The article reports on the Scottish Prison Service's implementation of 12-month pay award following an agreement with the Prison Offices Association, Prospect and the Public and Commercial Services union. The pay award covers main staff group including governors, prison offices, managers and drivers ...
Brown remained in office as Labour negotiated to form a coalition government with the Liberal Democrats. On 10 May 2010, Brown announced he would stand down as leader of the Labour Party, and instructed the party to put into motion the processes to elect a new leader. Labour's atte...
Following a previous teacher pay deal in Scotland,new salary scalescame into effect from January 2024. A Scottish government spokesperson said: “The Scottish government values the hard work of our teaching workforce, which is why our classroom teachers are the highest paid in the UK. “The curr...
It is unclear if the Australian offer of 2.3 million pounds (USD $3 million) influenced the decision by the Scottish government, but CGF president Chris Jenkins said in a statement that is shows a “strong sign of the support and excitement for the conc...
government was welcomed by delegates but the rise of Reform UK and the threat of the far-right as witnessed by the racist riots in early August clearly framed much of the conference agenda. Motions on the far right, challenging the hostile environment and narratives of racism with the ...
John Edward, director of the SCIS, said: “Most of all, for a rates review, they would most likely cost the Scottish taxpayer and government more than they seek to raise.” Speaking to Tes Scotland, Mr Edward said that private schools would have to pass on any additional costs to parents...
Scottish councils impose pay awardBy Mark Smulian
Brown remained in office as Labour negotiated to form a coalition government with the Liberal Democrats. On 10 May 2010, Brown announced he would stand down as leader of the Labour Party, and instructed the party to put into motion the processes to elect a new leader. Labour's atte...
Victims of fungicide receive payout Ten Scottish families to share in GBP 4.5m award from DuPont for eye defects linked to chemicalJeremy Watson
The report adds: “Looking ahead, the picture is different: Scottish councils and schools look set to see smaller increases in funding between 2022-23 and 2024-25 than their English counterparts.” A spokesperson for the Scottish government said that its “settlements from the UK government have...