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Stand Up For Quality Education Campaign
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Our SU4QE campaign continues on several levels. Since the New Year, we have met Parliamentarians and engaged with the Scottish Government; we are continuing to analyse national ASN data and have prepared to raise campaign issues at the forthcoming STUC Congress.
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Our fight to protect instrumental music tuition goes on and we have recently opened a ballot for industrial action in Glasgow to fight against cuts to teacher numbers.
All Local Associations continue to campaign locally and are also preparing SU4QE action plans for their work.
Action for Reps: Engage with your Local Association to see how you can help with local campaigning on SU4QE.
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Our national member online survey is open. It is aimed at all members working in schools or covered by the SNCT agreement (i.e. associated professionals). The Executive Committee is keen to hear from members on issues related to workload pressures, member health and wellbeing to inform our SU4QE campaign.
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The survey also includes questions in a range of areas that relate to several resolutions passed by members at our last AGM.
The survey is open until 31st January and can be accessed here.
Action for Reps: Please encourage members to complete the survey in order help with our campaigning
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Glasgow Local Association Ballot
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The EIS Glasgow LA has opened a statutory ballot for strike action in Glasgow schools, as Glasgow City Council has not announced the reversal of teacher cuts in Glasgow, despite a national agreement between COSLA and the Scottish Government to maintain teacher numbers at 2023 levels.
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The ballot, which opened on the 6th of January, will be a key test of the recently announced agreement to return teacher numbers to 2023 levels.
Further information can be found on the EIS website.
Messages of support can be sent to LA Secretary Jane Gow at glasgowla@eis.org.uk
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LGBT+ History Month 2025 Event: Stories of Section 2A/28 at Glasgow Women’s Library
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The EIS will mark LGBT History Month by launching our Stories of Section 2A teaching resource and film, in collaboration with the Time for Inclusive Education Campaign. The event will include food, refreshments and time to socialise. Places for this event are limited. Members are encouraged to sign up via the EIS website.
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Action for Reps: Please highlight to members.
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Guidance Note on LGBT Inclusive Education
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As part of embedding LGBT Inclusive Education in the curriculum, all local authority run schools are expected to engage with the National Approach to LGBT Inclusive Education in Scotland. The Scottish Government has now released guidance that provides key information for schools about what is expected of schools in terms of development and delivery, with relevance for improvement planning. The guidance can be accessed via Gov.Scot.
Action for Reps: Please be aware and highlight to members.
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We support and train members to become school-based EIS Representatives, this includes Health & Safety and Equalities Reps. The EIS works with the college tutors to deliver TUC accredited Reps’ training. This year’s future dates will be published shortly. If you have recently taken on the role as a new Rep then please explore our courses online.
If you are a Rep who wishes to attend training, please contact your LA Secretary to apply for an EIS training course.
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If you think you or your Branch would benefit from a visit by the Local Association Secretary or local Organiser then please contact them to ask them to arrange to visit your Branch.
Organisers and/or Local Association Secretaries can support you as a Rep, and/or hold Branch meetings on current EIS issues.
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Maintaining Contact with Members and Potential Members in your Branch
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Please continue talking to all your Branch members on a regular basis, sharing national information and listening to their concerns. Try to follow up on members’ concerns at the Branch level or the Local Authority level through the Local Association. Reps are a vital two-way connection between members and the wider EIS, especially the Local Association.
Action for Reps and Branch Secretaries: Please make contact with any probationers, student teachers or new staff entering your school in order to encourage them to join us.
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