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EIS calls for teacher professional unity to protect education
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People First, October 1st – Will You Be There?
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EIS General Secretary Announces Retirement
EIS selects Larry Flanagan as new General Secretary
GTC Scotland is seeking panel applications for a new independent council
Member Update - October 2012

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5/24/2013 - Teachers in pre-5 and primary sectors raise CfE workload concerns
5/17/2013 - Request for Assistance for Racial Equality Research Project
5/13/2013 - EIS launches campaign to tackle growing teacher workload
5/7/2013 - Pensions Campaign Update - 7 May 2013
4/30/2013 - EIS welcomes publication of new CfE support materials
4/26/2013 - National teacher survey to gauge CfE concerns goes live
4/24/2013 - Literacy Report Paints Positive Picture for Scottish Education
4/20/2013 - Thatcherite legacy must be challenged to tackle child poverty
4/16/2013 - EIS expresses “disappointment” in code of HE governance
4/12/2013 - ULA Members Bulletin Spring 2013
4/11/2013 - FELA Members Bulletin Spring 2013
3/27/2013 - EIS members give overwhelming support to further pensions action
3/26/2013 - EIS Condemns education committee decision on pensions
3/25/2013 - EIS: Holyrood education committee must oppose pensions increase
3/22/2013 - EIS E-Lobby of Holyrood Education Committee - URGENT
3/20/2013 - Urgent reminder - use your vote!
3/7/2013 - Consultative Ballot on Pensions
3/7/2013 - Scotland’s largest teaching union opens pensions ballot
3/6/2013 - EIS marks international women’s day with major edinburgh lecture
3/5/2013 - Consultative Ballot on Pensions - 5 March 2013
3/5/2013 - ULA Bulletin - March 2013
2/28/2013 - Scotland’s teaching unions united in condemnation of pensions hike
2/27/2013 - Reid Kerr lecturers strike today in pay dispute
2/22/2013 - Final results of national CfE survey confirm teachers’ concerns
2/12/2013 - Your union, Your choice - 12 Feb 2013
2/11/2013 - Supporting schools in Africa - Malawi cycle & trek 2013 fundraiser
2/8/2013 - EIS survey of CfE - interim results reveal resource concerns
2/7/2013 - EIS condemns 'increase' in FE funding as just a re-branded cut
2/1/2013 - Scottish Government teacher training boost – EIS comment
1/30/2013 - FE colleges: EIS welcomes Holyrood debate & calls for more funding
1/28/2013 - National teacher survey to gauge CfE concerns goes live
1/25/2013 - EIS to ballot teachers and lecturers over further pension action
1/22/2013 - EIS urges MSPs to increase FE college funding
1/21/2013 - EIS welcomes involvement in new commission for young people
1/17/2013 - Member e-Bulletin - January 2013
1/14/2013 - Holocaust Memorial Day - 27 Jan 2013
1/10/2013 - Sandy Hook Elementary: A message of condolence and support - 10 Jan 2013
1/9/2013 - Scottish Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) update - Jan 2013
1/3/2013 - EIS Glasgow LA - Curriculum for Excellence Survey 2012
1/3/2013 - EIS launches new teacher survey of CfE senior phase
12/31/2012 - Happy New Year from the EIS - 1st Jan 2013
12/31/2012 - Scottish Government must deliver promise on college pay & conditions
12/28/2012 - Scotland's schools depend on the goodwill of teachers
12/26/2012 - EIS calls for teacher professional unity to protect education
12/24/2012 - Compensation for members 2011/2012
12/24/2012 - Record year for awards for work-related injuries to teachers
12/21/2012 - Music education cuts may threaten school Christmas performances
12/20/2012 - Pensions campaign update - 20 Dec 2012
12/20/2012 - Scrooge Russell Delivers Christmas Whammy to Teachers
12/18/2012 - Scottish schools online data should not feed league-table agenda
12/13/2012 - Busting the coalition's pension myths
12/11/2012 - Teacher numbers welcome, growth of temp contracts a concern
12/7/2012 - GTCS survey of newly qualified teacher employment - EIS response
11/28/2012 - Scottish Government Enforcing Further Pensions Pain On Teachers
11/23/2012 - EIS Council sends final warning to Scottish Government on Pensions
11/23/2012 - EIS: Councils Cannot Bypass Formal Negotiations On Teachers’ Pay
11/23/2012 - Independent Report on Teachers' Pay
11/21/2012 - EIS warns Scottish Government: stop stalling over pensions offer
11/16/2012 - Politicians must forget point-scoring and address real issues facing Scottish Further Education
