By Andrea Bradley, General Secretary Scotland’s Further Education sector is in crisis. Our colleges have consistently been underfunded over a long period of time, and the situation has grown increasingly worrying over the past few years. Despite the essential role that our colleges play in widening access to education to people of all backgrounds, particularly […]
Scotland’s colleges are underfunded, and have been so for years. This has led to reductions in course provision, cuts to lecturing and support staff jobs, and a seemingly annual confrontation over pay and conditions within the Further Education sector. Scotland’s college lecturers, represented by the Educational Institute of Scotland – Further Education Lecturers’ Association, are […]
Our commitment to Internationalism and advancing the interests of quality education globally was reflected in the EIS’s attendance at this year’s International Summit of the Teaching Profession (ISTP), hosted by Singapore. Whilst a worthwhile professional and trade union experience, it was not all that it could have been had Scotland been in attendance as a […]
This year marks the 178th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the EIS which will be held at the Caird Hall in Dundee. The theme for this year’s event will be “Stand up for Quality Education.” The AGM is the main decision making body of the EIS. AGM instructs Council, which in turn instructs the Committees […]
This year’s Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) annual meeting in Dundee included a strong focus on education, including the largest ever EIS delegation, led by President Paula McEwan. More than 30 EIS members and employees were present at the Caird Hall, ensuring that education issues were prominent and the voice of the EIS was heard […]
Education should be treated as the central nervous system of any decent society. Just as our central nervous systems control our thought, movement, emotions, breathing, body temperature, the quality of our education system influences how and how well our society functions for its citizens. Failure to handle the central nervous system with due care, risks […]
In a world where the opportunities available to young people are often determined by whether they are care-experienced or have faced disadvantages such as socioeconomic status, MCR Pathways stands out as a beacon of hope. Since establishing in 2007, this award-winning, volunteering-mentoring national charity has dedicated itself to the trajectories of young people’s lives through […]
by Andrew O’Halloran, Dumfries & Galloway LA Secretary The teaching profession should be extremely cautious about moves towards more online delivery of certificate courses across Scotland. Academic research from the pandemic has shown that online delivery may help employers save money on teachers’ salaries, but it is far from being a panacea. Clearly, a GTCS-qualified […]
Glasgow City Council has voted through a budget which cuts 172 teachers this year, with the number rising to 450 over the next three years. Glasgow EIS has declared a dispute with Glasgow City council in the face of this and, alongside sister trade unions and parents’ organisations, are actively campaigning against these devastating cuts. […]
The launch of a “consultation exercise” by Falkirk council over its plans to reconfigure its school week – including a cut of up to 10% in the length of the pupil week – is causing considerable concern within the Falkirk community. Many teachers in Falkirk are very concerned about the intent behind the proposed reconfiguration […]
