Weekly Update: Monday 15th December

Dear All,

It’s mostly standing items to share with members this week, but there’s links below to updated information about the statutory ballot. Before we go off for a very welcome holiday though, the main action for us is to turn out and post our vote back. 

• Statutory Ballot: Members should by now have received their new ballot papers through the post and, if not, please email ballot@eis.org.uk to request a replacement. Alternatively, there is a send-me-a new-ballot button in the all-member emails sent out by HQ along with another button to click to tell us you’ve voted. This allows the ballot to be tracked and has the added advantage of taking you off the contact list for receiving any further ballot emails. Finally, to cut through any confusion over ballot envelopes, here’s the most recent guidance: should members end up with two or more envelopes, we can post them all without fear of whether we’ve posted the right one or if we’ve spoiled the ballot by voting multiple times. Civica will electronically ‘bin’ the first redundant ballot with the typo, record your next vote and discount any further ballots they may receive from you. Please click Advent FAQs and Campaign for further details about.
• Branch Meetings: If a speaker would be helpful for meetings over the course of next term, please contact glasgowla@eis.org.uk to get this organised. We’d cover all themes of the Stand Up for Quality Education campaign: Workload, Behaviour and ASN along with the workload dispute, and any H&S issues or other agenda items specific to your school.
• Glasgow Local ASN Network: We are relaunching our ASN Network to include all Glasgow members, so you need not work in ASN sector to join. Please register on CPD manager for the next network meeting on Tuesday the 6^th of January with guest speaker Leah Stalker, National Health and Safety Officer.

Have a good holiday when it comes, with thanks for all your hard work during this campaign. I would also like to thank our local Committee of Management, Office Bearers and Area Office for their support this session. Enjoy a well-deserved break everybody, it’s not a moment too soon.

Jane