EIS National Organising Conference: Saturday 3rd October, Glasgow – book your place today!
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All EIS reps and activists are invited and encouraged to attend the forthcoming Organising Conference being held in Glasgow on Saturday 3rd October. This event is an opportunity for reps and activists to come together and attend workshops to build their organising skills.
Keynote speakers will include Andrea Bradley, EIS General Secretary, and Taj Ali, a journalist and historian. Mr Ali is the former editor of Tribune and regularly appears as a commentator on the BBC, as well as contributing to the Guardian, Al Jazeera English and others. For his work on hate crime and Islamophobia he was chosen as a finalist for the 2026 Orwell Prize.
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Scottish Guidelines and Guardrails for the use of Artificial Intelligence in Schools
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As advised in last month’s Bulletin, 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 and apply to all use of AI in schools.
The EIS has produced a short introductory video to help highlight the guardrails to teachers.
It is important that teachers are supported in respect of the appropriate, safe and ethical use of AI in schools.
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The Gwen Mayor Memorial Trust was established in March 1996 following the tragic events in Dunblane Primary School on 13 March 1996 when the teacher, Gwen Mayor, lost her life along with 16 pupils of the school.
The purpose of the Trust is "to advance education by providing financial support for projects in connection with the arts, culture, music or sport submitted to the Trustees."
Applications are now open and all primary schools and departments across Scotland are eligible for Gwen Mayor Trust Funding.
Applications must be made on the prescribed Application Form no later than Friday 2 October 2026.
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Support Striking Welding Lecturers at City of Glasgow College
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Welding and Fabrication lecturers at the City of Glasgow College are continuing a programme of strike action as part of a Health & Safety Dispute. The lecturers have been engaged in strike action since March. College management still refuses to provide Respiratory Protection Equipment to protect staff and students from carcinogenic welding fumes.
Send your messages of solidarity to our National Officer for FE, Sarah Collins at scollins@eis.org.uk
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Solidarity with Lecturers at Glasgow Caledonian University
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Lecturers at Glasgow Caledonian University are striking over the proposal to cut 100 jobs and the failure of management to rule out compulsory redundancies.
Send your solidarity to the Branch via our National Officer for HE, Garry Ross at garry.ross@eis.org.uk.
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Anti-Poverty Professional Learning: PACT Programme
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The EIS continues to offer national and local poverty-related professional learning through the PACT Programme.
PACT is a professional learning offer for educators in Scotland, rooted in social justice and equity. It supports educators to deepen their understanding of poverty, its causes and consequences, and its impact on learners, families and communities and how schools can seek to mitigate these impacts.
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National Sessions
Details of upcoming online and in-person National PACT sessions are available here: PACT | Upcoming Training | EIS
Local Association Sessions
Tailored Local Association PACT Sessions can also be arranged. If you are interested in finding out more or in organising a local session, please contact jharris@eis.org.uk.
Some sessions have already been organised for the following local associations and members of these local associations are warmly encouraged to attend:
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Encourage, Nourish and Grow: Supporting our youngest learners to thrive in nursey and school
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The EIS is pleased to announce that it is hosting an in-person event for early level teachers and graduate practitioners, ‘Encourage, Nourish and Grow: Supporting our youngest learners to thrive in nursery and school’.
This will be a day of early years focussed professional learning on Friday 6th November, 9am-4pm, at the Glasgow Radisson Blu.
More information, including details on how to register, is available on our website.
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EIS Professional Learning Opportunities
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Stephen Stewart and Murray McLeod, EIS Pensions and Payroll Specialists, will
be holding meetings via Microsoft Teams on the following dates:
Our pension sessions all cover the same topics so please only register for one of the sessions.
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2026 Annual Benefit Statements
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The 2026 Annual Benefit Statements were circulated at the end of August, your statement can be viewed online through the Engage website. 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.
Please check your Engage account and make sure your registration is complete.
If you don’t have a 2026 ABS please email pensions@eis.org.uk and we can raise this with SPPA.
Scottish Teachers' Circular (ABS) (ABS-RSS)
Employer Newsletter
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If you are in a school that does not currently have an EIS Rep, then please organise as a branch to elect a Rep or a group of activists to share the role.
Workplace Reps are a foundation rock of trade unions, and they are important in supporting members and linking in with your EIS Local Association.
We offer full training and support for our reps. Please contact your Local Association's Organiser and/or Local Association Secretary if you wish support in arranging a branch meeting or becoming an EIS Rep.
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