11/12/2012 - EIS Condemns Government Compensation Cuts to Victims of Crime
11/12/2012 - Review of GTCS Professional Standards
11/8/2012 - EIS calls for an end to national variation in Pre-5 teacher access
11/6/2012 - EIS welcomes involvement in teacher education group
11/1/2012 - Dating Abuse Policy Paper 2012
10/23/2012 - Images from EIS-ULA Strike Day 23 Oct 2012
10/23/2012 - Scottish university lecturers strike today in pay dispute
10/16/2012 - Scottish Universities Sit With £2.6BN Reserves As Staff Pay Declines
10/11/2012 - EIS higher education lecturers to strike on pay
10/10/2012 - Call to Action: Write to John Swinney
10/9/2012 - Images from the FE March & Rally - 6 October 2012
10/9/2012 - Letter template: Write to John Swinney
10/2/2012 - Report highlights continuing problem of low-level indiscipline
9/25/2012 - GTCS Revision of Standards
9/24/2012 - EIS-ULA opens higher education strike ballot
9/24/2012 - EIS-ULA Pay Dispute Statutory Ballot Opens Today
9/19/2012 - EIS and SPTC form partnership for Scottish Education
9/14/2012 - EIS and SPTC form partnership for Scottish Education - 19 Sept 2012
9/13/2012 - Scottish teachers will not accept automatic pension age rise
9/11/2012 - International report highlights both strengths of and challenges for Scottish Education
9/9/2012 - Councils profit from music tuition even as cuts continue
8/21/2012 - Welcome back! - 21 Aug 2012
8/7/2012 - Strong exam results are good news for Scottish pupils
7/19/2012 - EIS will continue to argue for nursery education to be delivered by qualified teachers
7/4/2012 - EIS wins Best One-Off Publication at TUC Communication Awards
6/26/2012 - Chartered Teachers - SNCT Update
6/26/2012 - Work and Wellbeing Research Project
6/22/2012 - EIS-FELA Rally Against Cuts Video
6/21/2012 - Lecturers spell out the impact of college cuts at Holyrood
6/21/2012 - Photographs from the FE Rally - 20 June 2012
6/15/2012 - Employment statistics for newly qualified teachers - EIS response
6/10/2012 - AGM 2012 Images - Friday 8 June 2012
6/10/2012 - Fitness to Work Statements
6/8/2012 - AGM 2012 Images - Thursday 7 June 2012
6/8/2012 - General Secretary's AGM report 2012
6/7/2012 - EIS President warns of growing teacher anger at attacks on Education
6/7/2012 - President’s Speech in full at the 2012 AGM
6/4/2012 - EIS Annual General Meeting: 7-9 June, Dundee Caird Hall
6/1/2012 - EIS calls for all sixteen and seventeen year olds to have a say in Scotland's future
6/1/2012 - EIS response to Independence Referendum Consultation
5/31/2012 - EIS welcomes recognition of chartered teachers in SNCT agreement
5/30/2012 - SNCT Update 31 May 2012
5/24/2012 - ACTION APPEAL: Freedom for Mr Mahdi Abudeeb
5/23/2012 - Call for commitment to address teacher concerns on CfE implementation
5/22/2012 - Challenging Homophobia in Schools
5/14/2012 - 68 is too late campaign
5/10/2012 - EIS Response: GTCS Consultation on a Scheme of Professional Update
5/4/2012 - Introducing myself - 4 May 2012
5/4/2012 - Newly elected councils must listen to voters on education
5/4/2012 - Pensions Update - May 2012
4/30/2012 - EIS Welcomes publication of new qualifications Specifications for CfE
4/20/2012 - EIS Condemns Interference in Pensions Negotiations
4/5/2012 - Black & Minority Ethnic (BME) Equality Newsletter
3/21/2012 - New Support package for CfE - EIS response
3/20/2012 - Education manifesto for 2012 council elections
3/20/2012 - Manifesto for Education 2012
3/13/2012 - Education Scotland Inspections - EIS Advice to Members
3/9/2012 - Scottish Teachers' Superannuation Scheme (STSS) Update - March 2012
3/7/2012 - Teachers Raise Major Concerns Over CfE Support In EIS Survey
2/28/2012 - Pensions Bulletin – Update for members - 2 March 2012
2/21/2012 - Curriculum for Excellence survey for secondary school members
2/13/2012 - Chartered Teachers and SNCT update
2/9/2012 - EIS Condemns Scrapping Of Scotland’s Chartered Teacher Scheme
2/8/2012 - LGBT History Month - February 2012
2/6/2012 - The Holocaust - Learning Never To Forget
2/3/2012 - EIS calls for delay to new curriculum exams
1/27/2012 - EIS selects Larry Flanagan as new General Secretary
1/26/2012 - Pensions update 27 Jan 2012
1/20/2012 - Changes to RIDDOR (2012)
1/20/2012 - Cuts to Psychologist Training Will Damage Educational Support
1/16/2012 - New SQA appeals system - EIS response
1/10/2012 - Pensions Update 10 Jan 2012
1/6/2012 - Record award highlights the need to tackle teacher stress
12/28/2011 - FE National Bargaining
12/23/2011 - EIS Welcomes election of world's 1st Independent teaching council
