Scottish teachers vote for strike action over workload
Secondary school teachers in Scotland have voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action due to excessive workload.
95 per cent of the EIS union’s secondary members voted ‘yes’ for the action, which is in response to ‘SQA bureaucracy and excessive internal unit assessments’, which the EIS claims is leading to workload problems and ‘unacceptable’ pressures on pupils.
Larry Flanagan, EIS general secretary, said: "Scotland’s secondary teachers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action against the severe workload burden that has been generated by the SQA.
"This ballot result reflects the frustration of Scotland’s secondary teachers over the excessive assessment demands being placed on them and their pupils, particularly around unit assessments at National 5 and Higher; and the EIS now has a very clear mandate to implement an immediate work-to-contract in relation to SQA activity.”
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