As Storm Éowyn battered the country on the 24th of January, EIS Council met to take forward the key business of the Institute. As an in-person meeting was not possible, the meeting took place virtually, with members joining via laptops, tablets and phones from across the country. The first order of business was to suspend […]
Following the Scottish budget-related announcement of the expansion of free school meals to S1 to S3 pupils in receipt of Scottish Child Payment in 8 local authorities, STUC Women’s Committee Chair, Pearl Abernethy, said, “We welcome this announcement as another step towards eradicating child poverty. “However, this limited expansion does not deliver on Scottish Government […]
As part of its continuing commitment to keeping members informed, the EIS has recently expanded its social media presence by setting up a profile on Bluesky. Bluesky is a microblogging social media site, with a similar look and feel to the former Twitter platform. The site was originally established as an offshoot of Twitter, but […]
The EIS gave a clear response to the recent statement on Scottish education by Cabinet Secretary for Education Jenny Gilruth, which followed the Scottish budget and came in the wake of the post-budget agreement with COSLA. Ms Gilruth’s statement came on the same day that summary education statistics confirmed that teacher numbers in Scotland have […]
Scottish education continues to operate in a very challenging financial climate, right across the country. Budget cuts in recent years have been painful, leading to fewer teachers and support staff in our schools, and less support and fewer opportunities for our young people. The Scottish Government has, rightly, set its sights on the eradication of […]
As the SEJ goes to print, the clock is ticking on the Scottish Government and COSLA to make a meaningful step forward in addressing the unsustainable level of workload facing teachers across Scotland. As members will be aware, the current Scottish Government made a manifesto commitment to reduce class contact time from 22.5 to 21 […]
Scotland’s teachers have collectively been left out of pocket by potentially tens of millions of pounds, as the result of an ongoing impasse between 16 Scottish local authorities and His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) over the implications of the 2022-23 pay settlement to Scotland’s teachers. Tax changes which came into force in April 2023 […]
In the context of increasingly visible far-right narratives in mainstream media, politics and society, EIS members seek to embody hope over fear and rise up for a better future. Over two days, the EIS Social Justice and Solidarity Conference ‘Still We Rise’ explored how educators and trade unionists can join together to create a fairer […]
In an increasingly turbulent world, with continuing conflict in Eastern Europe, parts of Africa and the Middle-East, and with the growth in disinformation and misinformation online, education has an important role to play in equipping young people with the skills to navigate the many sources of information available to them and in supporting them to […]
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, […]
