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21 April 2021

EIS Publishes new Report Highlighting the PACT Against Poverty

EIS Publishes new Report Highlighting the PACT Against Poverty

The EIS will today officially publish the PACT project Phase 1 report as part of its conti ...

06 April 2021

First Minister's School Announcement - EIS Urges Continuing Caution

FM's School Announcement - EIS Urges Continuing Caution

The First Minister’s confirmation that there will be a full pupil return post-Easter is of ...

01 April 2021

Pay offer to teachers fails to recognise their value to Scotland

Pay offer to teachers fails to recognise their value to Scotland

The pay offer made to Scotland’s teachers and associated professionals is “completely inad ...

31 March 2021

Data on Diversity in Teaching Profession Points to race Inequality at all Career Stages

Data on Diversity in Teaching Profession Points to race Inequality at all Career Stages

The EIS welcomes this week’s publication of the first Diversity in Teaching Profession Sco ...

23 March 2021

Audit Scotland Report Highlights Continuing Impact of Poverty on Education

Audit Scotland Report Highlights Continuing Impact of Poverty on Education

Commenting on the publication of the Audit Scotland / Accounts Commission report on the po ...

05 March 2021

EIS Launches Manifesto for Education-Led Recovery from COVID Pandemic

EIS Launches Manifesto for Education-Led Recovery from COVID

The EIS has launched its education manifesto ahead of May’s Scottish Parliament elections.

02 March 2021

Full Pupil Return to Schools Risks Reversal in COVID Progress

Full Pupil Return to Schools Risks Reversal in COVID Progress

The EIS has responded to the First Minister’s announcement on the return to school for pri ...

02 March 2021

EIS Writes to Party Leaders Urging Support for Vaccinating School Staff

EIS Writes to Party Leaders Urging Support for Vaccinating School Staff

The EIS has written to First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, Deputy First Minister John Swinney ...

26 February 2021

EIS Urges Scottish Government to "Protect Education" with Vaccinations, Ventilation and Medical-Grade Masks

EIS Urges Scottish Government to "Protect Education"

The EIS has urged the Scottish Government to “Protect Education” by offering COVID vaccina ...

16 February 2021

Concerns over School Safety must be Addressed Following First Minister's Announcement

Concerns over Safety must be Addressed Following FM's Announcement

The EIS has responded to the First Minister’s announcement on the return to school for nur ...

09 February 2021

Supply Teachers Report Continuing Difficulty in Finding work During Pandemic

Supply Teachers Report Continuing Difficulty in Finding work

Supply teachers in Scotland have reported continuing difficulties in securing employment, ...

08 February 2021

Education Recovery Proposals - EIS Comment

Education Recovery Proposals - EIS Comment

The EIS has responded to proposals on education released by a think-tank by saying that su ...

02 February 2021

Virus Levels must fall Substantially for School Return to be Confirmed

The EIS has responded to the First Minister’s statement on a planned phased return for schools



01 February 2021

EIS urges caution ahead of COVID review schools announcement

Ahead of the Cabinet review of the current lockdown situation, the EIS has urged the Scottish Government to err on the side of caution before planning school reopening...



28 January 2021

Real-terms pay Freeze lets down Scotland's Teachers

Commenting following today’s Scottish Budget announcement, which includes plans to cap public sector pay rises at 1%...



19 January 2021

First Minister's COVID Lockdown Announcement

Commenting on the First Minister’s announcement today, confirming that current lockdown arrangements will continue until at least mid-February, EIS General Secretary Larry Flanagan said:



07 January 2021

EIS Raises Safety Concerns with Colleges Implementing Face-to-Face Teaching

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...



05 January 2021

Lockdown announcement and schools impact - EIS response

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...



23 December 2020

Impact of Covid Continues to hit Children Living in Poverty

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...



23 December 2020

Injury Compensation for EIS Members more than Doubles to Almost £700k for year

The EIS has secured almost £700,000 in compensation settlements for members injured at work over the past year...



23 December 2020

Impact of Covid on School Music Provision is Stark and Long Lasting

The EIS has published a new briefing highlighting the stark challenges facing instrumental music provision in Scotland’s schools during the COVID-19 pandemic...



25 February 2021

Schools must have a Proper Break over the Christmas Holiday Period

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...



20 December 2020

First Minister's COVID announcement - EIS response

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...



01 March 2021

Supply Teachers have Faced Unique Difficulties During Pandemic

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.



17 December 2020

EIS West Lothian College Staff Vote in Favour of Industrial Action

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...



01 March 2021

HTs and DHTs Placed Under huge Pressure Throughout COVID Pandemic

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.



16 December 2020

Teachers in Edinburgh back move to Dispute over School Safety

Teachers in Edinburgh have today (Wednesday) voted overwhelmingly in favour of declaring a formal dispute with their employer...



01 March 2021

Primary and Secondary Teachers Share Concerns over School and Safety

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...



01 March 2021

Teachers in three local authority areas back move to dispute over school safety

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...



15 December 2020

New school stats show significant fall in teacher numbers

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)...



