Scottish councils to shut all secondary schools amid strikes

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3. School strikes: East Ayrshire announces December closures | Herald Scotland

4. Teachers in Scotland formally reject unacceptable and divisive pay offer | The Scotsman

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Thousands of secondary school students are facing another day off school as teachers' unions formally rejected the latest pay deal.

East Ayrshire Council said all its secondary schools would be closed because of next week's strike by the SSTA and NASUWT unions.

Inverclyde Council said most of its secondary schools would be closed to S1, S2 and S3 students.

Other councils are still to confirm arrangements.

The Teachers' Panel of the Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers (SNCT), the negotiating forum for teachers' pay in Scotland, said the Scottish government's offer was "wholly unacceptable to Scotland's teachers".

It formally rejected the deal on Wednesday.