At First Minister's Questions, Ms Sturgeon was asked what steps the Scottish government was taking to end the walkouts.
He then hit out at Ms Somerville, stating:"The cabinet secretary shows no energy, no urgency to get involved and to resolve the teachers' strike."He added:"The first minister used to say that education was her top priority. Will she step in and end the strike?"As teachers' strikes loom in England"Shirley-Anne Somerville will continue to do everything possible to reach an agreement with COSLA and our teaching unions to deliver a fair pay increase for teachers.
"The Tory education secretary in England just in the last few days said this, 'that we didn't negotiate pay with teaching unions because that is not what we are here to do'. Unions have rejected a pay offer which would see most teachers receive a 5% wage rise, although the lowest earners would get an increase of 6.85%.
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