Created on: 22 Apr 2007 | Last modified: 19 Jan 2024
Sustained and successful campaigning by the EIS, parents and young people, as well as local musicians has led to a reversal in cuts proposed by Midlothian Council to the authority’s Instrumental Music Service (IMS).
The EIS has marked anti-bullying day and issued a statement which highlights its commitment to supporting the rights of LGBT and transgender people, at a time when these rights are increasingly being threatened across the globe
For the first time, formal recognition of trade unions is growing in Scotland’s independent school sector, as more teachers see the benefit of establishing union branches within their places of work.
The EIS has announced that planned strike action in Glasgow schools has been suspended, following an offer from Glasgow City Council SNP group to withdraw future planned education cuts
The EIS will tomorrow (Thursday) stage a protest against planned cuts to Instrumental Music Tuition in Stirling schools. The demonstration will be held outside Stirling Council Headquarters, Old Viewforth, from 0900hrs on Thursday 13 February.
The Teachers’ Panel of the Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers (SNCT) has declared a formal dispute following the failure of COSLA and the Scottish Government to table a proposal on the nature and timescales for a reduction of class contact time
Teachers and associated professionals in Glasgow are to take strike action as they continue to fight back against Glasgow City Council’s damaging education cuts.
The EIS has expressed growing concern at the lack of any offer to progress the Scottish Government’s manifesto commitment on reducing class contact time for teachers to 21 hours
Teachers in Glasgow have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action in opposition to Glasgow City Council’s ongoing programme of education cuts.
The EIS has reiterated that the clock is ticking if a formal dispute over teacher class contact time in schools is to be avoided.
Scotland’s teachers have collectively been left out of pocket by potentially tens of millions of pounds, as the result of an ongoing impasse between 16 Scottish LAs & HMRC over the implications of the 2022-23 pay settlement to Scotland’s teachers
The EIS has called for a renewed emphasis from the Scottish Government on its ambition to make Scotland a Fair Work nation by 2025.
The EIS has welcomed recent steps by the Scottish Government to reduce the impact of poverty on young people, but warned that much more needs to be done
The EIS highlighted the value of instrumental Music in Scotland’s schools, and called for action to prevent threats to provision across the Scotland.
The EIS has called for a strong emphasis on education for peace throughout Scottish education, to equip young people with the knowledge and skills for non-violent conflict resolution
The EIS, has announced that it will open a statutory ballot for strike action in Glasgow schools, if Glasgow City Council and the Scottish Government do not confirm the reversal of teacher cuts in Glasgow.
The EIS has responded to the statement on Scottish education by Cabinet Secretary for Education Jenny Gilruth.
Transforming Additional Support Needs (ASN) policy from ambition to impact in Scotland’s schools will be the focus of a special parliamentary event at the Scottish Parliament this evening (Tuesday 10 December).
The EIS has expressed some cautious welcome of the support for schools outlined in the Scottish budget.
The EIS has written to First Minister John Swinney and Finance Secretary Shona Robison, calling on the Scottish Government to deliver its promises to Scotland’s learners and teaching professionals in the Scottish Budget statement on 4 December.
The EIS has welcomed the publication of the Scottish Government’s updated anti-bullying guidance.
The EIS has hit out at the decision by East Ayrshire Council to proceed with its plan to outsource instrumental music teaching to an arm’s-length trust.
The EIS has welcomed the announcement of an additional £3.4 Billion in funding for public services in Scotland, as a consequence of today’s budget statement by Chancellor or the Exchequer Rachel Reeves.
The EIS has written to the Cabinet Secretary for Education and called on her to intervene to protect school instrumental music, in light of East Ayrshire Council’s plans to remove this service to an arm’s length trust.
Despite a very strong statutory ballot result, Glasgow’s teachers will be blocked from taking industrial action by the excessively restrictive anti-trade union laws brought in under the previous UK government.
The EIS has written to the First Minister today, calling on the Scottish Government to intervene over planned local authority education cuts.
The EIS has given some cautious welcome to the statement made today by Cabinet Secretary Jenny Gilruth in response to the Hayward Review on Qualifications Reform.
The Teachers’ Panel of the Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers (SNCT) has today agreed to accept the pay offer of 4.27% from COSLA.
The Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) has announced that its teacher members have voted overwhelmingly in favour of accepting a 4.27% pay offer across all grades from employers for the year 2024-2025.
A major report published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and development (OECD) has highlighted the deep inequalities that are present throughout education systems.
EIS-FELA and College employers have formally ratified a four-year pay award for lecturers.
The EIS has decided to recommend acceptance of a new, improved pay offer of 4.27% to Scotland’s teachers.
The EIS has announced that its members in the EIS Further Education Lecturers’ Association (EIS-FELA) have voted overwhelmingly in favour of accepting an improved pay offer from college employers.
The EIS has notified Glasgow Council that the EIS will open a statutory industrial action ballot one week from today.
The EIS will open an indicative ballot on a revised ‘full and final’ pay offer from college employers, and will recommend to its members in the EIS-FELA to vote to accept the offer.
The EIS has announced that strikes in Scotland’s FE colleges have been suspended following significant progress after some meetings this morning involving EIS-FELA representatives, CES & the Scottish Government Minister for Further & Higher Education.
The EIS has noted today’s publication by the Scottish Government of national Mobile Device Guidance for Scotland’s schools.
