As EIS Council members gathered in Edinburgh for the first time this session, the focus was on building the recently-launched campaign Stand Up for Quality Education. Recent reports of increases in the number of incidences of serious pupil disruption and violence… Read more: Back to work, back to campaigning

As lecturers across Scotland take national industrial action to secure fair pay and protect jobs, lecturers at two colleges are also engaged in local action to defend jobs. At City of Glasgow College, EIS-FELA members are continuing strike action in a… Read more: Local Disputes Continue

Following four days of strike action at Hutchesons’ Grammar School, the dispute at the school is now settled on the basis of a 7-point agreement. The dispute began in January with the School’s proposal to withdraw teaching staff from the Scottish… Read more: Hutchesons’ Grammar Dispute Settled, Strike Action to Cease

The EIS has written to First Minister Humza Yousaf calling for action on the lack of job security for many newly and recently qualified teachers across Scotland. In recent years, Scottish local authorities have increasingly appointed new teachers on short-term temporary… Read more: EIS Calls on First Minister to Act on Under-Employment of Teachers Across Scotland

The SNCT Teachers’ Panel, made up of trade unions representing Scotland’s teachers, has strongly criticised the Scottish Government for the severe lack of progress in delivering the SNP 2021 Manifesto commitment to reduce teachers’ class contact time by 90 minutes per… Read more: Teachers critical of Scottish Government for lack of progress in implementing manifesto commitment on class contact time reduction

David Baxter – Area Officer Joining the EIS family has been a long-held ambition of mine. I’ve always been deeply passionate about representing and supporting the members of this esteemed institution. Prior to my current role, I had the privilege of… Read more: New Appointments