The first meeting of EIS Council in 2024 had a broad agenda, with a diverse range of issues discussed throughout the day. Executive Committee Past President Andrene Bamford delivered the report of the Executive Committee, in place of Vice-President Allan Crosbie who was unable to attend on the day. Ms Bamford reported that Executive had […]
Last month, in a first for Scotland’s independent school sector, a historic recognition agreement was signed between Hutchesons’ Grammar School – an independent school in Glasgow – and teacher trade unions, including the EIS. In entering into the agreement, Hutchesons’ has become the first independent school in Scotland to formally recognise teacher trade unions for […]
The next STUC LGBT+ Workers’ Conference will take place on the 11-12th May 2024, every year, the EIS sends a delegation of members to jointly advance the trade union movement’s work tackling inequality and furthering the rights and lives of LGBT workers in Scotland. Pam Currie I hadn’t been involved in the EIS beyond my […]
The SFA Wellbeing and Protection Unit was set up in response to the report on historical abuse with Scottish Football. It works at all levels of Scottish football to ensure that children and young people can enjoy participation in the sport in a safe, welcoming, and nurturing environment. Last year it commissioned an important piece […]
It was standing room only at this excellent EIS wellbeing event that took place in Glasgow on 13 January. The highlight for many was the outstanding presentation by Sinead McBrearty, the CEO of Education Support UK, a charity whose mission is to improve the mental health and wellbeing of teachers and education staff, because it […]
For some of us, hope is in short supply. We face huge challenges in Scottish education, both in improving outcomes for children and in delivering manageable and rewarding job roles. But I want to share with you some insights that I think give cause for hope, and a critical solution that has the potential to […]
A s the UK government continues its assault on employment rights with the introduction of the Minimum Service Levels Act, the trade union movement is leading the opposition to this damaging new law. With a general election coming within the next 12 months, keeping the right to strike high on the political agenda will be […]
College lecturers across Scotland have delivered a decisive vote in favour of industrial action on pay, as a long-running national dispute continues. The statutory ballot, which closed in mid January covered EIS Further Education Lecturers’ Association (EIS- FELA) members in colleges the length and breadth of Scotland. In the ballot, 85% of those voting supported […]
Looking back at the recent high-profile dispute After more than three months of strike days spanning May until November last year, we have won our dispute! There are now no compulsory redundancies for lecturers at the college. As the biggest college in Scotland this is a win not just for us but for the whole […]
At the time of writing, it is 113 days since the most recent escalation of the long-running conflict between Palestine and Israel began. It followed the appalling attacks by Hamas that resulted in the deaths of 1200 Israeli people – both civilians and soldiers – and the taking of 250 hostages, more than a hundred […]
