The EIS has learned today (Thursday) that some colleges plan to deliver face-face teaching next week, whilst other colleges have confirmed that there will not be any face-to-face teaching until at least mid-February...
The EIS has expressed its support for the decision to keep schools on a remote learning platform for at least the month of January, as part of the lockdown announced today by the Scottish Government...
The EIS has warned that the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a disproportionate impact on young people from less advantaged backgrounds...
The EIS has secured almost £700,000 in compensation settlements for members injured at work over the past year...
The EIS has published a new briefing highlighting the stark challenges facing instrumental music provision in Scotland’s schools during the COVID-19 pandemic...
The EIS has today urged all of Scotland’s teachers and students to ensure that they have a proper break over the Christmas holiday period...
Responding to this evening’s statement by the First Minister on COVID restrictions over the Christmas period and a delayed return to school for pupils in January...
The EIS has published a new briefing paper which highlights the views of Supply teachers across Scotland on the many difficulties of teaching in schools during the pandemic.
EIS-FELA members at West Lothian College have voted in favour of action short of strike over attempts to introduce instructor / assessors instead of college lecturers...
The EIS published a new briefing paper which highlights the views of Headteachers (HTs) and Deputes (DHTs) on the pressures of working in schools during the pandemic.
Teachers in Edinburgh have today (Wednesday) voted overwhelmingly in favour of declaring a formal dispute with their employer...
The EIS has today (Wednesday) published two briefing papers which highlight the reality for teachers working during the pandemic in Scotland’s primary and secondary schools...
Teachers in three local authority areas – Glasgow, Fife and West Dunbartonshire – have today (Tuesday) voted overwhelmingly in favour of declaring a formal dispute with their employers...
The publication of the Schools in Scotland Summary Statistics today by the Scottish Government has shown a significant decline in the number of GTCS registered teachers in Scotland (lapsed registrations up by 500 compared to normal yearly figures)...
Further Education (FE) lecturers in Scotland have voted in resounding numbers to take industrial action to oppose the replacement of lecturers with instructors and other support staff grades...
The EIS has today (Tuesday) published a briefing paper which highlights the reality for teachers working during the pandemic in Special Education settings...
The EIS has written to MSPs seeking their support for the campaign to Keep Shetland College Public...
The EIS has today (Monday) published a new briefing paper which highlights the deep anxiety of teachers in vulnerable groups over COVID risks to their health....
The EIS has announced that an increasing number of its local associations are now moving towards balloting members on disputes with local authorities over school COVID-19 safety.
EIS members at Forth Valley College will escalate industrial action this week over cuts to 30 lecturers’ jobs...
The EIS has written to the First Minister as it launches a new social media campaign with the hashtag #NotAtAllCosts to highlight teachers’ concern about school buildings remaining open even in areas of with high levels of COVID.
The Glasgow Local Association of the EIS has opened a consultative ballot of all members on Thursday 10th December 2020...
The EIS has welcomed the fact that a decision has been made on next year’s Higher and Advanced Higher qualifications
HTs & DHTs from across Scotland have shared their extreme disappointment at the SG's decision not to allow schools to move to remote learning in the week before Christmas.
The EIS has said that today’s Scottish Government announcement not to support remote learning in the week before Christmas, will disappoint and anger many teachers.
The General Secretary of Scotland’s largest teaching union, the EIS, has today (Tuesday) been elected as President of the European Trade Union Committee for Education (ETUCE)...
The EIS has welcomed the announcement that changes are set to be made to exclude the teaching profession and teaching services from the UK Internal Market Bill.
Fewer than one-third of teachers currently feel safe from potential COVID infection in schools, a major survey carried out by the EIS has revealed.
The EIS has responded to today’s announcement that 11 local authorities are moving to Level 4 of the Covid Framework by calling for schools in these areas to be allowed to implement blended or remote learning contingency measures.
The EIS has today highlighted that the growing number of pupils and teachers infected with COVID-19 is creating increased concern...
The EIS has launched a consultation on the response to COVID in Scotland’s schools...
This week, EIS members at Forth Valley College have commenced industrial action short of strike over cuts to 30 lecturers’ jobs...
The EIS has issued its initial response to the new COVID-19 Guidance for Schools, published today by the Scottish Government.
The EIS has written to the Deputy First Minister and all Education Spokespersons at the Scottish Parliament to highlight its concerns about the COVID-19 Strategic Framework which will be discussed at Holyrood on Tuesday.
