{"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\/oct2022\/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=\"179\" height=\"125\" src=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/oct2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/06\/image-4.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/oct2022\/ballot-checklist\/\">Ballot checklist<\/a><time datetime=\"2022-10-01T13:00:55+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">1st October 2022<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Why we are asking you to vote YES to strike action The EIS needs all members to vote in the statutory ballot, to deliver an overwhelming strike mandate that COSLA and the Scottish Government cannot ignore. All teachers are facing the cost-of-living crisis. Teachers\u2019 pay needs to increase by 10% as protection against soaring inflation\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/oct2022\/ballot-checklist\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Ballot checklist<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/oct2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/10\/school-300x188.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/oct2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/10\/school-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/oct2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/10\/school-1024x641.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/oct2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/10\/school-768x481.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/oct2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/10\/school-1536x961.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/oct2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/10\/school-2048x1282.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/oct2022\/what-happens-when-an-old-hand-is-on-a-new-footing\/\">What happens when an old hand is  on a new footing?<\/a><time datetime=\"2022-10-01T12:00:08+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">1st October 2022<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">\u201cNothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change\u201c Mary Shelley, Frankenstein, 1818 Spartacus Marlow is a GTCS-registered primary teacher with 18 years\u2019 teaching experience and a degree-level qualification in their chosen subject, who is being supported by their Local Authority to gain registration in an additional sector. \u201cNothing is\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/oct2022\/what-happens-when-an-old-hand-is-on-a-new-footing\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: What happens when an old hand is  on a new footing?<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" src=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/oct2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/06\/colo3-300x231.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/oct2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/06\/colo3-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/oct2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/06\/colo3-1024x788.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/oct2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/06\/colo3-768x591.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/oct2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/06\/colo3.jpg 1288w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/oct2022\/justice-for-colombia\/\">Justice for Colombia<\/a><time datetime=\"2022-12-01T11:18:37+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">1st December 2022<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">In June of this year the then EIS General Secretary, Larry Flanagan, was part of an international delegation to Colombia at the time of the first round of the Presidential elections. Colombia is often cited as being the most dangerous place in the world to be a trade unionist, with over 300 assassinations having taken\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/oct2022\/justice-for-colombia\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Justice for Colombia<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" src=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/oct2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/10\/lbgt-300x189.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/oct2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/10\/lbgt-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/oct2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/10\/lbgt-1024x646.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/oct2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/10\/lbgt-768x485.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/oct2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/10\/lbgt-1536x969.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/oct2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/10\/lbgt-2048x1292.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/oct2022\/schools-out-lgbt-education-in-scotland-today\/\">School\u2019s out? LGBT+ education in Scotland today<\/a><time datetime=\"2022-10-01T10:08:48+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">1st October 2022<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By David Dick, Chair of EIS LGBT Sub-Committee 2020-22 In the summer of 2021, Scotland made history, by being the first country in the world to embed lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT+) inclusive education across the school curriculum. This hard-won and long overdue achievement was the result of sustained, organised, collective action by individuals,\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/oct2022\/schools-out-lgbt-education-in-scotland-today\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: School\u2019s out? LGBT+ education in Scotland today<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" src=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/oct2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/06\/woman1-300x186.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/oct2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/06\/woman1-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/oct2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/06\/woman1-1024x634.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/oct2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/06\/woman1-768x476.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/oct2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/06\/woman1-1536x952.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/oct2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/06\/woman1-2048x1269.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/oct2022\/a-womens-place-is-in-her-union\/\">A women\u2019s place is in her union<\/a><time datetime=\"2022-10-01T10:09:27+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">1st October 2022<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Enhancing Trade Union Skills and Finding Your Voice On Saturday 20th September, women from trade unions across Scotland were welcomed to the Golden Jubilee Conference Hotel to engage in the first STUC Women\u2019s Weekend School since the start of the pandemic. The purpose of the two-day residential was to help women learn new skills, encourage\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/oct2022\/a-womens-place-is-in-her-union\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: A women\u2019s place is in her union<\/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":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-44","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/oct2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/oct2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/oct2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/oct2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/oct2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/oct2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sej.org.uk\/oct2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}