12/20/2011 - EIS calls on Scottish Government to state clear position on pensions
12/7/2011 - EIS welcomes teacher numbers, but education challenges remain
12/5/2011 - Strike Day Images - 30 Nov 2011
12/1/2011 - EIS General Secretary Announces Retirement
11/30/2011 - Massive Support from EIS members - Strike Day 30 Nov 2011
11/30/2011 - President's Speech to Edinburgh Rally - Strike Day 30 Nov 2011
11/29/2011 - Messages of Support - Strike Day 30 Nov 2011
11/29/2011 - Scottish Teachers And Lecturers Take Strike Action On Pensions
11/23/2011 - Letter to Parent Councils
11/22/2011 - Probation Upgrade
11/18/2011 - Pensions Update 16 Nov 2011
11/14/2011 - McCormac - Resolutions from EIS SGM
11/13/2011 - Images from the 2011 SGM
11/4/2011 - EIS members Back Industrial Action
11/1/2011 - ULA Members - REF 2014 Maternity Leave Information
10/3/2011 - Images from Aberdeen March & Rally against cuts - Saturday 1st Oct
10/3/2011 - People 1st Oct 1st - photos from Glasgow
9/28/2011 - March and rally Aberdeen - October 1st 2011
9/27/2011 - SQA New Qualifications - Update
9/23/2011 - People First, October 1st – Will You Be There?
9/23/2011 - UK Teacher Unions Working Together
9/14/2011 - Initial Response to McCormac Report Sept 2011
9/13/2011 - EIS President responds to McCormac Report in TUC speech
9/7/2011 - GTC Scotland is seeking panel applications for a new independent council
8/17/2011 - To All EIS Members in Schools: Welcome to the new academic year for 2011/12
7/5/2011 - Support for Arts
6/28/2011 - UK Pension Strikes: The Position of the EIS and the UK & Scottish Governments
6/22/2011 - SNCT Update: Pay and Conditions Package 2011
6/20/2011 - Our Submission to McCormac April 2011
6/20/2011 - Public Sector Pensions Booklet: May 2011
6/15/2011 - New probationer figures reveal true scale of teaching job crisis
6/11/2011 - Images from EIS AGM Friday 10 June 2011
6/10/2011 - EIS AGM: Teachers must stand together to fight budget cutting agenda
6/10/2011 - Images from EIS AGM Thursday 9 June 2011
6/6/2011 - Amnesty: order your speak free pack
5/26/2011 - SNCT update 26 May 2011
5/26/2011 - ULA & FELA lobby the Scottish Parliament on May 24, 2011.
5/19/2011 - Appointment of New Scottish Cabinet: EIS comment
5/18/2011 - National Subscription fees frozen for 2011-12
5/13/2011 - Robin Hood Tax Campaign
5/11/2011 - CfE Bulletin May 2011
4/28/2011 - Teachers vote to accept revised pay and conditions offer
4/21/2011 - Teachers' 2011 Pay Claim - the True Facts
4/14/2011 - Important legal information - SNCT revised offer
4/11/2011 - ULA Annual Conference 23 March 2011 - Resolutions
4/6/2011 - Video: Dougie Mackie , Convener of EIS Salaries Committee talks about the revised offer & ballot
4/5/2011 - Video: Helen Connor, Vice Convener of EIS Salaries Committee talks about the revised offer & ballot
4/4/2011 - EIS Opens new ballot & urges teachers vote yes to protect jobs
4/1/2011 - Important Ballot Information: Letter from the General Secretary to all EIS Members in Schools
3/30/2011 - Information video on the new ballot and how the decision to recommend a vote to accept was made
3/30/2011 - Why EIS recommends Vote to Accept: information video on the revised offer
3/24/2011 - Revised Pay & Conditions Offer - The EIS view
3/23/2011 - EIS recommends that teachers accept new pay & conditions offer
3/11/2011 - EIS questions accuracy of COSLA claim on jobs for new teachers
3/11/2011 - Highlights from the Conference for Instrumental Music Teachers
3/10/2011 - Attack on public sector pensions is wholly unjustified, says EIS
3/9/2011 - EIS broadly welcomes Donaldson report response but remains concerned
3/7/2011 - EIS supports Robin Hood tax to protect public services
2/27/2011 - EIS Launches Day of Action against cuts to Further Education
2/25/2011 - Save Further Education
2/23/2011 - Defend FE in Scotland: FELA e-petition against Further Education cuts
2/18/2011 - 97% Of Renfrewshire primary teachers vote against council's plans for part-time education
2/11/2011 - EIS launches election manifesto - protecting Education top priority
2/11/2011 - SEJ Feb 2011
2/9/2011 - SNCT Update on Pay & Conditions of Service - 9 Feb 2011
2/4/2011 - Renfrewshire part-time education proposals remain a threat, says EIS
2/2/2011 - Renfrewshire Teachers to be balloted against part-time Education
1/28/2011 - EIS Notes McCormac Review Announcement
1/19/2011 - SNCT Update on Pay & Conditions of Service - 19 Jan 2011
1/13/2011 - EIS welcomes Donaldson review but highlights resource implications

