The launch of the Many Good Men resource brought teachers, policy-makers, youth workers, charitable organisations and young people together for a night of reflection, discussion and challenging conversations. Opening the event, Clare Duffy, Artistic Director at Civic Digits, introduced the origins of the Many Good Men project. She spoke about the urgent need to confront […]
New polling reveals that a majority of parents back unions’ urgent call to make education staff central at every stage of AI adoption in education – to deliver the best outcomes for children and young people, the TUC says. As the government plans the roll out of AI in schools and colleges, educators and their […]
The EIS’s Action Research Grants Scheme for 2026-28 will shortly open, and applications to the scheme will be welcome from Monday, 2nd March 2026. Participation in this type of practitioner inquiry can be empowering and transformative, and the EIS has long-supported teachers’ and lecturers’ autonomous engagement with their own professional learning. Researchers will undertake their […]
The new Employment Rights Act, which was passed by the UK Parliament in December and given Royal Assent shortly thereafter, will bring many benefits to workers in all sectors across the UK. The EIS welcomed the passing of the Employment Rights Bill and highlighted the benefits that it will bring to Scottish education, its schools […]
The Gwen Mayor Trust, a charity established in memory of Dunblane Primary School teacher Gwen Mayor, recently announced the nursery and primary school arts, sports, culture and community projects it is providing funding support for this year. The charity was established by, and is administered by, the EIS and has supported hundreds of nursery and primary school projects benefitting thousands of children since it […]
A delegation of education leaders, including EIS President Adam Sutcliffe, had been invited to mark the International Day of Education. Education International strongly condemns the decision by the Israeli occupation authorities to prevent a delegation of education leaders from entering Palestine, detaining delegation members for hours, subjecting them to interrogation, confiscating their passports, and forcibly […]
EIS President Adam Sutcliffe reports on a recent solidarity visit to Canada. Last October I was delighted to be invited by the CSQ (la Centrale des Syndicats du Québec) to attend their General Council and take part in an international round table with trade union activists from Portugal and Italy. The CSQ is the third […]
Scotland’s new Centre for Teaching Excellence (CfTE) was launched by the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills on 3rd September 2025. The Core focus of CfTE is to support teachers, including those in Gaelic education, to lead and engage with research and evidence, thereby developing their practice and delivering excellent teaching and learning. CfTE represents […]
A briefing paper, published recently by the EIS, has laid bare the true scale and impact of the growing Additional Support Needs (ASN) challenge facing Scotland’s schools. The number of young people with ASN has grown exponentially in recent years, rising from 5% of the pupil population in 2007 to 43% of the pupil population […]
