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%… Read more: Tackling the digital divide

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… Read more: Tackling Education Reform

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%… Read more: Solidarity with disabled teachers

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,… Read more: Equally safe in education: 16 days of activism

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… Read more: E-Quality Literature: Embracing Equality and Diversity through Scottish Children’s Literature