SCOTTISH teachers reiterated their call for a 10 per cent pay rise last night after rejecting the latest offer from councils and the Scottish government.

Unions branded the 3 per cent increase offered to all teachers as “derisory.” Councils umbrella body Cosla and the government also promised a shake-up of the pay scale, which would give extra cash to teachers at the top and bottom ends.

The proposal was made after unions rejected a previous offer, which would have given only a 2 per cent rise to higher-paid staff.