Pay award

Learning and Teaching

Updated 19 November 2025

National pay awards are negotiated between CoSLA (Convention of Scottish Local Authorities) and Trades Unions on an annual basis. Pay awards are now applied from 1 August for Learning and Teaching colleagues. Where pay awards are agreed after this date, the changes to pay will be back dated to 1 August.

2025 to 2027 pay award

CoSLA and Trade Unions have reached an agreement on the pay awards for Learning and Teaching groups (Teachers, QIOs, Instructors, Educational Psychologists, Education Support Officers) across Scotland for the years 2025 to 2027. 

The agreed pay award covers two years:

  1. A 4% increase on all SNCT pay points starting 1 August 2025 increasing to 4.25% on 1 April 2026*.
  2. A 3.25% increase on all SNCT pay points from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2027.

*These percentages are based on salary rates for 2024 to 2025.

We aim to deliver the 2025 to 2026 pay award, effective from 1 August 2025, for Learning and Teaching colleagues in December 2025. This means you should receive your monthly pay increase, and any back pay due, on Monday 22 December.

We’d like to thank you in advance for your patience in awaiting the delivery of the pay award in December.

Teacher additional hours

The updated hourly rate from 1 August 2025 for Teacher additional hours is £31.98 (based on Main Grade Teacher point 5).

  • Please use this rate for any claims submitted for hours worked in November. The cut-off date for claims is 2 December 2025.
  • HR will automatically calculate back pay for August 2025 to October 2025 claims and will review November 2025 claim data to make sure the correct rate is applied for payment in December 2025.

Further information

Organisational leavers

Organisational leavers' payment details
Date of leaving Payment details
If you left our employment after 1 December 2025
  • You'll receive your increased monthly pay and back-pay in your final pay on Monday 22 December 2025.
If you left our employment between 1 August and 30 November 2025
  • Organisation leavers are in scope for back-dated pay awards, subject to recovery of any outstanding overpayments.
  • If you left the organisation between 1 August and 30 November, and you received your final pay between August and November 2025, you'll automatically receive your back-pay on Monday 22 December 2025. You do not need to contact us to claim payment.
  • A printed payslip will be sent to your home address.
  • If you’ve changed bank details or address since you left the organisation, call askHR on 0131 469 5555 so your details can be updated in time for payment in December.
  • We'll also update the Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA), where applicable, and aim to complete this by Thursday 30 April 2026.