SSTA

The SSTA, which represents some secondary teachers, had announced a strike on the 11th.

Seamus Searson, the SSTA's general secretary, said employers Cosla had not contacted the union since 22 November to avert the strikes.

But the SSTA's general secretary Seamus Searson said the union had "no option" but to take part in industrial action.

"However, the SSTA's view is that teacher workload has and is unlikely to be significantly reduced in the current session, especially in the area of national qualifications, and therefore we have no option but to move into industrial action to protect its members."

The union's president, Euan Duncan, said, "SSTA members care passionately about the young people they teach and getting the best qualifications. "