Dear All,
Some standing items and some new to share this week.
- Working Time Agreements: Negotiations will be underway in schools to achieve agreement around allocating the five collegiate hours per week and reflecting the distribution of these across session 26/27 in the collegiate calendar. The WTA Proforma, Checklist and audit tool/collegiate calendar can be found on the Glasgow website here and if support materials are required, please contact this office and we will arrange to send these out.
- EIS Scottish Parliament Election Hustings: We will be hosting a series of regional Scottish Parliamentary Election hustings with prospective MSPs. These are mostly in-person hustings and will give members in selected areas an opportunity to meet local prospective MSPs. A buffet meal will be provided at each event to be held in, Glasgow: Monday 27th April, Edinburgh: Tuesday 28th April, Aberdeen: Wednesday 29th April and Inverness: Wednesday 29th April. We will also hold a national online-only hustings event on Thursday, 30th April, with the education spokespersons for the five major parties invited. You can register for these here at Hustings 2026 | EIS
- Into Teaching Webinar: If you are a teacher in your first five years, please click here to register for this webinar on Tuesday 21st April online 4.30-6pm. There will guest speakers from GTCS, Education Scotland and EIS with a Q&A session at the end.
- STUC LGBT+ Workers' Conference 2026: Though the closing date for nominations was last Wednesday, it might still be worth it to register here for this year's STUC LGBT+ Workers' Conference which will take place on Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th May 2026, at the Golden Jubilee Conference Hotel in Clydebank.
- Glasgow Networks: Anyone interested in informal LGBT+ or Disabled Members' Networks can contact Equality Rep Damien Donnelly ddonnelly@eis-equalityrep.org.uk
- Violent and Aggressive Behaviour Study: University of West of Scotland need to hear from teachers and practitioners working in Scotland’s cities. Your day-to-day experiences around violent and aggressive behaviour are essential to building an accurate national picture and shaping recommendations for meaningful change, click here to complete the brief form to register your interest.
- PACT: The government funded and EIS organised anti-poverty training programme is currently running a series of three courses online and in-person. The next up is online 4.30pm tomorrow 31st March and can be registered for here Session 3: Schools Against Poverty and the following is in-person at the Glasgow Area Office Clairmont Gardens 12.30 on 15th May Session 1: Nature of Poverty. Further details about this programme including Edinburgh training dates can be found here.
- Pensions Q&A: EIS Pensions and Payroll Specialists, Stephen Stewart and Murray McLeod, will be holding online meetings at 4pm on the following dates and you can sign up by clicking the one date that bests suits you: Wed 8th April, Wed 22nd April, Wed 6th May and Tues 26th May
- SPPA Update: The purpose of this circular is to confirm the process and information required for summer retirement applications for 2026 and this circular notifies employers of the increase to public service pensions with effect from 6 April.
Wishing you all a very well-deserved holiday and hope you have a relaxing break with some time to switch off and recharge.
Thanks,
Jane
