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 […]
