Following completion of the Council Elections, Heather Hughes has been announced as the next EIS President with Andrene Bamford confirmed as Vice-President.

Heather Hughes is a secondary sciences teacher and the current Secretary of West Lothian EIS local association. Ms Hughes has been an EIS member for over 30 years, and is a long-time activist at local and national level. Ms Hughes is also a long-serving member of EIS Executive and Council, and has spent the past year serving as EIS Vice-President. Ms Hughes was elected unopposed as EIS President.

Andrene Bamford is a Principal Teacher of English and the current Secretary of East Dunbartonshire EIS local association. Ms Bamford has been an EIS member for 25 years, and a long-time activist. She has served on numerous EIS Committees and on Council and Executive for several years, and has been a frequent delegate to the EIS Annual General Meeting.

Both Ms Hughes and Ms Bamford will formally assume their new roles at the EIS AGM in June, when current President Carole Thorpe will move into the post of Ex-President.