Every year from 25th November, campaigners mark the beginning of 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence: a now international campaign that culminates on Human Rights Day, to highlight and challenge the global violations of women and girls’ human rights at home, in public and in the world of work. ‘Gender based violence is a […]

Launching officially during Challenge Poverty Week back in October was the EIS PACT online module series, which seeks to support teachers in mitigating the impact of poverty in the classroom and in the wider life of the school, through whole-school ethos and policy, and inclusive pedagogical approaches. The launch event marked the product of months […]

The EIS Action Research Grants scheme continues the EIS’s long tradition of teacher-led research in Scottish education. Each year, a cohort of our members are funded by the EIS and supported by academic partners and by peers to undertake projects in their local context, innovating in their teaching practices and arming the profession with detailed […]

“In a racist society, it is not enough to be non-racist, we must be anti-racist.” Angela Y. Davis These words from political activist and equality campaigner Angela Davis from years ago have been on so many people’s lips in recent months, its meaning re-interrogated and reinvigorated both in activist circles and beyond. The idea that […]