Emerging from the (ongoing) pandemic and lockdowns, into a ‘new normal’ of mask-wearing and more local holiday plans, many of us will have shared reflections on the hardships endured since March 2020, and the impact on our mental health and wellbeing. We know that the pandemic has exacerbated existing inequalities in society, but the mental […]
During the pandemic, the increased reliance on digital learning further exacerbated the impact of the digital divide on young people who live in poverty. This is in the context of more than one in four (260,0000) children being in poverty today with current forecasting that the fi gure is set to rise further to 29% […]
The OECD review of CfE, the Muir Review and Education Reform, when Covid matters have allowed, have been the talk of the staffroom, the virtual meeting room and the Twittersphere over the past 18 months. Needless to say, the EIS has been at the forefront of the discussion and debate at every critical stage so […]
Since the 2001 Agreement identified the need for sabbaticals for the teaching profession this has been pursued by the EIS through the SNCT. After two decades an agreement has been reached that gives teachers and associated professionals the right to take sabbaticals. This agreement, SNCT 21/33, is set out in a new appendix to the […]
Did you know that one million people in Scotland, around a fifth of the population, identify as disabled? Disabled people are our family members, friends, colleagues, and fellow union members. Despite being protected under the Equality Act 2010 and entitled to reasonable adjustments, Disabled people continue to experience significant inequality in the workplace. Only 50% […]
16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence is a world-wide campaign running annually from 25th November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, until 10th December, Human Rights Day. The campaign calls for the prevention and elimination of all forms of violence against women and girls and has been used by activists, […]
Erin Houston is an English Teacher, EIS Equality Rep and PACTivist based in North Lanarkshire. She is also a UKLA/OU Teacher Reading Group Leader and tweets as @TheReadWarrior As a Scottish teacher can you name the author of the Waterstone’s Children’s Prize for Fiction or who’s on the shortlist this year for the Scottish Teenage […]
BA Childhood Practice Members At a Special Council meeting in June 2020, convened to overtake AGM business, the EIS agreed to change its Membership Rules to include ‘Persons employed as graduate Early Years Practitioners’. In Inverclyde we have eight members registered in that category so far and have started to build network links – hosting […]
Astro Pi Challenge allows students to run experiments on the International Space Station Two upgraded Raspberry Pi computers are set to be launched to the International Space Station (ISS) this December, enabling young people aged 19 and under to run scientific experiments in space and communicate with astronauts aboard the ISS. The European Astro Pi […]
