Teachers at Hutchesons’ Grammar School commenced a programme of strike action over the school’s enforcement of damaging contractual changes to teachers’ pension entitlements. The strike on Friday the 19th of May, is believed to be the first ever strike action at an independent school in Scotland. Hutchesons’ Grammar school issued ‘fire and rehire’ letters to […]
The equality agenda is at the heart of the trade union movement, and Equality Representatives can play an essential part in building momentum for local action. Today, across Europe and further afield, a rise in far-right organising targeting and scapegoating marginalised groups, necessitates sustained and unified trade union solidarity action. Currently, Equality Representatives have no […]
What were you doing this time two years ago? For some of us, life almost appears to be back to ‘normal’ – the restricted life we experienced through the Covid-19 pandemic a distant memory. But for others, this is far from the case; the pandemic is not over, Covid-19 infections persist, and the easing of […]
Ensuring Quality P.E. Provision in Our Schools The mental health and wellbeing of children and young people has become a prominent focus for all of us over the past few years. From the virtual podium of the 2021 EIS AGM, Learning Rep and P.E. Teacher, Dominic Tollan, signalled the importance of ensuring quality physical education […]
This article is part of a series sharing learning from the EIS’s visit to the Australian Education Union and Sydney WorldPride 2023. “In a world that is seeing increasing backlash to the advancement of LGBTI rights across contexts, education trade unions must stand in solidarity with our own LGBTI members, our students and their families, […]
Spartacus Marlow is a GTCS-registered primary teacher with 18 years’ teaching experience and a degree-level qualification in their chosen subject, who is being supported by their Local Authority to gain registration in an additional sector. Further information is available on the GTCS website. “It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it […]
