{"id":44,"date":"2020-05-14T09:46:35","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T08:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sej.eis.org.uk\/?page_id=44"},"modified":"2020-09-30T20:19:15","modified_gmt":"2020-09-30T19:19:15","slug":"features","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/may2025\/features\/","title":{"rendered":"Features"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list has-dates wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/may2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/09\/SEJonlineImagesMay2526-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/may2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/09\/SEJonlineImagesMay2526-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/may2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/09\/SEJonlineImagesMay2526-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/may2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/09\/SEJonlineImagesMay2526-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/may2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/09\/SEJonlineImagesMay2526-725x480.jpg 725w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/may2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/09\/SEJonlineImagesMay2526.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/may2025\/felaconf25\/\">FELA Conference &#8211; Looking back and moving forward<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-05-28T10:21:46+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">28th May 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">In the twelve months since the last FELA conference there have been hard fought victories across our movement, not least a four year pay settlement for college lecturers. The 2025 FELA conference was a chance to recognise some of those wins and to look ahead and set out key campaigning objectives for the year ahead.\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/may2025\/felaconf25\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: FELA Conference &#8211; Looking back and moving forward<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/may2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/09\/SEJonlineImagesMay2528-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/may2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/09\/SEJonlineImagesMay2528-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/may2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/09\/SEJonlineImagesMay2528-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/may2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/09\/SEJonlineImagesMay2528-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/may2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/09\/SEJonlineImagesMay2528-725x480.jpg 725w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/may2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/09\/SEJonlineImagesMay2528.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/may2025\/ulaconf25\/\">EIS ULA Annual Conference 2025<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-05-28T10:22:25+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">28th May 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Rethinking Growth: A new vision and solidarity at the ULA annual conference The recent ULA Annual Conference brought together voices of our membership from across Scotland\u2019s higher education sector, with guest speakers Allan Crosbie the EIS President, Dr Kai Heron of the degrowth movement and Naomi Mason from the Center for Local Economic Strategies (CLES).\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/may2025\/ulaconf25\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: EIS ULA Annual Conference 2025<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/may2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/09\/SEJonlineImagesMay2541-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/may2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/09\/SEJonlineImagesMay2541-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/may2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/09\/SEJonlineImagesMay2541-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/may2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/09\/SEJonlineImagesMay2541-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/may2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/09\/SEJonlineImagesMay2541-725x480.jpg 725w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/may2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/09\/SEJonlineImagesMay2541.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/may2025\/uhi\/\">UHI Transformation Strategy<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-05-28T10:23:00+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">28th May 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">There have long been murmurings of a full merger of the ten UHI colleges. In September last year these \u201cmurmurings\u201d started to become more real. Staff were advised, via the UHI Transformation SharePoint site, that the \u201cUHI has announced plans to explore a transformative new operating model designed to enhance the university\u2019s ability to deliver\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/may2025\/uhi\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: UHI Transformation Strategy<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/may2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/09\/SEJonlineImagesMay2543-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/may2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/09\/SEJonlineImagesMay2543-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/may2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/09\/SEJonlineImagesMay2543-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/may2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/09\/SEJonlineImagesMay2543-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/may2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/09\/SEJonlineImagesMay2543-725x480.jpg 725w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/may2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/09\/SEJonlineImagesMay2543.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/may2025\/fundeducation\/\">Fund Education, Not War<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-05-28T10:23:33+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">28th May 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Anyone looking to count the challenges facing the Scottish education system wouldn\u2019t have far to look for them and would need more than the fingers on two hands to count them all. EIS members in every sector are struggling to deliver quality education on bargain basement budgets due to successive years of political decision-making since\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/may2025\/fundeducation\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Fund Education, Not War<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/may2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/05\/SEJonlineImagesMay2549-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/may2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/05\/SEJonlineImagesMay2549-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/may2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/05\/SEJonlineImagesMay2549-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/may2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/05\/SEJonlineImagesMay2549-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/may2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/05\/SEJonlineImagesMay2549-725x480.jpg 725w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/may2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/05\/SEJonlineImagesMay2549.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/may2025\/newfaces\/\">New (and not so new) faces in new places<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-05-28T10:24:14+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">28th May 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The SEJ rounds up some of the recent changes within the EIS staffing structure, with some new employees and some long-time employees in new roles. Look out for more new faces in upcoming editions of the SEJ Lewis Akers, Organiser I started my life as a trade unionist at 17 when I started working at\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/may2025\/newfaces\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: New (and not so new) faces in new places<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":1,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/may2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/may2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/may2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/may2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/may2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/may2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/may2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/may2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/may2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}