The ballot was launched on Friday afternoon by General Secretary Andrea Bradley during her keynote address to the EIS Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Aviemore. The ballot has been prompted by the failure, on the part of the Scottish Government and COSLA, to deliver a 2021 SNP Manifesto commitment to reduce teachers’ class contact time. […]
EIS in-coming President, Adam Sutcliffe (Aberdeenshire), rousingly reaffirmed that the aims of the ‘Stand Up for Quality Education’ campaign are fundamental to improve teachers’ working conditions and health, safety and wellbeing at work and by so doing, the quality of learning experiences for pupils. He called on the AGM to continue to commit to the […]
“This union has a proud tradition of standing against inequality. Supporting the rights of trans-people is no different. It’s simply the next step” said Gerard Wilkie (Edinburgh and Council). Following the recent Supreme Court decision, Gerard Wilkie (Edinburgh and Council) successfully moved an emergency motion in the name of Council on trans-rights, calling for clarity, […]
