The EIS recently launched its education manifesto ahead of May’s Scottish Parliament elections. The Manifesto, entitled “For an Education Led Recovery” outlines EIS policy in key areas including Early Years education, Primary and Secondary schools, Additional Support Needs, Instrumental Music, the impact of poverty and tackling inequality, valuing teachers, Further & Higher Education, and social […]
The SEJ shared the EIS Manifesto for Education with each of Scotland’s five main political parties, as elected to the Scottish Parliament in the last election, and asked them to share their views on the key issues facing Scottish education. Each party was given the same brief, and the same maximum word count, in which […]
Collegiality in Action Over the last two months, as we have seen learning and teaching shift, for most students, from classrooms to living rooms, teachers across Scotland have worked relentlessly to support children and young people, despite the challenges of the pandemic. This month, we have spoken to two teachers who have reflected on the […]
Assessing the Equity Audit Following representations from the EIS, the Scottish Government commissioned a national Equity audit, to be carried with the involvement of Education Scotland, to explore the impact of the pandemic on equity in education. Here, Education Scotland outlines their view of the results and, on the facing page, the EIS offers its […]
