{"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":"2023-05-31T11:55:14","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T10:55:14","slug":"features","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/apr2023\/features\/","title":{"rendered":"Features"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list has-dates aligncenter wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/apr2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/pencils-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/apr2023\/we-were-silenced-before-we-cannot-be-silenced-again\/\">We were silenced before &#8211; we cannot be silenced again<\/a><time datetime=\"2023-04-01T14:00:15+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">1st April 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By Pam Currie, member of the EIS LGBT Sub-Committee Switching to school teaching in 2019 after two decades in Further Education, I felt excited \u2013 ready for a change of direction \u2013 although a little trepidatious. After all, I left\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/apr2023\/we-were-silenced-before-we-cannot-be-silenced-again\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: We were silenced before &#8211; we cannot be silenced again<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/apr2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/hemi-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/apr2023\/solidarity-across-the-hemispheres\/\">Solidarity across the hemispheres<\/a><time datetime=\"2023-04-01T13:41:35+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">1st April 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Equality and social justice are at the heart of the trade union agenda. Recently, the EIS was invited to travel to Australia, as guests of the Australian Education Union. Andrene Bamford, National President, and Selma Augestad, National Officer (Equality) represented\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/apr2023\/solidarity-across-the-hemispheres\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Solidarity across the hemispheres<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/apr2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/sejatta-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/apr2023\/choice-attainment-and-positive-destinations\/\">Choice, attainment and positive destinations<\/a><time datetime=\"2023-04-01T13:22:54+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">1st April 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">As we await the outcome of Professor Louise Hayward\u2019s Independent Review of Qualifications and Assessment, a significant piece of new educational research suggests that the pressure on Scottish secondary schools to improve exam attainment statistics is adversely affecting young people\u2019s\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/apr2023\/choice-attainment-and-positive-destinations\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Choice, attainment and positive destinations<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/apr2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/takingplace-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/apr2023\/taking-our-place-in-the-union\/\">Taking our place in the union<\/a><time datetime=\"2023-04-01T13:00:55+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">1st April 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The EIS celebrated International Women\u2019s Day this year by holding an event to reflect on our past and look to the future of women\u2019s union activism. This year\u2019s event for International Women\u2019s Day provided an opportunity to consider and discuss\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/apr2023\/taking-our-place-in-the-union\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Taking our place in the union<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/apr2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2023-05-30-121215-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:300px;max-height:300px;\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/apr2023\/pay-agreement-qa\/\">Pay Agreement &#8211; Q&#038;A<\/a><time datetime=\"2023-04-01T12:00:41+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">1st April 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Following the overwhelming result in the recent ballot, the pay settlement for 2022-2024 has now been agreed via the SNCT. The SEJ spoke to the lead EIS negotiator, Salaries Convener and Chair of the Teachers\u2019 Side of the SNCT, Des\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/apr2023\/pay-agreement-qa\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Pay Agreement &#8211; Q&#038;A<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-44","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/apr2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/apr2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/apr2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/apr2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/apr2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/apr2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2576,"href":"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/apr2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44\/revisions\/2576"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/apr2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}