The EIS national members’ survey, carried out late last year, has confirmed that Scotland’s teachers have faced soaring levels of workload throughout the pandemic. More than 16,000 EIS members across Scotland took part in the survey, and its findings are already being used to support EIS campaigning on a wide range of issues including workload […]

As members will be acutely aware, Scotland’s teachers are still awaiting their pay settlement for the year 2021- 2022. This was due to be settled and paid by April 2021. More than a year after the pay claim was submitted, the continuing procrastination of COSLA and the Scottish Government continues to be a source of […]

Rounding up the Latest Updates and Information on COVID-19 “Following the return of schools after the Winter break, all previous risk assessments require to be revisited, including individual risk assessments for staff who are at greater risk.” Throughout the pandemic, the EIS has continued to press for appropriate mitigations in schools, colleges and universities to […]

There’s a lot about the Scottish Government’s policy on Standardised Assessments for Literacy and Numeracy that just doesn’t read well or add up. It never has. That Scottish Government spending on SNSAs will be £17 million over the next 5 years despite the OECD’s clear advice that the assessments are of very limited value, is […]