{"id":44,"date":"2020-05-14T09:46:35","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T08:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sej.eis.org.uk\/?page_id=44"},"modified":"2020-09-30T20:19:15","modified_gmt":"2020-09-30T19:19:15","slug":"features","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/agm2025\/features\/","title":{"rendered":"Features"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list has-dates wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/agm2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2023\/09\/006_EIS_Friday_AR-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/agm2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2023\/09\/006_EIS_Friday_AR-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/agm2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2023\/09\/006_EIS_Friday_AR-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/agm2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2023\/09\/006_EIS_Friday_AR-725x480.jpg 725w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/agm2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2023\/09\/006_EIS_Friday_AR.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/agm2025\/education\/\">Education Motions<\/a><time datetime=\"2023-09-10T12:00:47+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">10th September 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">EIS Education Vice-Convener Colin Finlay (Falkirk and Council) argued on behalf of Council that successful education reform \u201cmust be underpinned by teacher professionalism, voice and agency.\u201d Referencing the formation of new national education bodies, Mr Finlay stressed the imperative for \u201cthe representative voice of teachers to be hard-wired into the governance of our national bodies\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/agm2025\/education\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Education Motions<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/agm2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2023\/09\/009_EIS-Saturday_AR-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/agm2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2023\/09\/009_EIS-Saturday_AR-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/agm2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2023\/09\/009_EIS-Saturday_AR-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/agm2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2023\/09\/009_EIS-Saturday_AR-725x480.jpg 725w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/agm2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2023\/09\/009_EIS-Saturday_AR.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/agm2025\/equality\/\">Equality Motions<\/a><time datetime=\"2023-09-26T10:58:03+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">26th September 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">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\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/agm2025\/equality\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Equality Motions<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/agm2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2023\/09\/202_EIS_Thurs_AR-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/agm2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2023\/09\/202_EIS_Thurs_AR-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/agm2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2023\/09\/202_EIS_Thurs_AR-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/agm2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2023\/09\/202_EIS_Thurs_AR-725x480.jpg 725w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/agm2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2023\/09\/202_EIS_Thurs_AR.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/agm2025\/salaries\/\">Salaries Motions<\/a><time datetime=\"2023-09-26T10:58:00+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">26th September 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">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\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/agm2025\/salaries\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Salaries Motions<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/agm2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2023\/09\/239_EIS-Saturday_AR-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/agm2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2023\/09\/239_EIS-Saturday_AR-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/agm2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2023\/09\/239_EIS-Saturday_AR-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/agm2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2023\/09\/239_EIS-Saturday_AR-725x480.jpg 725w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/agm2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2023\/09\/239_EIS-Saturday_AR.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/agm2025\/employmentrelations\/\">Employment Relations Motions<\/a><time datetime=\"2023-09-26T10:57:54+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">26th September 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">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\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/agm2025\/employmentrelations\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Employment Relations Motions<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/agm2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2025\/06\/326_EIS_Thurs_AR-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/agm2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2025\/06\/326_EIS_Thurs_AR-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/agm2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2025\/06\/326_EIS_Thurs_AR-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/agm2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2025\/06\/326_EIS_Thurs_AR-725x480.jpg 725w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/agm2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2025\/06\/326_EIS_Thurs_AR.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/agm2025\/organisation\/\">Organisation Motions<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-06-10T14:14:23+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">10th June 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">EIS in-coming President, Adam Sutcliffe (Aberdeenshire), rousingly reaffirmed that the aims of the \u2018Stand Up for Quality Education\u2019 campaign are fundamental to improve teachers\u2019 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\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/agm2025\/organisation\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Organisation Motions<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":1,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/agm2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/agm2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/agm2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/agm2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/agm2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/agm2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/agm2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/agm2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/agm2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}