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Standing Up Together

AGM 2025 Address – General Secretary Andrea Bradley We’re a union that takes every possible opportunity to push forward on the objectives that you as AGM delegates democratically determine and that means we barely stand still. We strive to contribute to the efforts of the wider trade union movement here in Scotland as part of […]

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Cabinet Secretary Q&A

What are you doing in practice to tackle the teacher workload crisis that you have previously described as ‘critical’? “Reducing class contact is absolutely critical. We have got to create the headspace for teachers to get to grips with all of this reform. I accept that we should have delivered the reduction in class contact […]

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Equality Motions

Sunita Nayyer (Council and South Lanarkshire) successfully moved a motion calling on Council to continue to build leadership capacity and engagement of the EIS Equality Networks by continuing the Our Voices in Union project with a new cohort of delegates. Sharing her own experience of participating in the course, Ms Nayyer said that the course […]

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Salaries Motions

Heather Hughes (West Lothian and Council) proposed a motion calling for independent research on family leave provision to be commissioned to strengthen our negotiations at SNCT for improvements in Part 2 Section 7 of the SNCT Handbook, which currently makes no mention of paid leave for teachers for undergoing fertility treatment or paid leave for […]

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Employment Relations Motions

The EIS will provide local associations with guidance in relation to personal injury claims on behalf of members, following a successful motion proposed by Employment Relations Convener Susan Slater (Moray), on behalf of EIS Council. The EIS will promote the active use of Risk Assessments at school and college level, following a successful motion proposed […]

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