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 […]

Members of the EIS ULA at Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) have escalated their strike action, seeking to protect members from compulsory redundancy after ACAS talks failed to reach a suitable dispute resolution. Starting on Monday 21st September, staff were scheduled to take 14 days of strike action over a four week period to protect jobs […]

The recent furore surrounding the PISA rankings will have been background noise for most teachers. Politicians and the media home in on “the league tables” as if our children’s education is a spectator sport. Headlines decry falling standards and demand we get “back to basics”. This might provide political capital for some. But it undermines […]

Helen Connor, who passed away in June, was a long-time EIS member and a strongly committed trade unionist. Originally trained as a primary teacher, Helen also worked in the Secondary sector later in her career as a transition teacher. Having trained at Jordanhill College, Helen spent some time in London where she became treasurer of […]

Norma Anne Watson, who passed away in May, was a long-time EIS member and prominent campaigner for Scottish education. Trained as a primary teacher, Norma Anne developed a specialist interest in Early Years education. Norma Anne lived and worked in West Lothian, and spent a major part of her teaching career as Headteacher of Kirkhill […]