Commenting following the release by the OECD of the latest report from the 2018 PISA survey data, EIS General Secretary, Larry Flanagan, in welcoming the report said:
Following the publication today of the Scottish Government’s response to the Additional Support for Learning (ASL) Review, EIS General Secretary Larry Flanagan has described the reaction as an opportunity missed...
The EIS has called for clarity from the Scottish Government as to the triggers for school closures as part of any tiered approach to tackling the spread of COVID 19 infections.
A new survey of Instrumental Music Teachers (IMTs), carried out by the EIS, has highlighted the serious detrimental impact of COVID-19 on the provision of instrumental music teaching in schools across Scotland...
The EIS will today (Friday) officially launch its online PACT Professional Learning offer for Scotland’s teachers...
The EIS has welcomed the clarity on next year’s exams diet provided by the Deputy First Minister’s announcement this afternoon...
A number of local authorities across Scotland are failing in their duty of care to their teacher employees with regard to individual risk assessments, the EIS has warned today.
The first meeting of the EIS national Council for this school year was dominated by continuing concerns over COVID-19 and the need to keep teachers and pupils safe from the risk of infection.
A meeting of the EIS Instrumental Music Teachers (IMT) Network, held online today (Tuesday), has expressed serious concerns over the impact of COVID-19 on the provision of instrumental music tuition in schools across Scotland...
Current guidance and staffing to support pupils with ASN is currently completely inadequate to provide a COVID secure environment for pupils and staff, a meeting of ASN teachers has been told.
The additional workload demands being placed on school management teams (SMTs) as a result of the COVID pandemic are "excessive" and "unsustainable", Scotland’s HTs and DHTs have said.
A survey of union Reps in schools has confirmed that there is still a considerable amount of work to be done to ensure that schools are COVID-secure environments...
The first meeting of the EIS Education Committee for the new school session heard testimony from teachers across Scotland...
A survey of Scotland’s Further Education Lecturers, carried out by the EIS, has highlighted the damaging impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the provision of education in the country’s colleges.
The EIS has responded to the Deputy First Minister’s announcement this morning that Secondary school pupils aged 12 and over will be required to wear face coverings in school communal areas from the 31st of August.
The EIS, has responded to the First Minister’s comments on potential use of face-coverings in schools.
The EIS has made a direct plea to First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, urging her to do more to make schools safe from the risk of COVID-19.
The EIS has again called for enhanced procedures to protect pupils and staff from potential COVID infection...
The EIS has welcomed the upholding of teacher professional judgement in the Deputy First Minister’s statement in the Scottish Parliament this afternoon on SQA results.
On the first official day of schools reopening (today), the EIS has already lodged two collective grievances at Scottish Borders Council and Moray Council...
The final results of our major survey confirm that the majority of teachers retain serious concerns about COVID-19 safety measures ahead of the return of pupils to schools from tomorrow.
The interim results of a survey indicate that the majority of teachers retain serious concerns over the re-opening of schools next week.
The EIS has congratulated Scotland’s students following the publication of this year’s qualifications results...
The Executive Committee of the EIS has raised significant concerns over guidelines for the re-opening of Scotland’s schools...
Responding to the First Minister’s announcement that schools will return full time from August 11th, the EIS has warned against complacency and called for more to be done to ensure that schools are safe environments.
The EIS has welcomed the Scottish Government’s confirmation of ring-fenced funding to support the recruitment of an additional 850 teachers across Scotland – but warned that more will be needed to support young people...
The EIS has written to all local authorities across Scotland, urging them to recruit the additional teachers required to support education recovery following the COVID-19 lockdown...
The EIS, whilst welcoming the publication of the scientific advice around how schools might reopen, has underlined that significant discussion is still required to ensure that schools are COVID secure.
EIS General Secretary Larry Flanagan has written to John Swinney regarding the situation for recently qualified teachers.
The EIS has noted the statement from the Deputy First Minister in the Scottish Parliament about potential changes to how schools may reopen in August.
The General Secretary of the EIS has used his annual report to a special online meeting of the EIS Council to call for the recruitment of more teaching staff, and an emphasis of ensuring equity in education
The outgoing EIS will today (Friday) use his final speech in office to warn against a return to the damaging programme of austerity that has decimated public services over the past decade...
The EIS has today (Wednesday 17th June) launched a new online teaching resource ahead of World Refugee Day...
Commenting following First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s daily COVID-19 briefing, where a number of issues related to education were addressed, EIS General Secretary Larry Flanagan said:
An online Health & Safety training session, organised by the EIS, has attracted more than 13,000 viewers, highlighting the significant concerns that teachers have over the re-opening of schools.
