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 […]

When the EIS launched the Stand up for Quality Education (SUFQE) campaign some three years ago, there was a clear recognition that it would be a long-term project. The campaign is focused on some major demands, which are key to delivering a better education system and an enhanced learning and teaching environment for staff and […]

Has the Scottish Government Really learned the lessons of past reform? In her first formal ministerial statement to Parliament as Cabinet Secretary for Education, Culture and Gaelic on 2nd September, Mairi McAllan described Scotland’s Curriculum Improvement Cycle (CIC) as “the largest-ever reform to Curriculum for Excellence.” Scotland’s teachers might view the prospect of further large-scale […]

In the current context of threats to democracy and far right forces seeking to erode the decades of progress won on gender-equality and civil rights, it is no surprise that this inspiring conference title led over 300 women from education trade unions across 55 countries to travel to Bahia, Brazil for the 5th Educational International […]