Living in a world that has been dominated by the threat of Covid-19 for the past two years, it is sometimes difficult to look further afield at other issues facing the planet. While the impact of Covid has been – and continues to be – devastating, the damage to the planet resulting from climate change […]
The first Council of the new academic year continued to be dominated by issues related to Covid and its impact on education. It was the first meeting in the chair for new EIS President Heather Hughes, following her elevation to the post at the AGM in June. See feature on pp10-11 for a Q&A with […]
The EIS has welcomed the announcement by the Cabinet Secretary for Education that the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) is to be scrapped. The announcement came following the publication of the OECD Review of Curriculum for Excellence (CfE), which identified a ‘disconnect’ between the core aims of CfE and Scotland’s qualifications system. Commenting, EIS General Secretary […]
The EIS has criticised the planned return of ‘scrutiny activity’ inspections, the detail of which was published on the Education Scotland website. School inspections were paused last year as a consequence of the Covid pandemic, to enable a greater focus in schools on supporting education recovery. Commenting ahead of a meeting of the national EIS […]
National Occupational Networks operate to represent certain members who are part of an occupational group within the EIS who have distinctive interests and who may not be represented in other structures within the Institute. These groups operate on behalf of four categories of members – Additional Support Needs, Educational Psychologists, Headteachers and Deputy Headteachers, and […]
The EIS has welcomed the decision by the UK’s Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) that young people aged between 12 and 15 should be offered a COVID vaccination. Infection rates have increased substantially in recent weeks, and we have seen record levels of both pupil and staff Covid related absences particularly amongst young people, as schools […]
The EIS has a history of supporting climate change education, ‘Learning for Sustainability’, and has long moved its investments from companies associated with fossil fuels. Our last AGM further strengthened our environmental policies by resolving to instruct Council to campaign for a halt to biodiversity loss; to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by […]
Can you tell us about your history in teaching and the EIS? After graduating from Heriot Watt University I undertook my PGCSE at Moray House in Edinburgh. That’s when I joined the EIS. I taught Physics and Science in schools in Edinburgh and West Lothian and although I held a middle leadership post for 10 […]
A round-up of the latest updated advice and information related to Covid and education, from the EIS As reported in the ebulletin, following sustained pressure from the EIS some progress has been made in relation to the new Test and Protect (T&P) procedures regarding members’ concerns about teachers and schools not being informed promptly around […]
Professor Mark Priestley offers his views on the long-awaited Stobart report and explores what it means for reform of the Scottish qualifications system. T he end of August saw the long-awaited publication of Gordon Stobart’s comparative review of international qualifications systems. This report, written to complement the main OECD review of the Scottish Curriculum, published […]