The EIS has today (Wednesday) published a report highlighting the views of Headteachers (HTs) and Depute Headteachers (DHTs) in relation to planning for the re-opening of Scotland’s schools...
Commenting on two letters of guidance sent to local authorities today from the Scot Gov on the NIF, Planning and Reporting and Achievement of CfE levels data in the context of the COVID-19 crisis, Larry Flanagan said:
Commenting following the announcement by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon at her daily COVID-19 briefing today (Thursday), EIS General Secretary Larry Flanagan said:
The full results of a major survey, carried out by the EIS, have highlighted the difficulties presented by the COVID-19 pandemic and warned of challenges that must be overcome for schools to re-open.
The EIS has welcomed the clarity provided by the planned re-opening of Scotland's schools in August but has highlighted that significant challenges remain over managing this effectively.
The initial findings of an EIS survey has highlighted the successes of Scottish education in facing the difficulties presented by the COVID-19 pandemic but also warned of some challenges that must be overcome for schools to partially re-open.
Scotland’s teaching unions have sent a letter to Deputy First Minister John Swinney, urging caution over the eventual re-opening of schools and calling for clarity on a potential August partial return for pupils and teachers.
The EIS along with over 100 campaigners has today written an open letter to the First Minister calling for a direct financial boost for all families living on low incomes to support them through the coronavirus crisis.
The General Secretaries of 10 teacher trade unions across the UK and Ireland have written to the Education Ministers in all 5 jurisdictions urging "significant caution in any consideration of reopening schools."
Commenting following today’s Education and Skills’ Committee Meeting, EIS General Secretary Larry Flanagan said...
The EIS has noted the publication of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) framework for decision making by the Scottish Government.
The EIS has today (Wednesday) expressed its disappointment over Shetland Island Council’s decision to rubber-stamp the business case for a proposed merger that would effectively privatise education at Shetland College.
Shetland Islands Council are pushing ahead with the next stage of their decision-making on the merger of Shetland College, despite the Covid-19 pandemic.
The EIS has today written to the Minister for Further and Higher Education Richard Lochhead regarding the potential merger of Shetland College, Train Shetland and the NAFC Marine Centre.
The EIS has called on all of Scotland's local authorities to adhere to Scottish Government health advice in developing suitable models for education during the COVID-19 crisis.
Following the announcement by John Swinney that Scottish pupils and students will not be required to sit SQA examinations this year, the EIS has called for no student to be disadvantaged as a result of the decision.
The EIS has welcomed today’s announcement by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon that Scotland’s schools and nurseries will close from Friday of this week. The EIS has been engaged in discussions with the Scottish government,
The EIS has commented upon the publication of the remit for an independent review of Curriculum for Excellence (CfE), to be led by the OECD.
Commenting on the recent analysis of the 2019 school exam results, EIS General Secretary Larry Flanagan said...
The EIS has today urged North Lanarkshire Council to think again over budget cuts to Instrumental Music Tuition and Additional Support Needs (ASN) prior to the Council Budget Meeting on Monday.
The EIS has welcomed the publication of the NHS Scotland report Supporting Teachers' mental health and wellbeing: Evidence Review.
The national Council of the EIS, will launch a new national survey of Scotland's teachers in support of the union's Time to Tackle Workload initiative.
Taking steps to reduce the damaging impact of poverty on young people’s education is an extremely worthwhile objective, supported by teachers across Scotland.
The EIS has written to the Scottish Government and to the Health & Safety Executive, urging them to act on the case of two North Lanarkshire schools
In response to recent H&S concerns raised at St Ambrose and Buchanan High EIS General Secretary Larry Flanagan said: Members at these schools have raised significant and legitimate health and safety concerns.
The AGM of the EIS continues in Perth Concert Hall today (Friday).
College lecturers across Scotland have today taken part in a third day of strike action as a long-running dispute over pay intensifies.
The Glasgow Association of the EIS is to hold two events in Glasgow City Chambers on Thursday 7 March to celebrate International Women’s Day, in conjunction with Glasgow City Council.
Commenting on a report on the contribution that independent schools make to the economy...
Commenting on a report on the number of cases of indiscipline in Scottish schools...
Difficulty filling vacant posts is just one example of the effects of the recruitment...
The EIS will always oppose cuts to school budgets and staffing...
The Cabinet Secretary’s statement to parliament this afternoon gave no more reassurance to EIS members than his statements last week on publication of the User Review of the first year of implementation.
Winner of competition has been announced...
The EIS has welcomed the publication of a stable set of SQA exam results.