The Campaign Marches on General Secretary Andrea Bradley outlines the reasons why the EIS is joining with a diverse range of campaigning organisations to support the Poverty Alliance in the Scotland Demands Better campaign. The EIS commends the Poverty Alliance for taking forward the next phase of the Scotland Demands Better campaign. The EIS considers […]

The EIS delegation to this year’s Trade Union Congress in Brighton played a significant part in proceedings, particularly on education and equality issues. Members of the delegation, led by President Adam Sutcliffe, spoke on a range of issues including motions on proper funding for education and the importance of education in standing up against far-right […]

Late in the evening of Wednesday, 25 June, after years of consultations, months of debate and detailed consideration of hundreds of amendments, the Education (Scotland) Bill finally passed into law… But, with a narrow majority of only nine votes, this was not with the widespread support the Scottish Government might have anticipated. The Bill limped […]

The SEJ spoke to Adam Sutcliffe, and found out that his career route into teaching and, eventually, to his recent election as EIS President, followed far from a traditional path. Can you tell us a little about your career history to date? I’m a Principal Teacher of Modern Languages (French and German) but I think […]