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 […]