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… Read more: Covid Concerns To The Fore In First Council of New Session

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’… Read more: EIS welcomes decision to scrap SQA following publication of OECD Report

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… Read more: Return of school inspections is out of touch and a retrograde step

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… Read more: National Occupational Networks

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… Read more: EIS welcomes CMO’s decision to offer COVID vaccine to 12 to 15 year olds