{"id":19,"date":"2020-05-14T09:23:41","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T08:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/dec2020\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2020-09-30T20:17:48","modified_gmt":"2020-09-30T19:17:48","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list has-dates wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/10\/Council-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/10\/Council-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/10\/Council-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/10\/Council-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/10\/Council-725x480.jpg 725w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/10\/Council.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/clarity-on-exams-is-welcome-though-overdue\/\">Council Considers Covid Next Steps, Agrees Process for Future Ballots<\/a><time datetime=\"2020-12-10T12:00:21+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">10th December 2020<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The November meeting of Council, held online to comply with current Scottish Government advice, considered the results of the EIS national survey on COVID safety and agreed the next steps to be taken to help protect EIS members from the spread\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/clarity-on-exams-is-welcome-though-overdue\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Council Considers Covid Next Steps, Agrees Process for Future Ballots<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/12\/FELA-Argyle-College-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/12\/FELA-Argyle-College-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/12\/FELA-Argyle-College-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/12\/FELA-Argyle-College-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/12\/FELA-Argyle-College-725x480.jpg 725w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/12\/FELA-Argyle-College.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/working-in-union-at-argyll-college\/\">Working in union at Argyll College<\/a><time datetime=\"2020-12-10T12:00:31+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">10th December 2020<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">For the first time in its history, Argyll College now has an EIS branch representing the interests of lecturing staff. The formation of the new EIS branch at Argyll College could reasonably be described as meteoric. The college is unusual in\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/working-in-union-at-argyll-college\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Working in union at Argyll College<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/12\/CouncilVote-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/12\/CouncilVote-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/12\/CouncilVote-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/12\/CouncilVote-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/12\/CouncilVote-725x480.jpg 725w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/12\/CouncilVote.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/eis-council-elections-2021-2022\/\">EIS Council Elections 2021\/2022<\/a><time datetime=\"2020-12-10T12:00:54+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">10th December 2020<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">All members can stand for election The EIS Council is the principal executive committee of the EIS. It meets around five times a year, usually in Edinburgh, and also at the AGM. Nomination forms for members interested in standing for election\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/eis-council-elections-2021-2022\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: EIS Council Elections 2021\/2022<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/10\/ForTheLoveOfTeaching-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/10\/ForTheLoveOfTeaching-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/10\/ForTheLoveOfTeaching-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/10\/ForTheLoveOfTeaching-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/10\/ForTheLoveOfTeaching-725x480.jpg 725w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/10\/ForTheLoveOfTeaching.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/survey-of-union-reps-highlights-work-still-to-be-done-on-school-covid-safety\/\">For the Love of Teaching: The Anti-Racist Battlefield in Education<\/a><time datetime=\"2020-12-10T12:00:42+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">10th December 2020<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">by Mary Osei-Oppong, teacher and EIS member A book every teacher should read! This book gives an account of experienced teacher Mary Osei-Oppong in her quest of fighting racial disparities in the education system and her relentless campaign for diversity in\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/survey-of-union-reps-highlights-work-still-to-be-done-on-school-covid-safety\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: For the Love of Teaching: The Anti-Racist Battlefield in Education<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/Gwen-Mayor-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/Gwen-Mayor-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/Gwen-Mayor-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/Gwen-Mayor-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/Gwen-Mayor-725x480.jpg 725w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/Gwen-Mayor.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/its-wrong-to-blame-student-for-rise-in-covid-cases-in-universities\/\">The Gwen Mayor Trust<\/a><time datetime=\"2020-12-10T12:00:05+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">10th December 2020<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The Gwen Mayor Trust was established by the EIS in memory of Gwen Mayor, the primary 1 teacher at Dunblane Primary School who was killed alongside 16 of her pupils in the 1996 tragedy. The purpose of the Trust is to\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/its-wrong-to-blame-student-for-rise-in-covid-cases-in-universities\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: The Gwen Mayor Trust<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/10\/StayInScotland-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/10\/StayInScotland-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/10\/StayInScotland-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/10\/StayInScotland-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/10\/StayInScotland-725x480.jpg 725w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/10\/StayInScotland.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/eis-education-committee-reflects-teacher-student-anger-over-qualifications-debacle\/\">EU Citizens in Scotland &#8211; We want to help you Stay<\/a><time datetime=\"2020-12-10T12:00:35+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">10th December 2020<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Rachel Sunderland, Deputy Director in the Scottish Government\u2019s Population and Migration Division, outlines the support available for EU Citizens wishing to remain in Scotland following the UK\u2019s departure from the European Union. It is an uncertain and challenging time for us\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/eis-education-committee-reflects-teacher-student-anger-over-qualifications-debacle\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: EU Citizens in Scotland &#8211; We want to help you Stay<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"266\" height=\"293\" src=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/LearningAward.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/91-support-for-industrial-action-at-forth-valley-college\/\">EIS Member Nominated for National Learning Award<\/a><time datetime=\"2020-12-10T12:00:56+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">10th December 2020<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">This autumn, primary teacher and EIS West Lothian member Mairi Green has been nominated as a candidate for Scottish Union Learning\u2019s Learner of the Year Award. The EIS Education Committee selected Mairi to be nominated at its October 2020 meeting, noting\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/91-support-for-industrial-action-at-forth-valley-college\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: EIS Member Nominated for National Learning Award<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/12\/ChristmasQuiz-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/12\/ChristmasQuiz-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/12\/ChristmasQuiz-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/12\/ChristmasQuiz-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/12\/ChristmasQuiz-725x480.jpg 725w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/12\/ChristmasQuiz.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/christmas-quiz\/\">Christmas Quiz<\/a><time datetime=\"2020-12-10T12:00:20+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">10th December 2020<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">EIS Christmas Quiz 2020<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>","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-19","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}