EIS wins Best One-Off Publication at TUC Communication Awards
EIS Website commended at TUC Communication Awards
Scottish Educational Journal (SEJ)
submit letters, stories & adverts to the SEJ
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Press Room

Initial Response to McCormac Report Sept 2011
New probationer figures reveal true scale of teaching job crisis
EIS members Back Industrial Action
Prison Education Dispute

Meetings and Events

AGM 2012 Images - Friday 8 June 2012
AGM 2012 Images - Thursday 7 June 2012
Education Motions & Amendments 1-21
EIS Annual General Meeting: 7-9 June, Dundee Caird Hall
EIS President warns of growing teacher anger at attacks on Education
Employment Relations Motions & Amendments 22-24
Equalities Motions & Amendments 25-27
General Secretary's AGM report 2012
Order of Business
Organisation Motions & Amendments 48-67
President’s Speech in full at the 2012 AGM
Salaries Motions & Amendments 28-47

2011 Motions & Amendments: Education
2011 Motions & Amendments: Employment Relations
2011 Motions & Amendments: Organisation
2011 Motions & Amendments: Salaries
Address by Ronnie Smith, General Secretary, 10th June 2011
EIS AGM 2011 – President’s Address
Images from EIS AGM Friday 10 June 2011
Images from EIS AGM Thursday 9 June 2011

2010 Annual General Meeting

10th June - AGM 2010 images
AGM 2010 - SEJ
Equalities - Motions and Amendments – results
2010 Education Motions and Amendments
2010 Employment Relations Motions and Amendments
2010 Organisation Motions and Amendments
2010 Salaries Motions and Amendments

Training and CPD

CPD and Learning Rep Events
Professional Update Event Edinburgh 31 May 2013

Learning Reps

What do Learning Reps Do?
What Rights do Learning Reps have?
Become an EIS Learning Representative (LR)
Your stories - Learning Reps

Learning Rep Handbook

Introduction from EIS General Secretary
Learning reps: what they are and what they do
How do new LRs get started in their role?
Communication, CPD advice and LRs activities
EIS reps & LR reps, member access & support
CPD Events - guide to organisation
Appendices

EIS broadly welcomes Donaldson report response but remains concerned
SULF 7 Project - Partnership through Professional Development

Pay, Conditions of Service and Pensions

Pay and Conditions of Service

Teacher Workload Campaign

EIS launches campaign to tackle growing teacher workload
key findings from the Teachers Earnings in Scotland Report
SEJ Feb 2013 Article: Teacher goodwill can only be stretched so far

Pay & Conditions of Service Updates

EIS Opens new ballot & urges teachers vote yes to protect jobs
Important Ballot Information: Letter from the General Secretary to all EIS Members in Schools
Information video on the new ballot and how the decision to recommend a vote to accept was made
Teachers' 2011 Pay Claim - the True Facts
Video: Helen Connor, Vice Convener of EIS Salaries Committee talks about the revised offer & ballot
Why EIS recommends Vote to Accept: information video on the revised offer
Compensation for members 2011/2012
EIS recommends that teachers accept new pay & conditions offer
EIS welcomes recognition of chartered teachers in SNCT agreement
EIS: Councils Cannot Bypass Formal Negotiations On Teachers’ Pay
Record year for awards for work-related injuries to teachers
Salary Scales - Dec 2007
Scotland's schools depend on the goodwill of teachers
Video: Dougie Mackie , Convener of EIS Salaries Committee talks about the revised offer & ballot