15 December 2020

Scotland's College lecturers back industrial action to protect lecturer posts

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...



01 March 2021

Teachers say that COVID safety measures are impossible to maintain in Special Education

The EIS has today (Tuesday) published a briefing paper which highlights the reality for teachers working during the pandemic in Special Education settings...



14 December 2020

EIS urges MSPs to show support for keeping Shetland College public

The EIS has written to MSPs seeking their support for the campaign to Keep Shetland College Public...



01 March 2021

Vulnerable teachers believe keeping schools open "at all costs" is risking their health

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....



01 March 2021

More EIS local associations move towards ballots on school safety disputes

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.



11 December 2020

Industrial action escalates at Forth Valley College

EIS members at Forth Valley College will escalate industrial action this week over cuts to 30 lecturers’ jobs...



01 March 2021

EIS Campaign Tells First Minister that School Buildings Cannot Remain open at all Costs

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.



10 December 2020

EIS Glasgow Ballots Members on Dispute with Employer

The Glasgow Local Association of the EIS has opened a consultative ballot of all members on Thursday 10th December 2020...



08 December 2020

EIS Welcomes Exams Statement Clarity, says Teacher Workload must be Properly Managed

The EIS has welcomed the fact that a decision has been made on next year’s Higher and Advanced Higher qualifications



04 December 2020

Headteachers Need "Tangible Support not just Words" from Government on COVID

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.



03 December 2020

Scottish Government Christmas Announcement will Anger many Teachers

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.



01 December 2020

EIS General Secretary Elected as President of European Trade Union Group

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)...



26 November 2020

Changes to Internal Market Bill will Protects Scottish Education

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.



01 March 2021

Fewer than one-third of Teachers Surveyed feel safe in School

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.



07 January 2021

Schools in Level 4 Areas must move to Blended or Remote Learning

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.



13 November 2020

Rising COVID infection levels highlight concerns over school safety

The EIS has today highlighted that the growing number of pupils and teachers infected with COVID-19 is creating increased concern...



11 November 2020

EIS consults members for views on COVID action in schools

The EIS has launched a consultation on the response to COVID in Scotland’s schools...



10 November 2020

Forth Valley College staff commence industrial action

This week, EIS members at Forth Valley College have commenced industrial action short of strike over cuts to 30 lecturers’ jobs...



30 October 2020

Updated Schools COVID-19 Guidance - EIS Comment

The EIS has issued its initial response to the new COVID-19 Guidance for Schools, published today by the Scottish Government.



07 January 2021

EIS says Keeping Schools Open Should be a Priority - But not at any Cost

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.



22 October 2020

PISA 2018 Results: ‘Are Students Ready to Thrive in an Interconnected World?

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:



21 October 2020

ASL Review is an Opportunity Missed

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...



19 October 2020

“Tier” Plans need to Articulate Triggers for School Closures

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.



12 October 2020

Survey highlights detrimental impact of COVID on Instrumental Music in schools

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...



09 October 2020

EIS invites education professionals to join the PACT against poverty

The EIS will today (Friday) officially launch its online PACT Professional Learning offer for Scotland’s teachers...



07 October 2020

Clarity on Exams is welcome, though overdue

The EIS has welcomed the clarity on next year’s exams diet provided by the Deputy First Minister’s announcement this afternoon...



06 October 2020

Some Scottish Councils Failing in Duty of Care on Teachers' Risk Assessments

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.



28 September 2020

Teachers' COVID Concerns Clear at EIS Council Meeting

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.



15 September 2020

Current COVID policy is placing Instrumental Music Students at disadvantage

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...



09 September 2020

COVID Guidance "Totally Inadequate" for Pupils with ASN

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.



04 September 2020

Workload Demands on School Management Teams Unsustainable

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.



01 September 2020

Survey of union Reps highlights work still to be done on school COVID safety

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...



27 August 2020

EIS education committee reflects teacher & student anger over qualifications debacle

The first meeting of the EIS Education Committee for the new school session heard testimony from teachers across Scotland...



26 August 2020

Survey of college lecturers highlights impact of COVID on Further Education

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.



25 August 2020

Face Coverings in Secondary Schools

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.



24 August 2020

Face Coverings and Physical Distancing in Schools

The EIS, has responded to the First Minister’s comments on potential use of face-coverings in schools.



20 August 2020

EIS Makes Direct Plea to First Minister

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.



17 August 2020

School COVID cases highlight need for better procedures to protect pupils & staff

The EIS has again called for enhanced procedures to protect pupils and staff from potential COVID infection...



11 August 2020

Decision to Uphold Teachers’ Professional Judgement Welcome

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.



11 August 2020

EIS Lodges Collective Grievances at Scottish Borders and Moray Councils

On the first official day of schools reopening (today), the EIS has already lodged two collective grievances at Scottish Borders Council and Moray Council...



01 March 2021

Safety Concerns are Clear Ahead of Pupils Returning to School

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.



07 August 2020

Interim Survey Results Highlight Teacher Concerns

The interim results of a survey indicate that the majority of teachers retain serious concerns over the re-opening of schools next week.



