First Scottish teachers’ strike for four decades sent strong message to government On Thursday 24 November, teachers across Scotland walked out in the first day of national strike action over pay in almost 40 years. EIS members turned out in their thousands on school picket lines and at campaign rallies right across Scotland. Every single […]
Readers of the October 2022 edition of the SEJ will remember that, with the support of my employer, I have undertaken the task to gain GTCS registration in an additional sector. I am happy to welcome you along again, on my continued journey in the move from primary school teacher to retraining as a secondary […]
Action Research Through programmes such as the Action Research Grants scheme, EIS members can benefit from the support of academic colleagues to advance their professional learning. Through Professor Karen McArdle, Collaborative Action Research Network (CARN) Co-ordinating Group member and an academic mentor to EIS members undertaking action research projects, EIS members are supported to share […]
Strike One (Strike All) A Poem Our job’s not one done just for pay,It’s done for other reasons;It’s done to watch kids grow and learnAcross the year’s four seasons;It’s done to build a safety netFor kids who sometimes fall;It’s done to try encourage kidsWho’ve no time for school at all!Yes, the holidays are great(Yet they […]
Trade unions representing Scotland’s teachers have issued a formal unanimous rejection of the latest ‘revised’ pay offer from the Scottish Government and COSLA. The differentiated 5% offer which was presented by the Scottish Government and COSLA represented no real improvement on their previous offer, which was rejected by teaching unions three months ago. A letter […]
A Radical Remembered The end of 2022 marks the twentieth anniversary of a significant moment for a fair few within the EIS and other sister teaching unions north and south of the border. This is because Joe Strummer died on the 22 December 2002, only a few months past his fiftieth birthday. There was a […]
Inspired by our past, building for the future for women workers The 95th Annual STUC Women’s Conference took place in Glenrothes on the 31st October and 1st November. The theme ‘Inspired by our Past, Building for the Future’ was strongly carried throughout the conference, with reflections on past trade union struggles and contributions from young […]
Saturday, 12th November saw EIS members from across Scotland’s schools, colleges and early years settings coming together in Glasgow for the first in-person Education event since before the pandemic. And its purpose couldn’t have been more important – talking about and helping to shape the future of Scottish Education in our National Discussion. Implementing the […]
COUNCIL LAUDS MEMBER ACTION ON PAY & LOOKS AHEAD TO NEXT STAGE OF CAMPAIGN With the November meeting of EIS Council taking place the day after the first national teachers’ pay strike in four decades, there was only ever going to be one issue that dominated the agenda. Council members reflected on the hugely successful […]
16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence is an annual international campaign, running from the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, 25th November, until Human Rights Day 10th December. Unfortunately, domestic abuse is prevalent in our society, and it is estimated that 1 in 4 women will experience domestic abuse at […]
