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 […]
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 […]
The EIS education and equality department recently organised a screening of ‘Freedom to Run’. The film follows a group of Scottish runners who embark on an exchange project with a group of Palestinian runners from the West Bank in occupied Palestine. ‘Freedom to Run’ was made by Glasgow film maker Dr. Cairsti Russel and Stephen […]
