As this SEJ went to press, the war in Ukraine was in its fourth week. The illegal invasion of Ukraine by Russia stunned the world, and the stories and images from the continuing assault on Ukrainian cities continue to shock on a daily basis. The scale of the devastation being meted out on Ukraine, and […]
The March meeting of EIS Council was held as the illegal invasion of Ukraine by Russia continued to dominate global events. President Heather Hughes opened the meeting by condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine and expressing solidarity with Ukrainian people and in particular, teachers, educators, lecturers, pupils and students. Council approved a decision to make […]
General Secretary Larry Flanagan updated Council on the previous day’s meeting of the Covid Education Recovery Group (CERG). It has been announced at that meeting that it was the final time that CERG would meet – this had come as a surprise to the EIS, said Mr Flanagan, which had not been consulted on this […]
Delivering his Salaries Committee report, Convener Des Morris confirmed that the Teachers’ Panel of the SNCT had agreed, unanimously, to submit a pay claim for a 10% increase for 2022-2023. No response had yet been received from the employer, he added. Public sector pay policy remains extremely restrictive, he said. Public sector pay policy equates […]
Anti Racist Education & “Super” headteachers 4 Motions were passed by Council, including Motions on the delivery of anti-racist education in schools and concern over the growing use of multi-establishment or “Super” Headteachers across the country – both moved by David Farmer (Fife). Supporting Ukraine Alison Murphy (Edinburgh) moved a Motion calling on support for […]
Following the conclusion of the agenda, the President gave General Secretary Larry Flanagan permission to address the meeting. Mr Flanagan informed Council that he had taken the decision to stand down as General Secretary, following 10 years in post. He was not “retiring”, he remains a registered teacher and will continue to focus on his […]
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led to a humanitarian crisis, with people across the country living in increasingly harsh and dangerous conditions and millions of refugees moving across Europe. At the recent meeting of EIS Council, the President opened the meeting by condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine and re-affirming the Institute’s solidarity with the […]
Like many people across the country, FE lecturers have risen to repeated challenges over the course of the COVID 19 pandemic. Despite the challenges, they continued to deliver for college students. The pandemic has seen staff across the FE sector, who were already feeling unsustainable workloads and repeated management led demands for more flexibility, go […]
A Step Closer to Grasping the Thistle in Scottish Education? Professor Ken Muir’s much-anticipated report has finally been published. Entitled ‘Putting Learners at the Centre: Towards a Future Vision for Scottish Education’, it made something of an inelegant entrance into the public domain due to a Scottish Government error that saw a press briefing issued […]
Local Government Elections 2022 Introduction The 2022 Local Government elections come at a crucial time for Scottish Education. As we emerge from the immediate impact of Covid-19, and at the start of a long period of education recovery, it is critical that Scotland’s Councils, as the main employers of teachers, do much more to support […]
