This year marks the 179th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the EIS which will be held in Aviemore on the 5th – 7th June. The theme for this year’s event will be Stand up for Quality Education, where we will celebrate and highlight the many ways the EIS has been standing up for Scottish education, […]
Professor Louise Hayward, University of Glasgow and Professor John McKendrick, Glasgow Caledonian University, will be honoured at this year’s AGM with EIS Fellowships for their sterling services to Scottish education, equality and social justice. Here, they offer their perspectives on Scottish education, its many successes, and the significant challenges that it continues to face. Building […]
General Secretary Andrea Bradley was a delegate to the recent ISTP Conference in Iceland, and reports here for the SEJ. For the first time in three years, Scotland was able to have a proper seat at the table of the 15th annual International Summit on the Teaching Profession (ISTP), this year hosted by Iceland and […]
The SEJ joined a tour at historic Doune Castle, near Stirling, led by P7 pupils from Doune Primary School. The school works with Historic Scotland and Illuminate UK to train pupils to lead interactive tours as part of the Junior Tour Guide programme. Doune Castle is a striking medieval stronghold, sitting in woodland around 8 […]
