Union colleagues to recognise that these are extremely challenging financial times we are operating in and we all need to make decisions with a full understanding of the consequences. Our offer ensures that we don’t place additional pressure on any other parts of our hardworking workforce and the essential services they deliver, and importantly it protects the best interests of children and young people. We hope our Trade Union partners will now postpone Thursday’s strikes.”