With the Winter months now upon us, the importance of Covid mitigations is increased and issues such as balancing ventilation with appropriate temperature within classrooms become more challenging. Here, the SEJ rounds up the latest Covid safety developments, guidance and advice. A few minor changes in Scottish Government guidelines for schools have been issued but […]

Over the past year the world has tracked the progress of the COVID-19 pandemic using data collection of cases and COVID-related deaths. Yet we now know that these provide only a partial picture of the impact that COVID-19 has made to the lives of those affected. Long after being infected by the COVID-19 virus many […]

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 […]

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 […]