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Scotlands Teachers Union and Government Reach Tentative Agreement to Avoid Strikes

The Educational Institute of Scotland and the Scottish government have reached a tentative agreement to address heavy teacher workloads, potentially averting planned strikes in six council areas. The deal adds ninety minutes of non-contact time per week for teachers, aligning with the governments pledge to reduce maximum class contact time. The agreement is awaiting formal approval from local councils through Cosla, with a meeting scheduled for this Friday. If approved, all planned strikes would be canceled, preventing disruptions to families in Glasgow, East Renfrewshire, Dundee, Fife, Perth and Kinross, and Moray. However, without full agreement, strikes could spread to all thirty-two Scottish councils.

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