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Scottish teachers fall behind in European salary scale

The salaries of Scottish teachers are slipping behind their European counterparts at a time when increasing numbers cannot get jobs, according to new figures.

A report comparing the ­education systems of different countries in the developed world, published yesterday, reveals that classroom teachers in Scotland are now the eighth best paid in the developed world, compared to fifth-best two years ago.