Play by any other name Embracing The Play Principles Beyond the Early Years Every child has the fundamental right to play. It is in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Article 31, if you want to check). Not only is it important for enjoyment and fun, but vital for child development. […]
Welcome to SEJ Digital Keep Standing Up In this edition of the SEJ, we highlight the continuing EIS Stand Up for Quality Education campaign, which continues to put pressure on the Scottish Government and local authorities to deliver a better deal for Scottish education. We look back at the EIS parliamentary event, Stand Up for […]
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 […]
