SNP minister insists teacher pay offer is 'very fair' as strikes set to close schools
An SNP minister has refused to say if more cash could be found for teachers in a bid to halt strikes which will close schools.
Jamie Hepburn, the education minister, today insisted an offer of five per cent for most teachers was "fair". Teaching unions are pressing for a 10 per cent rise with members of the EIS, NASUWT and SSTA all due to strike next week – affecting primary schools on January 10 and then secondary schools on January 11.
Speaking on BBC Radio Scotland, Hepburn stressed rising inflation meant the Scottish Government budget was now worth less than when it was set, adding that the requirement on ministers to ensure a balanced budget meant that “we don’t have fiscal latitude”.
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