SNCT Updates

Chartered Teachers - SNCT Update
Chartered Teachers and SNCT update
SNCT Update 31 May 2012
SNCT Update: Pay and Conditions Package 2011
SNCT update 26 May 2011
Teachers vote to accept revised pay and conditions offer
Important legal information - SNCT revised offer
Ballot information letter from Ronnie Smith and Kay Barnett
Revised Pay & Conditions Offer - The EIS view
SNCT Update on Pay & Conditions of Service - 23 Mar 2011
SNCT: revised proposals on changes to pay and conditions
SNCT: Proposed Changes to Pay and Conditions
Proposed Changes to Teachers' Pay and Conditions
SNCT Update on Pay & Conditions of Service - 9 Feb 2011
SNCT Update on Pay & Conditions of Service - 19 Jan 2011

McCormac Review

McCormac - Resolutions from EIS SGM
McCormac Review - Our Concerns Sept 2011
Images from the 2011 SGM
Our Submission to McCormac April 2011
EIS President responds to McCormac Report in TUC speech

Pensions

Consultative Ballot on Pensions

Ballot on Pensions - resources and materials
Busting the coalition's pension myths
Consultative Ballot on Pensions - 5 March 2013
EIS Condemns education committee decision on pensions
EIS E-Lobby of Holyrood Education Committee - URGENT
EIS members give overwhelming support to further pensions action
EIS to ballot teachers and lecturers over further pension action
EIS: Holyrood education committee must oppose pensions increase
Scotland’s teaching unions united in condemnation of pensions hike
Scottish teachers’ superannuation scheme consultation
Urgent reminder - use your vote!
Video: Larry Flanagan urges members to vote
Video: Susan Quinn urges members to vote

Pension Updates

Call to Action: Write to John Swinney
Campaign Update Dec 2011
EIS calls on Scottish Government to state clear position on pensions
EIS Condemns Interference in Pensions Negotiations
EIS Council sends final warning to Scottish Government on Pensions
Letter template: Write to John Swinney
Messages of Support - Strike Day 30 Nov 2011
Pension Provision Affecting EIS Members Oct 2011
Pensions Bulletin – Update for members - 2 March 2012
Pensions Update - May 2012
Pensions Update 10 Jan 2012
Pensions update 27 Jan 2012
President's Speech to Edinburgh Rally - Strike Day 30 Nov 2011
Scotland’s largest teaching union opens pensions ballot
Scottish Government Enforcing Further Pensions Pain On Teachers
Scottish Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) update - Jan 2013
Scottish Teachers' Superannuation Scheme (STSS) Update - March 2012
Scottish teachers will not accept automatic pension age rise
Strike Day Images - 30 Nov 2011
EIS Response to STSS additional contributions consultation
Scottish Teachers And Lecturers Take Strike Action On Pensions
Letter to Parent Councils
Pensions Update 16 Nov 2011
EIS members Back Industrial Action
Massive Support from EIS members - Strike Day 30 Nov 2011
Pensions Update 2 Aug 2011
letter to NUT General Secretary
UK Pension Strikes: The Position of the EIS and the UK & Scottish Governments
Attack on public sector pensions is wholly unjustified, says EIS

Policies

Information and Advice

Education and Professional

Education Updates

Councils profit from music tuition even as cuts continue
Education manifesto for 2012 council elections
EIS and SPTC form partnership for Scottish Education
EIS and SPTC form partnership for Scottish Education - 19 Sept 2012
EIS calls for all sixteen and seventeen year olds to have a say in Scotland's future
EIS calls for an end to national variation in Pre-5 teacher access
EIS welcomes involvement in new commission for young people
EIS welcomes involvement in teacher education group
EIS will continue to argue for nursery education to be delivered by qualified teachers
Employment statistics for newly qualified teachers - EIS response
GTCS Revision of Standards
GTCS survey of newly qualified teacher employment - EIS response
International report highlights both strengths of and challenges for Scottish Education
Literacy Report Paints Positive Picture for Scottish Education
Memorandum of Understanding between the SPTC and the EIS
Report highlights continuing problem of low-level indiscipline
Review of GTCS Professional Standards
Scottish Government teacher training boost – EIS comment
Scottish schools online data should not feed league-table agenda
Scrooge Russell Delivers Christmas Whammy to Teachers
Strong exam results are good news for Scottish pupils
Teacher numbers welcome, growth of temp contracts a concern
Work and Wellbeing Research Project
EIS Condemns Scrapping Of Scotland’s Chartered Teacher Scheme
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society - Poster Competition for Schools
Cuts to Psychologist Training Will Damage Educational Support
Letter to Michael Russell from Drew Morrice
New SQA appeals system - EIS response
EIS welcomes teacher numbers, but education challenges remain
SJCRME: RME and Religious Observance – A Position Paper
SQA New Qualifications - Update
Appointment of New Scottish Cabinet: EIS comment
Manifesto for Education video: Ronnie Smith speaks at the 2011 Manifesto launch
EIS Leadership Publication

