One of our original PACTivists Susan Slater speaking at #StandUpToPoverty launch of updated advice for the classroom, "Anti-poverty training for teachers has never been more timely or sadly, more needed."
Due to continued growth in the Institute’s operations, there are three vacancies within our Area Officer team.
Applications from candidates with a background in teaching/lecturing or with involvement in a trade union are particularly welcome!
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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.
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A special meeting of EIS Executive Committee this afternoon has agreed to allocate £5Million to support universal hardship payments to EIS-FELA members engaged in industrial action in Scotland's colleges.
Full statement and more information to follow...
Sun is shining but schools are still going be short of teachers in August.
Please sign and share. Let's get this petition up to 15k.
https://t.co/zwI2IFG4fo
‘Still We Rise’ is a new podcast series by the EIS exploring how educators and trade unionists can rise up against the influence of the far right in our schools and wider society. Our first episode, ‘The Malady of Misogyny’ is out now, on all platforms. https://t.co/OHGzknPyjt
Next week the EIS will be hosting 'Into Teaching', a webinar for new teachers working towards their professional update.
You'll hear from a fantastic line up of speakers and have the chance to network with other NQTs.
Just over a week left to register:
https://t.co/lK5XcrPGVJ
📣Call for Case Studies📣
The EIS are looking for examples of teaching and learning practices that celebrate the first culture of migrant, refugee and asylum seeker learners.
To contribute visit: https://t.co/vOicVx4hrk or contact Ayumi Christoph
EIS President Paula McEwan urges members to take part in Workload Week, "We want to find out what you're doing and why you're doing it." #SU4QE
Find out more: https://t.co/UZkggG9JEL
Moray EIS AGM will be taking place on March 6th at The Inkwell in Elgin.
Buffet from 5pm and the AGM starts at 5:30
Watch your emails for a link arriving soon.
The EIS is your union. Come and have a say at your local AGM.
The EIS congratulates our members in their historic victory at Hutchesons' Grammar School.
We look forward to supporting them as they begin collective bargaining arrangements for the first time ever in any independent school in Scotland.
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