Reduction in Class Contact Time
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Following the declaration of formal dispute on the failure to implement the Scottish Government’s commitment to reduce class contact time to 21 hours, there have been two meetings of the SNCT Joint Chairs held in attempt to begin progress towards an acceptable resolution. Tangible progress has been limited and in response to this, the SNCT Teachers’ Panel agreed to write to the First Minister outlining its concerns on the matter.
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A response has been received from the First Minister and work is currently underway to arrange a further meeting of the SNCT Joint Chairs to discuss its content. A special meeting of the EIS Salaries Committee will take place in the coming weeks, prior to a special meeting of the SNCT Teachers’ Panel to determine the next steps in the formal dispute.
The EIS remains completely committed to ensuring that the reduction in class contact time is implemented and that the full reduction in time is afforded to workload reduction by being added to the 'preparation and correction' component of the 35-hour working week.
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Since the submission of the SNCT Teachers’ Panel pay claim in February, there have been two meetings of the SNCT Extended Joint Chairs – the group within the SNCT bargaining structure that negotiates pay. As members will be aware, a 3% offer from the Employers’ Side was unanimously rejected by the SNCT Teachers’ Panel. It is imperative that an improved offer, that continues steps towards the restoration of teacher pay, is made in time for the implementation date for an uplift of pay on 1st August 2025. The EIS, through the SNCT Teachers’ Panel, will continue to press for as swift an agreement on pay as possible.
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Following a correspondence sent by the General Secretary to HMRC in February 2025, HMRC have now informed the EIS that further guidance has been issued to Local Authorities regarding situations where corrective action would and would not be required by employers in relation to backdated tax.
HMRC have shared this guidance with the EIS and indicated a willingness to meet with EIS Officials as part of a desire to bring resolution of the issue. A further update on this work will be issued to members as soon as possible.
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This is an opportunity for EIS members to raise general queries around pensions and around the McCloud Remedy.
Please select the date of the meeting you would like to attend and complete your registration details. These sessions all cover the same topics so please only register for one of the sessions. We limit attendance to 50 members per session to allow for Q&As.
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Contact us Regarding Your Pension
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To ensure that all pension and pay-related queries are handled efficiently, we have introduced a dedicated mailbox: pensions@eis.org.uk.
Going forward, please direct all pension and pay queries to this email address.
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Robert Gordon University Anti-Cuts Campaign
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Lecturing staff at Robert Gordon University (RGU) have entered their second day of strike action, in protest against proposed job cuts and compulsory redundancies.
Members of the Educational Institute of Scotland University Lecturers Association (EIS-ULA) have again taken to picket lines across the university's campus, demonstrating their strength and solidarity with colleagues in the face of job cuts.
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The EIS supports the work of Send My Friend to School, which is a UK civil society coalition of international development NGOs, teachers' unions and charities.
The Send My Friend to School schools' pack is now available to download. Join thousands of schools across the country who are calling on the government to protect the funding for global education; so that children and young people around the world can access inclusive and equitable quality education!
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Take part in the 2025-2027 campaign ‘Invest in My Friends’ Learning’ and join thousands of other schools in asking the UK Government to reprioritise and protect funding for global education. Get your free campaign resource pack with everything you need to bring the campaign to life in your classroom, including ready-made learning resources.
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