The SEJ spoke to new EIS President Mark Smith, and found out more about his teaching, trade union and even his little-known Olympic background. Can you tell us a little bit about your career in education? It might be hard to believe but I started teaching as a PE teacher in 1993. I worked in […]
The Employment Rights Act—passed in December 2025 and implemented throughout 2026 and into 2027—marks the most significant change in UK Employment law in decades, both introducing new and improved rights and reversing many of the statutory restrictions on trade union activity introduced in recent decades. The Act strengthens collective voice, expands protections for millions of […]
September’s meeting of EIS Council, the first of this academic year, welcomed many new members of Council to their first meeting. While some members were new, the issues under discussion had a familiar theme, as continuing disputes in both the Further and Higher education sectors rolled on. Ex-President Adam Sutcliffe delivered the report of the […]
