Teachers across Scotland will strike for a further 16 days in a dispute over pay, a union has confirmed.

Teachers to strike for 16 days across Scotland

Teachers to strike for 16 days across Scotland

The Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) said the consecutive days of action – split across every council in the country – would take place in January and February next year.

A strike on Thursday closed nearly all primary and secondary schools.

The union’s general secretary Andrea Bradley said members had been “forced to escalate” measures.