Educational Institute of Scotland

Congrats to our new cohort of EIS H&S Reps for completing TUC-accredited Health and Safety training! Special thanks to tutor Jim Walker from Fife College.

Trained H&S Reps are vital to member wellbeing and to our EIS Campaigns in schools, colleges and universities.

Today is and to mark the day, the EIS is publishing refreshed guidance on Menopause and Menstrual Health at Work. We hope this guidance will support the negotiation of workplace policies, help build supportive workplaces and contribute to creating a society in which no one experiences direct or indirect discrimination as a result of menopause or menstrual health.

https://www.eis.org.uk/gender-equality/iwd2025

Another cohort of brilliant EIS branch reps completing stage one training at EIS HQ today - ready to support teachers, campaign with members and build the union in their schools ✊

It is of great credit to those who have stood together to oppose and stop these damaging planned cuts to school Instrumental Music Tuition. The EIS remains determined to fight such cuts, wherever and whenever they might be proposed.

https://www.eis.org.uk/latest-news/imtstirlingperth

The EIS has marked World Book Day with the launch of a new book entitled Mochara goes to Nursery, to help welcome young children who are new to Scotland.

Find out about Mochara's story:
https://www.eis.org.uk/latest-news/mocharalaunch

Join us at the EIS ULA Conference! 🌍✨ We'll discuss the degrowth movement—rethinking economic growth and prioritising well-being over profit. Workshops, debates & networking await. Register now!

https://www.eis.org.uk/ula/annual-conference-2025

EIS activists and teachers joined the West Dunbartonshire budget cuts protest today outside the main council offices in Dumbarton to say a firm no to cuts to education & children's services ✊

In your first five years of teaching in Scotland? Join our EIS event ‘Into Teaching: Professional Update and Workload’ on March 20th, 4:30-6:00 pm.

Insights from Victoria Smith, GTCS, and Susan Quinn, EIS Education Convener.

‘Into Teaching: Professional Update and Workload’ Webinar Next month, the EIS will be hosting an online event with guest speakers from the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS), Education Scotland and the EIS.

£6.40 is not enough to live on.

We believe every worker should receive a Real Living Wage and apprentices are workers too.

That's why we support NUS Scotland and the National Society of Apprentices' call for a Real Living Wage for apprentices.

Join the call: https://www.nsoa.org.uk/living-wage

Ramadan 2025 Begins Tonight🌙💜

We want to wish all of our members, activists and friends a happy and peaceful Ramadan.

The EIS has welcomed the publication of a new report by Audit Scotland which highlights the scale of the Additional Support for Learning (ASL) challenge in schools across Scotland.

Audit Scotland Report Highlights Challenges of ASN Provision in Scotland's Schools The EIS has welcomed the publication of a new report by Audit Scotland which highlights the scale of the Additional Support for Learning (ASL) challenge in schools across Scotland.

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).

Music to our ears: EIS protects Instrumental Music Tuition in Midlothian schools 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).

Join Strathclyde University for UNCRC in the Classroom on Wednesday 19th March, 9am-1.30pm at the EIS Glasgow Area Office. This highly interactive course will explore what UNCRC is - the law and application, and what it means in the classroom, explore what it means in balance with the rights of teachers, and dispel common myths that may lead to misunderstandings of the topic. Find out more and book your place:

Exploring UNCRC in the Classroom Exploring UNCRC in the Classroom

Are you in your first five years of teaching in Scotland? Join our EIS event on ‘Into Teaching: Professional Update and Workload’ on March 20th, 4:30-6:00 pm. Insights from Victoria Smith.GTCS, and Susan Quinn EIS Education Convener.

Register & More Info: https://www.eis.org.uk/webinars/intoteachingwebinar

Join us TOMORROW to protest cuts to instrumental music services in Midlothian. Make some noise in defence of IMT jobs and to support our young local musicians!

A question now asked on the SNP manifesto commitments, namely reducing class sizes and the implications on workload.

"Teachers are run ragged, there are also huge pressures on our office staff, canteen staff, support staff and janitors."

Paula now opens the floor to questions.

A question on the IFS report is asked, focusing on a recommendation to cut teacher numbers to represent falling pupil numbers and how this contrasts with evidence that teachers in scotland work an additional 12 hours unpaid each week.

A zero tolerance policy for school violence is a priority; we must ensure safe classrooms. Properly staffed ASN provision and resourced restorative practices are key to supporting and not alienating our vulnerable learners.