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. […]
SEJ Digital Democracy is key to collective strength As members will be aware, the EIS has opened a new statutory industrial action ballot over teacher workload. This ballot is a vital part of the campaign to cut workload, create jobs for new teachers, and ensure that government promises on reducing class contact time are delivered. […]
Vice-President Mark Smith, delivering the report of the Executive Committee, provided an overview of campaign activity related to the recent statutory ballot, outlining the wide range of activities in the promotion of participation of the ballot. There had been, he said, a structured campaign to encourage people to vote including all member emails, EIS Engage […]
EIS members at Craigclowan School near Perth are continuing with strike action as a dispute over cuts to the staff pension scheme. Members are striking in order to protect their pension from being moved out of the Scottish Teachers’ Pension Scheme (STPS) and into an inferior scheme as part of a cost cutting measure. Commenting […]
The EIS has welcomed headline increases in funding for Scottish education and anti-poverty measures in the budget statement made by Finance Secretary Shona Robison in the Scottish Parliament. Amongst the key elements included in the Finance Secretary’s statement are a 2% increase in local authority funding to support improvements including the reduction in teachers’ class […]
EIS FELA held their parliamentary reception on the evening of the Scottish Budget, the 13th of January 2026. MSPs, representatives from Colleges Scotland and EIS FELA members came together in a night of discussion around the future of funding in the sector. The event was co-hosted by representatives from all major parties in Scottish Parliament: […]
Members of the Educational Institute of Scotland University Lecturers Association (EIS ULA) at Edinburgh Napier University (ENU) are to commence strike action in an escalation of a dispute over job cuts and redundancies at the university. A recent ballot, organised by the EIS, resulted in an overwhelming majority vote in favour of strike action, with […]