04 August 2020

Students, teachers and parents should be proud of achievements in very challenging year

The EIS has congratulated Scotland’s students following the publication of this year’s qualifications results...



01 March 2021

EIS Executive raises significant concerns over guidelines for re-opening of schools

The Executive Committee of the EIS has raised significant concerns over guidelines for the re-opening of Scotland’s schools...



30 July 2020

More Must be Done to Ensure Schools are Safe

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.



23 July 2020

EIS welcomes funding for additional teachers, but warns that more will be needed

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...



21 July 2020

Recruit more teachers to support education recovery for pupils, says EIS

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...



16 July 2020

Significant Discussion still Required to Ensure Schools are COVID Secure

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.



07 July 2020

Larry Flanagan Writes to DFM regarding RQTs

EIS General Secretary Larry Flanagan has written to John Swinney regarding the situation for recently qualified teachers.



23 June 2020

Deputy First Minister Statement on Return to Schools - EIS Response

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.



19 June 2020

EIS General Secretary calls for more teachers, focus on equity, in wake of COVID-19

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



19 June 2020

EIS President warns that austerity must not be imposed in wake of COVID-19

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...



17 June 2020

EIS Launches New Glasgow Girls Resource Ahead of World Refugee Day

The EIS has today (Wednesday 17th June) launched a new online teaching resource ahead of World Refugee Day...



15 June 2020

First Minister's Daily Briefing - EIS Response

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:



10 June 2020

Online H&S Session Illustrates Teachers' Concerns over COVID-19

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.



01 March 2021

EIS Survey Highlights Headteachers' Views on Re-Opening of Scotland's 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...



03 June 2020

COVID-19 Education Recovery

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:



29 May 2020

First Minister's COVID-19 Announcement - EIS Response

Commenting following the announcement by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon at her daily COVID-19 briefing today (Thursday), EIS General Secretary Larry Flanagan said:



25 February 2021

Overwhelming survey response from teachers confirms Coronavirus impact on education

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.



21 May 2020

EIS Welcomes Clarity on School Re-Openings, but Warns Challenges Remain

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.



19 May 2020

Teacher Survey Highlights Strengths & Challenges During COVID-19 Crisis

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.



15 May 2020

Teaching Unions Write to DFM Urging Caution Over Schools Re-Opening

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.



14 May 2020

Call for Emergency Cash Boost to Prevent Child Poverty Crisis

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.



07 January 2021

Teacher TUs Warn Against Premature Reopening of Schools

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."



01 May 2020

Professional Judgement of Teachers Must be Respected

Commenting following today’s Education and Skills’ Committee Meeting, EIS General Secretary Larry Flanagan said...



23 April 2020

Schools Can't Operate as Normal with Social Distancing in Place

The EIS has noted the publication of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) framework for decision making by the Scottish Government.



22 April 2020

EIS Profoundly Disappointed by Shetland Council Decision on College Merger

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.



17 April 2020

EIS Attacks Shetland Islands Council Proposal  to Privatise Shetland College ‘Behind Closed Doors’ During COVID-19 Pandemic

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.



27 March 2020

EIS Writes to MSP to Highlight Concerns of Shetland Islands Council Processes

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.



10 September 2020

No Student to be Disadvantaged by Cancelling SQA Diet

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.



10 September 2020

EIS Welcomes Announcement on School Closures

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,



26 February 2020

Publication of Remit for Review of CfE - EIS Comment

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.



21 February 2020

Analysis Last Year’s Exam Results – EIS Comment

Commenting on the recent analysis of the 2019 school exam results, EIS General Secretary Larry Flanagan said...



21 February 2020

EIS Warns of Impact of Budget Cuts in North Lanarkshire

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.



01 November 2019

'Teachers know there is no quick fix' to bridging attainment gap in Scotland

Taking steps to reduce the damaging impact of poverty on young people’s education is an extremely worthwhile objective, supported by teachers across Scotland.



13 June 2019

Scottish Government & H&S Executive Should Examine North Lanarkshire Schools Case

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



11 June 2019

EIS Responds to Health Concerns in 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.



07 June 2019

EIS General Secretary Says Pay Success has Energised Teachers for Future Campaigns

The AGM of the EIS continues in Perth Concert Hall today (Friday).



06 March 2019

Strong Support for College Strike Continues Across Scotland

College lecturers across Scotland have today taken part in a third day of strike action as a long-running dispute over pay intensifies.



29 March 2019

EIS Celebrates International Women’s Day

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.



03 December 2018

Education and the Economy – EIS Comment

Commenting on a report on the contribution that independent schools make to the economy...



03 December 2018

School Indiscipline – EIS Comment

Commenting on a report on the number of cases of indiscipline in Scottish schools...



03 December 2018

Teacher Vacancies – EIS Comment

Difficulty filling vacant posts is just one example of the effects of the recruitment...



07 August 2018

Exam Results Testament to Hard Work of Pupils and Teachers

The EIS has welcomed the publication of a stable set of SQA exam results.



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