Scotland teachers strike: No sign of pay deal as primary schools shut<br /><br />Teachers gather outside Cosla, Edinburgh this afternoon.<br /><br />Teaching unions and the Scottish government "remain some distance apart" on a new pay deal for teachers.<br /><br />Primary schools across Scotland are closed all day as teachers walk out in a dispute over pay.<br /><br />Last-ditch talks between unions and Scottish government officials held on Monday failed to prevent strike action.<br /><br />Further walkouts will take place at Scottish secondary schools on Wednesday.<br /><br />The industrial action is set to close almost every school in Scotland, with further strikes taking place also in the coming months if a deal cannot be made.
