The first meeting of Council for 2021, held remotely to comply with COVID-19 legislation, was held shortly after schools returned for the New Year on a remote learning model for most pupils. Council discussed the circumstances that had led to the government shifting to the closure of schools for all pupils except for children of […]
General Secretary Larry Flanagan, who represents the EIS on the Scottish Government’s COVID Education Recovery Group (CERG), updated Council on a range of Coronavirus-related issues. CERG had met for the first time this year the day before the EIS meeting, so the General Secretary was able to provide Council members with an up-to-date report on […]
EIS General Secretary Larry Flanagan was recently elected as President of the European Trade Union Committee for Education (ETUCE). The ETUCE is comprised of 132 education trade unions across 51 countries and represents over 11 million workers across the continent. The ETUCE is also the European structure of the global education trade union organisation, Education […]
Commenting following the Scottish Budget announcement, which includes plans to cap public sector pay rises at 1% for those earning over £25,000 – including teachers – EIS General Secretary Larry Flanagan said, “Today’s announcement of an effective pay freeze will be met with deep disappointment by Scotland’s teachers, who have been working flat-out throughout the […]
The EIS has warned that the COVID- 19 pandemic continues to have a disproportionate impact on young people from less advantaged backgrounds. Without sufficient intervention and support, the consequences of the pandemic could further entrench the disadvantage experienced by young people currently living in poverty. Commenting, EIS General Secretary Larry Flanagan said, “The COVID-19 pandemic […]
The EIS has learned that some colleges plan to resume face-face teaching, whilst other colleges confirmed that there will not be any face-to-face teaching until at least mid-February. The EIS raised safety concerns with the colleges as it does not believe that these colleges have carried out revised risk assessments for the new variant of […]
