Council leaders have agreed on a new pay offer for teachers, with extra cash from the Scottish government.

The government says it has found £156m to fund a two-year deal.

The new offer involves a 6% pay rise in the current year and a further 5.5% in the new financial year, which starts in April.

The largest teaching union, the EIS, has been striking for a 10% rise this year.

Employers - represented by the local government body Cosla - have presented their offer as an 11.5% rise over two years.

The government said it would mean an overall increase of more than £5,000 over two years for the 70% of classroom teachers who are at the top of their main grade pay scale.

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