When will the Scottish Government commit resources to ensure reality can meet ambition? In our March edition, we welcomed the publication of an Audit Scotland report which echoed the concerns which the EIS has long highlighted about additional support for learning and brought into stark relief the scale of the challenges facing schools in meeting […]

16 days of action on gender based violence is an annual international campaign to end violence against women and girls Gender-based violence is unfortunately an issue that continues to affect our school communities. According to the End Violence Against Women Coalition (EVAW) research carried out in 2023, nearly one-third of girls don’t feel safe from […]

Scotland’s journey towards disability inclusion in education has already been long, determined, and hard-fought. Our legislative framework is strong: disabled pupils and disabled teachers now have legal protections that would once have been unimaginable. Yet the lived reality for disabled educators and learners shows that rights on paper are not enough. The promise of inclusion […]

December 1st marked a significant milestone on Scotland’s long and winding road to education reform. More than four years after the Scottish Government’s initial announcement, the SQA was legally replaced by a new body responsible for awarding and accrediting qualifications, Qualifications Scotland (QS). Scotland’s secondary teachers and college lecturers will likely approach the transformation with […]

The Gwen Mayor Trust was established by the EIS in memory of Gwen Mayor, the primary 1 teacher at Dunblane Primary School who was killed alongside 16 of her pupils in the 1996 tragedy. The purpose of the Trust is to advance education by providing financial support for projects in connection with the arts, culture, […]