Heather Hughes Outgoing President Heather Hughes delivered a wide-ranging address that touched on many key issues facing Scottish education. This article is an edited extract – you can read the entire text of the President’s speech at www.eis.org.uk/Meetings-And-Events/AGM2022 It’s a great pleasure for me to welcome you to the first in person AGM for three […]

Larry Flanagan It was the final AGM Report for General Secretary Larry Flanagan, who will stand down from the post over the summer. This article is an edited extract: read the full text of Larry’s speech at www.eis.org.uk/Meetings-And-Events/AGM2022 I’d like to start, at this first in-person event in three years, with a repetition of a […]

Andrea Bradley On the final day of AGM, General Secretary Designate spoke to the AGM on her vision for the EIS. This article includes edited extracts, view the full speech at: www.eis.org.uk/Meetings-And-Events/AGM2022 It’s a good reminder of how far we’ve come on the road to gender equality that all three of our office bearers, for […]

Shirley-Anne Somerville was invited to speak at this year’s AGM, and to answer questions from delegates. Here, the SEJ looks at some key sections from the Cabinet Secretary’s speech. Safety in schools I would like to place on record my thanks for the exceptional contribution made by members of the EIS in supporting the education […]