Play by any other name Embracing The Play Principles Beyond the Early Years Every child has the fundamental right to play. It is in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Article 31, if you want to check). Not only is it important for enjoyment and fun, but vital for child development. […]
Education cuts biting harder and harder It is becoming ever clearer that education, supposedly the top priority for the Scottish Government, is facing further cuts on a scale that was previously unimaginable. Despite manifesto commitments to increase teacher numbers and to reduce teachers’ class contact time, teacher numbers have fallen over the past two years […]
The March meeting of EIS Council was held on International Women’s Day, and Council members took the opportunity to view a newly completed video – EIS women making herstory – and to send a solidarity message to women around the world, specifically all those impacted by the current conflict in Gaza. Vice-President Allan Crosbie, delivering […]
Sarah Collins – National Officer FE The post of EIS FELA Officer will be taken up by Sarah Collins. Before joining the EIS, Sarah previously worked for the Scottish Trades Union Congress as a young workers’ organiser and latterly as a policy officer. Sarah was also an employment solicitor with a trade union firm and […]
The EIS has responded to the Parliamentary debate which took place recently on the recommendations of the Hayward Review. Commenting, EIS General Secretary Andrea Bradley said, “The EIS welcomed this debate and urges the Scottish Government in its response to the Hayward recommendations to end the delays to the stalled Education Reform process, and to […]
The Glasgow Local Association of the EIS, has declared a dispute with Glasgow City Council over its budget planning proposals to cut 172 teacher posts in year one of the budget and 450 in total across the three years. Glasgow has a large percentage of pupils from areas of deprivation, as well as a growing […]
OBSERVERS The EIS Annual General Meeting will be held in the Caird Hall, Dundee on 6, 7 and 8 June 2024. Any member wishing to attend as an observer should contact the General Secretary no later than Friday 3 May 2024. FEIS The Statutory Meeting of Fellows of the Institute will be held in Committee […]