Curriculum for Excellence

EIS In Talks With Cabinet Secretary
Call for commitment to address teacher concerns on CfE implementation
CfE Bulletin – 21 March 2012
CfE Primary & Early Years Bulletin - November 2012
CfE: Working Time Agreements and Development Work
Code Of Practice On Working Time Arrangements For Teachers
Curriculum for Excellence Secondary Bulletin
Curriculum for Excellence survey for secondary school members
EIS Glasgow LA - Curriculum for Excellence Survey 2012
EIS launches new teacher survey of CfE senior phase
EIS survey of CfE - interim results reveal resource concerns
EIS welcomes publication of new CfE support materials
EIS Welcomes publication of new qualifications Specifications for CfE
Final results of national CfE survey confirm teachers’ concerns
National teacher survey to gauge CfE concerns goes live
National teacher survey to gauge CfE concerns goes live
New Support package for CfE - EIS response
School Improvement Plan: Policy And Advice To Schools
Survey: Implementation of CfE primary and pre-5
Survey: Implementation of the Curriculum for Excellence
Teachers in pre-5 and primary sectors raise CfE workload concerns
Teachers Raise Major Concerns Over CfE Support In EIS Survey
EIS calls for delay to new curriculum exams
CfE Bulletin May 2011
CfE Bulletins 2009 - 2010

Consultation Responses

Consultation on a proposal for a Children and Young People Bill
EIS response to Independence Referendum Consultation
EIS Response: GTCS Consultation on a Scheme of Professional Update
The Doran Review – Call for Evidence
UCAS – Admissions Process Review

Manifesto for Education 2012

Manifesto 2012 - Foreword
Newly elected councils must listen to voters on education
Manifesto 2012 - Introduction
Defending education at a time of cuts
Valuing teachers
Delivering national priorities with local accountability
Moving forward with a new curriculum
Nursery education
Additional Support Needs

Achievement, Attainment, Qualifications, Certification
Chartered Teacher Review
Classroom Observation and Monitoring
Coaching and Mentoring
Education (Additional Support for Learning Act)
Education for Peace
EIS Manifesto - Nursery Education
Future Structure of Schools Management in Scotland
Future Structure of Schools Management in Scotland (page 2)
Human Rights Act: Implications for Education - Leaflet 1
Human Rights Act: Implications for Employment - Leaflet 2
Human Rights Act: Information for Schools
Inclusive Education
Industrial Action
LA Model Constitution
Leadership in Schools
Learning for Life
Multi-stage composite classes
National Assessments, A Curriculum for Excellence and The Crerar Review
National Constitution 2006
New & Refurbished Schools Survey
Nursery Education
Nursery Education: providing for Scotland's 3 & 4 year olds
Nursery Education: Research Review Report 2010
Nursery Education: Research Review Report 2010_1
Parental Involvement Act
Placement of Student Teachers
PPP/PFI
Pupil Indiscipline
Reducing Class Sizes
School Development Planning Policy
School Improvement Plan:
Section B &C - Review of teacher education in Scotland
Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties
Supporting Teachers, Tackling Indiscipline
Teacher Professionalism and the Scottish Parliament
The EIS & Leadership In Schools
TNS Survey on Promoted Posts
Education Scotland Inspections - EIS Advice to Members
Health Promoting Schools
Scottish Texts in Higher and National 5

Equality

Request for Assistance for Racial Equality Research Project
2009 AGM Equality Bulletin
Equality Bulletin 2010
Ailsa McKay IWD lecture
Challenging Homophobia in Schools
EIS marks international women’s day with major edinburgh lecture
Holocaust Memorial Day - 27 Jan 2013
Images from the Poverty Conference April 2013
LGBT History Month - February 2012
National Anti-Bullying Week 19-23 Nov 2012
'see me' and Scottish Mental Health Week
Teacher resources: Exploring mental health in the classroom
Thatcherite legacy must be challenged to tackle child poverty
Video: Dr John McKendrick talks about the Impact of Poverty on Education
Video: Susan Quinn talks about the Impact of Poverty on Education
Close the Gap’s ‘Be What You Want’ – Combat Gender Stereotyping

