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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 FELA is set to begin a programme of rolling strike action in a long running dispute over pay.
The annual conference of the EIS Further Education Lecturers’ Association (EIS-FELA) took place in Perth...
The Educational Institute of Scotland has given notice to all of Scotland’s Further Education colleges of a programme of rolling strike action in a long running dispute over pay.
Lecturers begin targeted strike action in constituency areas of key Scottish government ministers, as Scottish college dispute continues
The EIS has today responded to the Parliamentary debate which took place late yesterday afternoon on the recommendations of the Hayward Review.
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Picket lines were in place at colleges across Scotland this morning, while a rally outside the Scottish Parliament also attracted strong support.
College lecturers across Scotland have walked out on strike action, as a long-running dispute over pay and jobs continues.
EIS Assistant Secretary David Belsey spoke to Good Morning Scotland on 20th February 2024 to discuss violence and aggression in Scotland's classrooms.
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.
The General Secretary of the EIS has hit out today at the threats issued by several college employers towards EIS-FELA members who will be carrying out lawful industrial action from this coming Monday in pursuit of a fair pay settlement.
Earlier this week, in a first for Scotland's independent school sector, a historic recognition agreement was signed between Hutchesons' Grammar School – an independent school in Glasgow – and teacher trade unions, including the EIS.
Following the submission of this year’s pay claim for Scotland’s teachers through the SNCT, the EIS is calling for good faith negotiations from employers and the Scottish Government
College lecturers across Scotland have delivered a decisive vote in favour of industrial action on pay, as a long-running national dispute continues.
The EIS has said that health and safety must be a priority in schools to ensure a safe working environment for staff and pupils alike.
The EIS has called on the Scottish Government and local authorities to make a firm New Year’s Resolution to Stand Up for Quality Education in 2024.
The EIS is calling on government, local authorities, and all relevant agencies to do all that they can to reduce the impact of poverty on young people, their education and their life chances.
The EIS has called upon the Scottish Government and Scottish local authorities to commit to making teacher pay attractive to help ensure that talented graduates see teaching as a viable career option.
The EIS is urging lecturer members of EIS-FELA to ensure that they use their vote in the national industrial action ballot which is currently underway.
Commenting following today’s Scottish budget announcement by Deputy First Minister and Finance Secretary Shona Robison in the Scottish Parliament, EIS General Secretary Andrea Bradley said:
A resolution has been reached in the long-running industrial dispute at City of Glasgow College.
This PISA test data, telling only a fraction of the story, reflects aspects of the hard work and professional commitment of teachers amidst the most challenging of circumstances in the wake of the pandemic and continuing social inequality.
The EIS has responded to an announcement made by Education Secretary, Jenny Gilruth, during the SNP conference on plans to create a new Centre of Teaching Excellence.
College lecturers have today (Thursday 7th September) begun a programme of sustained strike action, comprising of national, rolling and targeted strikes
Strike action continues at City of Glasgow college, rally to be held with General Secretary present 5th September 2023
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.
Members of the Educational Institute of Scotland - Further Education Lecturers’ Association (EIS-FELA) at Edinburgh College have today (Monday) taken the first in a series of days of strike action in response to compulsory redundancies at the College.
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.
