Weekly Update: Monday 5th October

Dear All,

Mostly standing items and updates to these to share with members this week.

• Local Training: We have two training sessions which can be signed up for on CPD Manager.

1. PACT: As part of Challenge Poverty Week, EIS Glasgow is hosting a bespoke Anti-Poverty Professional Learning session for Glasgow Local Association members in-person here in the West George Street office, 4.30-6pm tomorrow 6^th October. The session will explore the nature, causes and consequences of poverty in Scotland and Glasgow and what this means for our classrooms, schools, and wider community.
2. Reps Training Level 1/2: The session aims to support School Reps by providing information and training around skills for supporting members and the Branch. It takes place here in the West George Street office from 9.30-3.30 on Tuesday 20^th October.

• Local Network Meetings: We have three 4.30-6pm local Network meetings coming up and these can be signed up for on CPD manager.

1. BAME Network is Thursday 8^th October on Teams
2. Rep’s Network in person here in Glasgow office Oct 19^th.
3. Rep’s Network online 21^st Oct.

• 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.
• 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.
• 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
• Encourage, Nourish and Grow: Friday, 6 November, for a day of Early Years focused professional learning, in the Glasgow Radisson Blu, 9-4.30pm. More information, including details on how to register to be found here.
• 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: tomorrow Tuesday 6th October, Wednesday 28th October, Wednesday 4th November, Tuesday 24th November or Thursday 10th December 
• 2026 Annual Benefit Statements: These are due to have been circulated to members by the end of August. Once available, your statement can be viewed online through the SPPA Engage Portal. If you have not yet registered for Engage, we encourage you to do so now to ensure you can access your statement as soon as it is available. If you don't receive your 2026 ABS please email pensions@eis.org.uk  and we can raise this with SPPA.

Thanks, and hope you have a good October break when it comes,

Jane