Dear All,
Mostly standing items with one new to share with members this week, highlights being Friday’s update on the national Workload Dispute and the Scotland Demands Better Campaign March and Rally on Saturday the 25th October.
If a speaker at branch meetings would be helpful, please contact glasgowla@eis.org.uk and we’ll get that organised. We’d cover all themes of the Stand Up for Quality Education campaign: Workload, Behaviour and ASN along with any H&S issues or other agenda items specific to your school.
- Workload Dispute: The EIS is moving towards a Statutory Ballot of members with further details to be found here: Class Contact Time Update | 3 Oct 2025
- Save the date for Scotland Demands Better: The EIS, other trade unions, the STUC, anti-poverty organisations and civic organisations will march in Edinburgh, starting at the Scottish Parliament, on Saturday the 25th of October as part of the Scotland Demands Better campaign. Please find more information about the schedule for the day here: March and Rally — SCOTLAND DEMANDS BETTER. Glasgow local association will be meeting outside Queen Street station that morning to take the banner to this hugely important demonstration. All members are very welcome and please contact glasgowla@eis.org.uk for further information around travel arrangements.
- Local Reps Training and Network Meetings: School Reps all day training is planned for the IS Day 10th October 9am-3.30pm here in the West George Street office and can be signed up for on CPD Manager, however deadline for this is today. There will also be two 4.30-6pm twilight Rep’s Network meeting on the 20th and 22nd October, in-person and online respectively. See CPD Manager for further details and signing up.
- National Reps Training: Each session, the EIS/TUC offer accredited training courses for School Reps and Health & Safety Reps. Please click here for further information on how to register for training.
- Managing a Classroom in 2025: This 4.30-6pm twilight course on Thursday 23rd October in the EIS offices at 34 West George Street will offer a review of current research and strategies that embed a health, safety and wellbeing approach to low-level classroom disruption. The course will look at training and strategies to support a wide range of complex needs and, again, signing up is via CPD Manager.
- Equality Reps Stage 1 & 2 Courses 2025: We’ve scheduled Stage 1 & Stage 2 Equality Reps online courses for the following dates: Stage 1, Day one: Friday 31st October, Stage 1, Day two: Friday 7th November, Stage 2, Day one: Friday 5th December and Stage 2, Day two: Friday 30th January. Please contact this office, glasgowla@eis.org.uk for further details.
- Learning Reps: The EIS is currently recruiting for the Learning Reps Diploma course. Further details about the role of EIS Learning Reps can be found here.
Have a good October week when it comes.
Thanks
Jane
