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,… Read more: Narrow Threshold Miss Leads to New Statutory Ballot

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… Read more: Strike action at Craigclowan school continues

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%… Read more: EIS welcomes new funding for education and anti-poverty measures in Scottish budget

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… Read more: EIS FELA holds parliamentary reception over the future of funding in FE

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… Read more: Lecturers at Edinburgh Napier University to take strike action in fight against job cuts