A major national survey of Scotland’s teachers, carried out by the EIS, has laid bare the scale of the growing problem of violence and aggression in Scotland’s schools. Female teachers are on the receiving end of misogyny from male pupils. We seem to have to deal with things that other workplaces wouldn’t tolerate. The survey […]

Here, EIS General Secretary Andrea Bradley takes a closer look at the key findings of the recent national branch survey, and explores some of the reasons behind challenging behaviours in our schools. The results of the EIS national branch survey on violent and aggressive behaviour in schools are stark and they are deeply worrying – […]

2023 has been a packed year for everyone in Scottish education, and for the EIS and all of its members. In schools, our members took part in the first industrial action campaign over pay for four decades, while members in both the Further and Higher education sectors were also in dispute on a range of […]

As the SEJ goes to print, EIS-FELA remain in dispute nationally over fair pay and job security and members across Scotland’s colleges are currently being balloted yet again, for both strike action and action short of strike. The EIS-FELA Executive has strongly recommended that members vote YES to both ASOS and strike action and secure […]