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18 January 2021

Updated Members’ Guide to Risk Assessments and Ensuring Safe Working Environments

Members' Guide to Risk Assessments - Updated

This EIS guidance is intended to ensure that school reps, and members generally, are aware ...

10 March 2021

Heating in Schools

Heating in Schools

In dealing with heating problems, reference may be made to Regulation 7 of the H&S at Work ...

18 January 2021

Advice for vulnerable members working in level 4 Local Authority areas

Advice for vulnerable members working in level 4 areas

Advice for vulnerable members who are working in level 4 LAs

13 July 2021

Additional Guidance on Managing Risks of Covid-19 for Early Years Teachers

Additional Guidance on Managing Risks of Covid-19 for Early Years Teachers

This advice should be read in conjunction with the general advice to members on Health and ...

18 January 2021

EIS Advice re pregnancy risk assessments

Pregnancy Risk Assessment Advice

As public health advice has been updated, the starting position now is that pregnant emplo ...

18 January 2021

Individual Risk Assessments for Vulnerable Groups

Individual Risk Assessments for Vulnerable Groups

As the recent survey confirmed, within the EIS there are a significant number of members w ...

18 January 2021

EIS Guidance for Black Asian and Minority Ethnic Members on the Re-opening of Schools

Guidance for BAME Members on the Re-opening of Schools

In response to the specific concerns about the risk for BAME members returning to schools ...

28 January 2021

Physical Distancing and PPE in education and childcare settings

Physical Distancing and PPE in education and childcare settings

The Scottish Government has produced supplementary guidance for education and childcare se ...

03 February 2021

Vaccination for ASN Staff

Vaccination for ASN Staff

Ministers have decided that staff working very closely with children and young people with ...

12 March 2021

Advice for Reps on Safety in Schools March 2021

Advice for Reps on Safety in Schools March 2021

Briefing for EIS Reps on the reopening of schools...

26 March 2021

Summary of ventilation actions to mitigate the risk of COVID-19

Summary of Ventilation Actions

This paper aims to summarise, in an accessible way, why ventilation is important and the k ...

13 July 2021

Additional Guidance on Managing Risks of Covid 19 for Instrumental Music Teachers

Additional Guidance on Managing Risks of Covid 19 for Instrumental Music Teachers

Member Advice on the Re-Opening of Schools.

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