{"id":44,"date":"2020-05-14T09:46:35","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T08:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sej.eis.org.uk\/?page_id=44"},"modified":"2020-09-30T20:19:15","modified_gmt":"2020-09-30T19:19:15","slug":"features","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2025\/features\/","title":{"rendered":"Features"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list has-dates wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/09\/SEJonlineImagesDecember2517-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/09\/SEJonlineImagesDecember2517-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/09\/SEJonlineImagesDecember2517-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/09\/SEJonlineImagesDecember2517-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/09\/SEJonlineImagesDecember2517-725x480.jpg 725w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/09\/SEJonlineImagesDecember2517.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2025\/asl\/\">Additional Support for Learning<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-12-18T12:00:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">18th December 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">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\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2025\/asl\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Additional Support for Learning<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/09\/SEJonlineImagesDecember2518-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/09\/SEJonlineImagesDecember2518-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/09\/SEJonlineImagesDecember2518-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/09\/SEJonlineImagesDecember2518-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/09\/SEJonlineImagesDecember2518-725x480.jpg 725w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/09\/SEJonlineImagesDecember2518.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2025\/16days\/\">16 days of action on gender based violence<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-12-18T10:58:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">18th December 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">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\u2019t feel safe from\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2025\/16days\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: 16 days of action on gender based violence<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/09\/SEJonlineImagesDecember2519-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/09\/SEJonlineImagesDecember2519-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/09\/SEJonlineImagesDecember2519-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/09\/SEJonlineImagesDecember2519-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/09\/SEJonlineImagesDecember2519-725x480.jpg 725w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/09\/SEJonlineImagesDecember2519.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2025\/disabilitymonth\/\">Disability History Month: towards disability inclusion and equity in employment and education<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-12-18T00:00:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">18th December 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Scotland\u2019s 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\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2025\/disabilitymonth\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Disability History Month: towards disability inclusion and equity in employment and education<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/09\/SEJonlineImagesDecember2520-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/09\/SEJonlineImagesDecember2520-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/09\/SEJonlineImagesDecember2520-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/09\/SEJonlineImagesDecember2520-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/09\/SEJonlineImagesDecember2520-725x480.jpg 725w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/09\/SEJonlineImagesDecember2520.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2025\/reform\/\">Education Reform: The long and winding road<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-12-18T12:00:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">18th December 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">December 1st marked a significant milestone on Scotland\u2019s long and winding road to education reform. More than four years after the Scottish Government\u2019s initial announcement, the SQA was legally replaced by a new body responsible for awarding and accrediting qualifications, Qualifications Scotland (QS). Scotland\u2019s secondary teachers and college lecturers will likely approach the transformation with\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2025\/reform\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Education Reform: The long and winding road<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/12\/SEJonlineImagesDecember2521-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/12\/SEJonlineImagesDecember2521-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/12\/SEJonlineImagesDecember2521-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/12\/SEJonlineImagesDecember2521-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/12\/SEJonlineImagesDecember2521-725x480.jpg 725w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/12\/SEJonlineImagesDecember2521.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2025\/gwenmayor\/\">The Gwen Mayor Trust<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-12-08T16:20:40+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">8th December 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">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,\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2025\/gwenmayor\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: The Gwen Mayor Trust<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":1,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/dec2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}