Scottish teachers are set to consider taking strike action over their “crippling workload”.

Union leaders have also accused the Scottish Government and local authorities of “dithering and delaying” over plans to cut the time teachers spend in classrooms.

The Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) announced on Wednesday that its executive committee unanimously agreed to request a statutory ballot for industrial action over the ongoing dispute to reduce teachers’ workload.

It means teachers across the country will be asked to consider taking industrial action over workload issues and class contact time.

“In opening a statutory ballot, the EIS is keeping its commitment to its members to take all possible steps to tackle the unfair, unhealthy and unsustainable levels of teacher workload t

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