A deal has been struck over pay for teachers in Scotland.

The proposed offer will see teachers given a 1.5% pay rise this year and a 1% rise next year.

The Scottish Secondary Teaching Association (TSSA) said it 'reluctantly agreed' to accept the terms.

The EIS, Scotland's largest teaching union, will ballot its members but has recommended approval of the offer.

The proposed settlement still needs to be agreed by all three sides of the Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers.

As part of the proposed deal, a letter will go out to councils confirming that they can choose to pay supply teachers at the full daily rate from the first day of work.

There will also be a written commitment on managing the workload of teachers'.

General Secretary Larry Flanagan added, "Clearly, the pay element of this offer is disappointing and falls short of EIS aspirations. The continued austerity measures of the UK government have created a situation where an offer of 2.5% over two years is the most that COSLA, as the employers' side, was prepared to offer.

"However, the non-pay elements of the offer, including a commitment to address supply teaching issues, an agreed set of principles and action on managing teacher workload and, crucially, a separate commitment from the Scottish Government on maintaining teacher numbers in year two of the deal, offer more positive developments which establish the basis for a potentially workable agreement."

(LM)