Nicola Sturgeon has stressed union leaders must “compromise" as she claimed her Government would do "everything in our power" to prevent teachers from striking during this year's exams.
The First Minister said she hoped a deal could be reached to bring an end to the pay dispute, which has seen schools closed by industrial action. But she said achieving this would require "compromise" from all parties involved in pay talks.
She spoke amid an ongoing dispute over pay, which saw teachers first walk out in November last year.
And as the the EIS – Scotland's largest teaching union – brought the latest phase of industrial action to a close, the body’s general secretary Andrea Bradley insisted the only way to "absolutely" avoid any disruption to exams was for the Scottish Government to stump up additional cash.