Anti-Racist Policy Booklet
Bullying and Harassment
Challenging Sexism
Gypsy and Travellers
Impact on Children and YP of Abuse/Violence in the Home
Islamophobia
Race Equality Duty
Teaching Children from Refugee and Asylum seeking Families
The Disability Equality Duty
The Gender Equality Duty
Violence against Women
Dating Abuse Policy Paper 2012

Breaking Down the Barriers: Gender Jigsaw
Breaking Down the Barriers: Sectarianism
Poverty and Education Report 2010
Poverty, Anti-Racism, Lesbian/Gay Equality

The Holocaust - Learning Never To Forget

The Holocaust - Learning Never to forget
Auschwitz - Preparation
The Journey to Auschwitz
Auschwitz 1
The Angel of Death
The Living Quarters
The Victims' - Personal effects
The Victims
Camp II - Auschwitz-Birkenau
Arrival and Selection
An Unavoidable Truth
The Gas Chambers
The Final Exhibit
Time to Reflect

External links to equality organisations

Legal and Health & Safety

Health & Safety and Legal Updates

EIS Condemns Government Compensation Cuts to Victims of Crime
Record award highlights the need to tackle teacher stress

Complaints: Advice to Members on Legal and Contractual Rights
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004
Legal Publications: Age Discrimination
Legal Settlements
Legal Settlements - Compensation Won
Social Networks
Disruptive and Abusive Pupils
Pupils Displaying Serious Inappropriate Behaviour: Guidelines
Offensive or Abusive Parents, Advice to Members
Physical Restraint Techniques
Supervision Outwith Educational Establishments – Health and Safety Guidance

EIS advice on Lyme Disease
Health & Safety: Misuse of Camera and Video Phones by Pupils
Health and Safety: Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
Misuse Of Camera And Video Phones By Pupils
Supervision outwith Educational Establishments
Supervision outwith Educational Establishments Appendix 1
Teacher Stress
Health & Safety: Working Conditions
Occupational Health Service Procedures: Advice
Risk Assessment Guidance 2007
School Health And Safety Officers

HSE Information Checklist for Classrooms

Reps Area & Get Active

Resources for Reps

EIS Representatives Handbook

Learning Representatives

Learning Representatives - Protocol & Numbers
The Role of Learning Representatives
Learning Reps - Meetings, Development & Expenses
Standards for Learning Representatives
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EIS Reps Bulletins

Rep's Bulletin - August 2011
Rep's Bulletin - October 2011
Rep's Bulletin - August 2012
Rep's Bulletin - December 2012
Rep's Bulletin - February 2012
Rep's Bulletin - January 2012
Rep's Bulletin - January 2013
Rep's Bulletin - March 2012
Rep's Bulletin - March 2013
Rep's Bulletin - May 2012
Rep's Bulletin - November 2011
Rep's Bulletin - October 2012
Rep's Bulletin - September 2012

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Highlights from the Conference for Instrumental Music Teachers
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Further and Higher Education

FELA

Day of Action
Save Further Education Join Us
What can you do?
EIS-FELA President, Penny Gower, on pensions
EIS-FELA Rally Against Cuts Video
Images from the FE March & Rally - 6 October 2012
Lecturers spell out the impact of college cuts at Holyrood
Photographs from the FE Rally - 20 June 2012
Save Further Education Introduction
Save Further Education March & Rally - 6 Oct 2012

FELA & FE News

Defend FE in Scotland: FELA e-petition against Further Education cuts
EIS condemns 'increase' in FE funding as just a re-branded cut
EIS urges MSPs to increase FE college funding
FE colleges: EIS welcomes Holyrood debate & calls for more funding
FE National Bargaining
How the Equality Act 2012 applies to FE & HE
Lecturers March in Protest of Continuing College Cuts
Lecturers spell out the impact of college cuts at Holyrood rally
New ACAS Guidance on Social Networking in the Workplace
Politicians must forget point-scoring and address real issues facing Scottish Further Education
Reid Kerr lecturers strike today in pay dispute
Scottish Government must deliver promise on college pay & conditions
Update From EIS-FELA President

FELA Conferences

FELA Annual Conference Resolutions 2013
Photos from the FELA Annual Conference March 2013
FELA Conference Resolutions & Images 2010 - 2012

