2025–2027 Pay Agreement
Agreement has been reached to accept the pay offer as laid out in the letter from COSLA to the teachers panel on 5 November 2026
Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers
Welcome to the SNCT
SNCT is a tripartite body comprising members from teaching organisations, Local Authorities, and the Scottish Government.
Contact
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Teachers’ Panel 0131 225 6244
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Cosla 0131 474 9261
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Scottish Government Learning Directorate 0131 244 0230
Previous SNCT meetings
Catch up on what you missed: agendas, papers and approved minutes.
Next SNCT meeting
- Date: Wednesday 21st May 2026.
- Location: EIS HQ, Edinburgh
The Pay and Conditions of Service for teachers and associated professionals employed by Scottish Councils is detailed in the SNCT Handbook of Conditions of Service.
The Handbook came into effect on 1 August 2007 and replaces all previously issued SNCT Circulars.
It has been issued to LNCT Joint Secretaries.
About the SNCT
The 2001 agreement, A Teaching Profession for the 21st Century, introduced a new negotiating framework for teachers’ pay and conditions.
- Des Morris (Chair, Teachers’ Side)
- Councillor Richard Bell (Chair, Employers’ Side)
- Orlando Heijmer-Mason (Chair, Scottish Government)
The SNCT merged the 2 standing working groups Conditions of Service and the Review of Local Negotiating Committees into the SNCT Support Group The remit of this group can be found below.
Guidance
Access official SNCT guidance on key procedures including the Appeals process and Job Sizing framework.
SNCT Membership
The Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers (SNCT) consists of 22 members from teaching unions, COSLA, and the Scottish Government.