Play by any other name Embracing The Play Principles Beyond the Early Years Every child has the fundamental right to play. It is in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Article 31, if you want to check). Not only is it important for enjoyment and fun, but vital for child development. […]
Welcome to SEJ Digital Bleak picture on school behaviour As we highlight in this month’s SEJ, two recent major publications have painted a worrying picture on the scale of the aggression and violence challenge facing Scotland’s schools. The EIS national branch survey, carried out earlier this year, confirmed that many schools are seeing violent incidents […]
To coincide with November’s meeting of EIS Council, the EIS published the results of the national branch survey on violent and aggressive behaviour in schools. As we report in this SEJ, the findings were doubly troubling and must represent a stark warning to the Scottish Government and Scotland’s local authorities. General Secretary Andrea Bradley reported […]
The results of the Behaviour in Scottish Schools Research (BiSSR), published by the Scottish Government, have confirmed that incidents of violence, aggression and disruptive behaviours in Scotland’s schools have risen significantly over the past few years. Commenting, EIS General Secretary Andrea Bradley said, “The data in the BiSSR confirms the findings of the EIS national […]
Commenting on the recent statement on school behaviour by Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth in the Scottish Parliament, EIS General Secretary Andrea Bradley said, “This statement did not contain a great deal of detail on the practical steps to be taken and the increased support to be delivered to schools to tackle pupil behaviour, aggression and […]
The EIS has responded to the surprise announcement made by Education Secretary, Jenny Gilruth, during the SNP conference on plans to create a new Centre of Teaching Excellence. Commenting, EIS Assistant Secretary, Anne Keenan said, “We read with interest the comments made by the Cabinet Secretary about the creation of a new Centre of Teaching […]
November’s meeting of EIS Council was the last for Assistant Secretary Louise Wilson, who is leaving the EIS later this month. Numerous Council members took the opportunity to thank Louise for her decades of dedicated service to the EIS – as an activist, as a National Officer and, finally, as an Assistant Secretary of the […]