The EIS has noted today’s publication of the ‘Behaviour and Relationships in Schools’ action plan by the Scottish Government.
The Robert Gordon University (RGU) branch of the EIS University Lecturers’ Association (EIS-ULA) has opened a consultative ballot in response to cutbacks
The Educational Institute of Scotland, has responded to the release of this year’s SQA results by congratulating students on their achievements – but has also warned of a worrying increase in the poverty-related attainment gap
A meeting of the Emergency Committee of the EIS has agreed two more weeks of strike action, as a long-running dispute over pay in Scotland’s colleges continues.
Scotland’s college lecturers have voted in favour of industrial action on pay, as the long-running national dispute continues.
Lecturers at two Scottish Further Education Colleges have voted in favour of strike action in protest at college employers ‘deeming’ (i.e. withholding) pay from lecturers engaged in industrial Action Short of Strike (ASoS).
The Teachers’ Panel of the Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers (SNCT) has met today to consider the lack of response from local authority employers
The Educational Institute of Scotland Further Education Lecturer Association again met with College Employers Scotland today to discuss the revised four year pay claim in an attempt to end their long running dispute.
Members of the EIS-FELA will be holding a national rally outside the Scottish Parliament tomorrow (Thursday 20th June) at 11:15am as part of its ongoing programme of industrial action in a long-running dispute over pay.
scotland’s teachers and lecturers will question General Election candidates from a range of parties in a special online event this week.
Glasgow teachers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action with 96% voting Yes to Action Short of Strike and 90% voting for Strike action, in a ballot organised by the Educational Institute of Scotland.
Andrea Bradley, EIS General Secretary gives her address to conference and launches the EIS Manifesto
EIS-FELA members at Dundee and Angus College will hold a picket and rally at D&A Kingsway Campus on Friday 7th June.
EIS President Paula McEwan gives her address to EIS AGM 2024
The EIS responds to the Education (Scotland) Bill.
The Teachers’ Panel of the Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers (SNCT) has unanimously rejected the pay offer made by COSLA on 4th June 2024.
Independent academic research on teacher workload provides more stark evidence that teachers in Scotland continue to work well beyond their contracted hours & that the number of working hours per week is rising.
The 178th AGM of the EIS will take place this week in Dundee.
The EIS has responded to the statement made In the Scottish Parliament, by the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Graeme Dey in regards to the ongoing national pay dispute involving college lecturers.
A special meeting of the EIS Executive Committee has agreed to establish a £5Million fund to support college lecturers engaged in an ongoing programme of industrial action in a long-running dispute over pay.
EIS-FELA met with College Employers Scotland (CES) today (Thursday 23rd May) to discuss the revised four year pay claim submitted last week, in an attempt to end their long running dispute.
The Glasgow local association of the EIS has opened a consultative ballot of its members to gauge their willingness to take industrial action in opposition to Glasgow’s Council’s planned education cuts.
At a meeting with College Employers Scotland (CES) yesterday (Thursday 16th May), EIS-FELA submitted a revised four year pay claim in a bid to break the current deadlock and receive an improved pay offer for their members.
The Teachers’ Panel of the SNCT notes, with increasing concern, the lack of progress in the 2024/25 pay round thus far.
The EIS has today issued a Mayday to the First Minister Humza Yousaf to intervene and college employers to come back to the negotiating table
The EIS has given notice to all of Scotland’s Further Education colleges of a further programme of escalating strike action in a long running dispute over pay.
The EIS has today responded to the Parliamentary debate which took place late yesterday afternoon on the recommendations of the Hayward Review.
Colleges across Scotland are engaged in a clearly co-ordinated programme of intimidation against lecturers engaged in lawful industrial action, in a move that is set to further inflame a long-running dispute over pay and jobs.
College lecturers have today (Thursday 7th September) begun a programme of sustained strike action, comprising of national, rolling and targeted strikes
College lecturers to take national strike action, including targeted strikes in constituencies of Scottish Government Ministers, for a fully funded Pay Award
The EIS has announced additional strike dates in the ongoing dispute at City of Glasgow College (CoGC) over plans from the college management to cut course provision and jobs.
The Educational Institute of Scotland, has written to First Minister Humza Yousaf calling for action on the lack of job security for many newly and recently qualified teachers across Scotland.
Members of the EIS at Hutchesons’ Grammar School have voted for union recognition in a historic ballot at the school.
The EIS has today (Monday) hit out at North Lanarkshire Council’s notification to around 130 teachers late last Friday afternoon that they would be out of work after the summer break.
EIS Comments on the announcement that the SQA reforms will be delayed until at least the next parliamentary year
The outgoing President of the EIS has used her keynote address at the EIS AGM to highlight the importance of active trade unions to ensuring enhanced support for Scotland’s education system.
The EIS has this afternoon (Tuesday) agreed to suspend strike action scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday at Hutchesons’ Grammar School.
The Executive Committee of the EIS-Further Education Lecturers Association (EIS-FELA) has condemned the lack of fair working practices across Scotland’s public college sector.
City of Glasgow College lecturers are now voting on whether to take industrial action over the College’s plans to reduce the number of lecturing staff
Today (Monday 13th March 2023), the EIS-Further Education Lecturers Association (EIS-FELA) has issued seven days’ notice letters informing college employers that a statutory ballot for industrial action will commence on Monday 20th March.
The EIS welcomes this week’s publication of the first Diversity in Teaching Profession Scotland first Annual Data Report...
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