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Access/Inclusion of Special Educational Needs (SEN) Students in FE Colleges
Advice on Violence and Aggression at work
ASC - STUC Memorandum of Understanding
College Boards of Management: Guidance for Elected Staff Members
Compensation for Leap Year
Consensual Relations between Staff and Students
Dealing with College Restructuring Proposals: Guidelines for Branch Negotiators
Democratisation of College Boards of Management
Digest of EIS Policies in Further Education
Duties and Responsibilities for Learning and Teaching Support Staff in Further Education colleges
Equality and Diversity Guidance
Evaluation of First Cohort of EIS FE LRs
Evaluation of Learning Experience - Policy on Classroom Observation
Further Education Partnership at Work
GTC Registration: Guidance to Lecturing Staff
Guidance for Branch Secretaries - School/College Partnership
Harassment: Model Policy
Internet and Email Use at Work Guidance
Lecturer Workload for Branch Negotiators
Malicious Student Complaints Against College Lecturers
Opposing Redundancies (FELA)
Permanisation of Lecturing Staff: Guidance for Branch Negotiators
Race Equality Policy: Guidance on framing a policy
Stress: Preventing Stress in Further Education: A Branch Guide
Student Complaints: Guidance for Handling
The Fixed-Term Employees
Work-Life Balance Guidance
Blended Learning, Online Learning and e-Learning
Compulsory Reductions in Staff Hours
Delivering our Ambitions for Post-16 Education
EIS Evidence to the Review of College Governance - Sept 2011
EIS Response to the SFC Consltation College Regionalisation
EIS-FELA Guide to Scottish FE Reorganisation
EIS-FELA Model RPA
Guidance on Branch Rules
Model EIS-FELA Branch Rules
Responce to Government Consultation on the Recommendations of Griggs Review of College Governance
Student Voice

FELA Member Bulletins

EIS-FELA Bulletin Feb 2011
EIS-FELA Bulletin May 2012
FELA Members Bulletin Spring 2013

FELA Office Bearers, Executive Members & Branch Contacts

Branch Secretaries
FELA Office Bearers & Executive Committee
FELA college contacts A-B
FELA college contacts C-D
FELA college contacts E-G
FELA college contacts H-L
FELA college contacts M-Q
FELA college contacts R-Z
H&S Reps

TUC Training for FELA Branch Sec and H&S Reps
FELA Branch Officials Seminar 2014
FELA Branch Officials Training Day
FELA Health & Safety Seminar
FELA Branch Officials Seminar
FELA Boards of Management Seminar

ULA

Consultation on a proposed merger of Edinburgh College of Art with the University of Edinburgh
EIS has major concerns regarding the recommendations published in the Browne Review
Future of Higher Education funding - EIS comment
ULA & FELA lobby the Scottish Parliament on May 24, 2011.
EIS expresses “disappointment” in code of HE governance
New ACAS Guidance on Social Networking in the Workplace

ULA Conferences

Photos: ULA Annual Conference 23 March 2011
Photos from the ULA Conference March 2013
Photos: ULA Annual Conference 21 March 2012
ULA Annual Conference 21 March 2012 - Resolutions
ULA Annual Conference 27 March 2013 - Resolutions
ULA Annual Conference 23 March 2011 - Resolutions

ULA Guidance & Policies

Activity Planning - Guidelines for Branch Negotiators
Consensual Relations between Staff and Students
Copyright & Intellectual Property Rights: Guide to Understanding
EIS Policies on Higher Education Funding and Related Matters
Guidelines for use of The National Library of Academic Role Profiles
HE2000: Branch Negotiators' Guide
Internet and Email Use at Work Guidance
JNCHES: Academic Role Profiles
JNCHES: Framework Agreement
JNCHES: Guidance on Fixed-Term and Casual Employment in Higher Education
JNCHES: Guidance on Pay Progression and Contribution related Pay
JNCHES: Guidance on Work-Life Balance
JNCHES: Role Analysis and Job Evaluation: Guidance for HEIs
JNCHES: Scottish Memorandum of Understanding
New JNCHES Equality Working Group Final Report
New JNCHES Pay Framework and Data Research Working Group
New JNCHES Sustainability Issues Working Group
Online Learning and E-learning Guidance
Peer Review And Observation Of Teaching: Guidance For Branch Secretaries
Staff Development and Career Review
Stress: Preventing stress in Higher Education
Students Complaints: Guidance for Branch Negotiators
The Expansion of Administrative Duties in Higher Education
The Review of Higher Education Governance
Avoidance of Compulsory Redundancy
EIS Submission to the review of higher education governance - Sept 2011
Guidance on Recording Lectures
JNCHES: Workforce Planning and Organisational Change
SFC Circular - Research Excellence Framework
Supplementary EIS Submission to the Review of HE Governance
Values Relating to Sustainability of HE Institutions

ULA Members Bulletin

ULA Bulletin - March 2013
ULA Members Bulletin Spring 2013

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