A revised pay offer, described as ‘full and final’, was tabled to teaching unions by local authorities’ employer body COSLA on 5 November 2025. It comprised a pay increase on all SNCT salary points of:

  • 4% from 1 August 2025, which will increase to 4.25% from 1 April 2026;

  • a further 3.25% from 1 August 2026 (to 31 July 2027).

There was also a commitment to negotiate a reopener clause with the teacher trade unions for Year 2 of the pay deal (1 August 2026 to 31 July 2027), which is particularly welcome, given stubbornly high inflation in recent years and the inaccuracy of many forecasts about inflation levels dropping.

The offer was considered and approved by the NASUWT Salaries Committee on 7 November 2025 and, at a meeting of the SNCT Teachers’ Panel on 11 November 2025, all teacher trade unions agreed to accept the offer.

It is hoped that all local authorities will swiftly process the new pay deal, including the backdated element to 1 August 2025.

NASUWT will continue to campaign in future years for real-terms pay restoration for teachers, something which Cabinet Secretary, Jenny Gilruth, has described as ‘a legitimate aim’.

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