The March meeting of EIS Council featured a wide-ranging agenda, with significant discussion on a variety of important issues. Vice-President, Adam Sutcliffe, reporting on the work of the Executive Committee, told Council that much of the discussion at Executive related to the Stand Up for Quality Education campaign, and the dispute over the lack of […]
The EIS welcomed the publication of a report by Audit Scotland which highlights the scale of the Additional Support for Learning (ASL) challenge in schools across Scotland. The Report states that the Scottish Government and Scottish local authorities must fundamentally rethink how they plan, fund and staff additional support for learning as part of core […]
The EIS is to prioritise the use of alternative social media accounts, in light of continuing growing concerns over the policies of larger social media platforms such as Twitter/X and Facebook. National EIS social media accounts are managed by EIS HQ and, in recent months, the Communications department has been exploring alternative social media platforms […]
The Teachers’ Panel of the Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers (SNCT) recently declared a formal dispute following the failure of COSLA and the Scottish Government to table a proposal on the nature and timescales for a reduction of class contact time to a maximum of 21 hours per week, as a step towards the alleviation […]
Trade unions have always had to act politically – to campaign for changes in the law to be able to organise and win for their members. There are still laws in place that restrict trade union activities, including restrictions on trade unions acting politically. In order to spend any money on political activities, trade unions […]
Sustained and successful campaigning by the EIS, parents and young people, as well as local musicians has led to further success in the campaign to protect instrumental music tuition in schools across Scotland. News has emerged that budget-driven cuts in school instrumental music have now been halted in Midlothian, Perth and Kinross, and in Stirling. […]
EIS General Secretary Andrea Bradley, and President Allan Crosbie, contributed to the recent Colloquium Debate on the future of CfE. It could be inferred from the question posed by the title of this debate that we’ve journeyed together, reached a destination and exhausted all that the destination has to offer. That hanging around too much […]
New book to help welcome young children new to Scotland The EIS recently marked World Book Day with the launch of a new book entitled Mochara Goes to Nursery, to help welcome young children who are new to Scotland. Mochara Goes to Nursery is an extension of existing EIS welcome packs, with the story being […]
What you need to know A significant element of the Stand Up for Quality Education campaign is our ongoing work, with the support of our EIS Health and Safety Representatives, School Branch Representatives and local activists, in addressing rising levels of violent and aggressive pupil behaviour to ensure schools become safe places for all. Personal […]
As part of LGBT+ History Month, the EIS hosted a powerful evening of stories, socialising, and solidarity at the Glasgow Women’s Library. Marking almost 25 years since the repeal of Section 28/2A in Scotland – a clause brought in under the Local Government Act of 1988 prohibiting the promotion of homosexuality in schools – the […]
