Mostly updates to standing items to share with members this week.
Branch Meetings: Please contact glasgowla@eis.org.uk if a speaker would be helpful at any upcoming branch meetings planned in the new session. It may be for a talk on specific topics such as health and safety legislation or to discuss local issues/concerns with members.
St Andrew’s Day March and Rally: The Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) annual St Andrew’s Day March and Rally for 2026 takes place on Saturday, 28 November 2026. The theme this year is 'Standing united against racism, fascism, discrimination and xenophobia'. Never has it been so important to make our voices heard. Join us on Saturday, 28th November 2026 in Barrowlands Park, Glasgow. Gathering from 10.30am and more information to follow.
SU4QE Campaign: Follow us on social media for campaign updates and more. X: @EISGlasgow, Bluesky: @eis-glasgow.bsky.social, Instagram: eis_glasgow and FB: EIS_Glasgow.
Glasgow Networks: Anyone interested in informal LGBT+ or Disabled Members' Networks can contact Equality Rep Damien Donnelly for further informationddonnelly@eis-equalityrep.org.uk
EIS Equality Network Meetings: The next series of EIS Equality Network meetings will take place online from November 2026 through to January 2027. To join an Equality Network, and sign up to our sessions, please visit our website by clicking here.
National School and H&S Reps Training: These popular courses run each session and newly published dates and venues, along with information on how to register can be found here. The school Reps training is a four-day course in all but split into 2 sets of two consecutive days and the H&S Reps training is one set of two consecutive days.
PACT: The EIS will be offering a series of national poverty-related professional learning sessions across November and December as part of the PACT Programme and all are online 4.30-6pm. Please click link to register for these sessions: 12th Nov PACT Module 1, 26th Nov PACT Module 2 and 10th Dec PACT Module 3
AI Guidelines and Guardrails: The Scottish Government's 'Scottish Guidelines and Guardrails for the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Schools,' produced in collaboration with the EIS, are now live, can be found here and apply to all use of AI in schools. Detailed EIS advice to members and reps will be issued shortly and a short introductory video can be found here EIS AI Guardrails - YouTube
Pension Q&A: Stephen Stewart and Murray McLeod, EIS Pensions and Payroll Specialists, will be holding meetings via Microsoft Teams on the following dates. Click on the date of your choice to register for one of the final two: Tuesday 24th NovemberorThursday 10th December
