Some standing items and some new to share with members this week
Statutory Ballot: The new ballot was posted Wednesday 19th but if it’s not arrived at your home yet, please email ballot@eis.org.uk to request a replacement. Alternatively, there is a send-me-a new-ballot button in the all-member emails sent out by HQ along with another button to click to tell us you’ve voted. This allows the ballot to be tracked and has the added advantage of taking you off the contact list for receiving any further ballot emails. Further information including FAQS and the National Ballot Webinar can be found HERE and please click HERE for further details around the Workload Dispute.
Social Media Campaigning: While members are encouraged to share photos over social media of the ballot envelopes being posted, please don’t post pictures of the actual ballot paper. It would be helpful if those already out there, could be taken down where possible.
Branch Meetings: If a speaker would be helpful, please contact glasgowla@eis.org.ukto get this organised. We’d cover all themes of the Stand Up for Quality Education campaign: Workload, Behaviour and ASN along with the statutory ballot, and any H&S issues or other agenda items specific to your school.
Glasgow LA ASN Network: We are relaunching our ASN Network to include all Glasgow members, therefore members need not work in ASN sector to join. The first meeting will be Tuesday the 6th of January and we’ll send out a separate mailing soon with further details.
Pensions Q&A: Stephen Stewart and Murray McLeod, EIS Pensions and Payroll Specialists, will be holding meetings via Microsoft Teams during November and December. These sessions run from 4-6pm and all cover the same topics so please only sign up for one. Click on the link of your choice to register for:this Wednesday 3rd DecemberandTuesday 9th December
Exploring Digital Tools to Engage Neurodivergent Learners: Join the EIS and Digital Skills Education online, this Thursday 4th December, from 5.30-7.30pm. This workshop will equip participants with free tools and resources that they can use to support neurodivergent learners and will also provide practical examples that participants can take back to their own educational settings. No prior knowledge of digital tools is required for participation in this learning. Click here to register.
EIS Equality and Leadership Weekend School 2026:This takes place30th January (half-day), 1st February, 2nd February (half-day). The EIS is now delighted to open registration to Our Voices in Union Weekend School 2026, a residentialprogramme which aims to grow the leadership and improve the representation of BAME, LGBT, disabled,neurodivergent and young members within their own workplaces, and within the Union.More information and guidance on how to register can be found here:Voices in the Union Weekend
The EIS PACT Programme Learning Sessions: As part of our continued commitment to addressing poverty and its impact on education through high-quality professional learning, this programme comprises three structured sessions exploring the nature, causes, and consequences of poverty, and examining how these factors influence learners’ experiences and outcomes. Further dates for 2026 will be released soon for a repeat of all modules. The link here can be used to register for the modules and network session.
EIS Member Briefing: Addressing Misinformation: Understanding, inclusion, and safety are all essential factors to ensure every colleague and pupil, including those who are transgender, can be visible in our educational establishments, and our workplaces, and treated with dignity and respect. Misinformation contributes to the risks currently facing progress on LGBT people's rights across the world. The aim of this guidance is to provide advice for members on navigating and addressing misinformation and disinformation in relation to transgender people. Please find the briefing booklet HERE
