Piping and Drumming Support – Thank you! In a recent edition of the SEJ, EIS Head of Communications Brian Cooper told how he was planning to raise funds to support Piping and Drumming in Scottish state schools by running the Loch Ness Marathon. The SEJ is happy to report that, despite being laid low for […]
Welcome to SEJ Digital Digesting the Scottish Budget Shortly before this SEJ went to print, the Scottish Government announced their draft budget for the year ahead. This is not the final budget – there will be much horse-trading at Holyrood and with local authorities, through COSLA, before the final version of the budget is approved, […]
With the EIS campaign Stand up for Quality Education continuing to promote the need for increased investment in education, Council discussed the next steps in the campaign and highlighted the importance of the current Glasgow dispute as a bulwark in the battle against education cuts. Vice-President Adam Sutcliffe, delivered his report on behalf of the […]
The EIS has welcomed the publication of the Scottish Government’s updated anti-bullying guidance. The publication, entitled Respect for All, is helpful in that it aims to ensure a consistency of approach to tackling all forms of bullying of children and young people, including that which is prejudice-based, not only in schools but across all sectors […]
The EIS recently called on the Cabinet Secretary for Education to intervene to protect school instrumental music tuition, in light of East Ayrshire Council’s plans to remove its instrumental music service from education and outsource it to an arm’s length trust. The EIS is concerned that if implemented, the Council’s plans will fundamentally undermine key […]
It was a good day for the EIS at this year’s TUC Communications Awards, held recently at Congress House in London. In the ‘Best Union Journal’ category, the online edition of the SEJ won commendation, with the judges saying, “This fully online version lets members choose their preferred delivery format. It works well across different […]
National Occupational Networks operate to represent certain members who are part of an occupational group within the EIS who have distinctive interests and who may not be represented in other structures within the Institute. These groups operate on behalf of four categories of members – Additional Support Needs, Educational Psychologists, Headteachers and Deputy Headteachers, and […]
