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31 May 2018

Absence Management Policies

“This AGM instructs Council to investigate Absence Management Policies in operation and to resist any attempts to remove occupational sick leave and any move to automatic disciplinary action as a result of poor attendance due to ill-health.”


31 May 2018

Abuse/Violence in the home - Impact on Children and Young People

PUBLICATION; ANTI-ABUSE: Teachers and other EIS members working in educational establishments must follow the guidelines of their authorities to protect children who are subject to direct abuse/violence or emotional or sexual abuse.


24 March 2020

Access to Pay Details Outwith the Workplace

This AGM instructs Council to put pressure on Local Authorities to establish the principle that teachers have the right to have access to their pay details outwith the workplace.


08 April 2020

Age for starting primary school - The effect of an increase in the statutory age to age 7

The EIS Education and Equality Department undertook a range of activities to investigate the effect of increasing the statutory age for starting primary school to age seven and the development of a compulsory kindergarten stage.


24 March 2020

Age of Criminal Responsibility: EIS Submission

The EIS submitted evidence on the Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Bill.


08 April 2020

Aggressive Behaviour - Unacceptable

This AGM calls on all Local Authorities and FE colleges to make a clear statement regarding the unacceptability of any aggressive behaviour.


28 June 2019

Anti-Racist Education : EIS Briefing - August 2018

This briefing aims to support EIS members to advocate for better provision of anti-racist education in their educational establishments.


21 October 2020

Anti-Racist Policy Booklet

POLICY; ANTI-RACISM: The EIS recognises the importance of anti-racist policies and the role of education in combating racism and xenophobia. The development and implementation of anti-racist policies is the responsibility of every member of the EIS.


25 March 2020

Asbestos - Advice to Users of Bunsen Burner Wire Gauzes

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has been made aware that two UK laboratory supply companies have supplied schools and potentially other users with gauze mats which contain asbestos. The metal gauze mats are designed for use over Bunsen burners.


30 July 2019

ASN: Impact on Teaching and Learning Multiple Children With ASN

The EIS has consistently argued in favour of the presumption of mainstreaming; we welcome diversity in classrooms and in educational communities.


25 March 2020

ASN: Roles and Responsibilities of Class Teachers

Additional Support Needs: Advice on the Roles and Responsibilities of Class Teachers


31 May 2018

Attainment & Achievement of School Aged Children Experiencing Poverty

EIS Evidence to the Education and Skills Committee Enquiry into the Attainment and Achievement of School Aged Children Experiencing Poverty


31 May 2018

Breaking Down the Barriers: Gender Jigsaw

PUBLICATION; GENDER: As knowledge of teaching and learning improves, it is accompanied by changes in organisation, teaching methods, assessment and curricula, and a greater awareness and understanding of the barriers to education and learning.


20 February 2020

Bullying & Harassment

Bullying & Harassment: EIS Policy/Advice for Members


31 May 2018

CfE: Working Time Agreements and Development Work

"This AGM calls upon Council to provide advice to Local Associations on working time agreements which will be affected by the introduction of a Curriculum for Excellence."


25 March 2020

Class Contact Time for N5 and Highers

20 September 2019


22 March 2018

Communication Technologies

This AGM calls upon Council to revise existing guidelines and policy on the appropriate use and potential misuse of communication technologies, including social networking media


25 March 2020

Competency Procedures

This AGM instructs Council to investigate on the application of competency procedures across local authorities and FE Colleges.


30 March 2020

COSLA: Impact for Teachers in Local Authorities which have withdrawn from COSLA

That this AGM instruct Council to investigate and report on the implications for teachers in Local Authorities who have indicated their intention to withdraw from COSLA.


31 May 2018

Curriculum for Excellence: Numeracy and Literacy

Curriculum for Excellence sets out a requirement for specific attention to be made to the development of literacy and numeracy


02 July 2019

Disability and Employment : EIS Response

The EIS responded to a Scottish Government consultation on increasing the employment of disabled people in the public sector, in August 2018.


02 July 2019

Early Learning and Childcare Expansion Consultation: EIS Response

EIS Response to the Early Learning and Childcare Expansion Consultation.


02 July 2019

Education provision for children and young people recovering at home from long-term illness, or serious injury and subsequent treatment

A detailed freedom of information request was issued to local authorities subsequent to the AGM, and the data received was reviewed by the Education and Equality Department.


14 August 2019

Education Provision for Children Recovering from Long-Term Illness or Serious Injury

Local Association Secretary Briefing August 2019


30 March 2020

Education Reform – EIS response to Education and Skills Committee call for evidence

The EIS welcomes the decision to suspend the introduction of the Education Bill and to seek a more collaborative approach to school governance between local and national government.


30 March 2020

Education Related Risk Assessment Cases

This AGM instructs Council to investigate the number of education related risk assessment cases in Scotland in the last 3 years which have involved direct Health and Safety Executive intervention.


30 March 2020

E-learning Initiatives

This AGM instructs Council to investigate and report on the work load and contractual implications for teachers and lecturers of e-learning initiatives.


30 March 2020

Employment Law Reforms Report

This AGM instructs Council to investigate and report on the impact of the UK Government’s employment law reforms and further instructs Council to organise a campaign of resistance to any deterioration in members’ employment rights.


02 April 2020

Entry Requirements for Initial Teacher Education Programmes in Scotland

Consultation on the Memorandum on Entry Requirements for Initial Teacher Education Programmes in Scotland.


28 June 2019

Equal Protection from Assault: Evidence from the EIS

EIS evidence on the proposed Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Bill.


02 July 2019

Equality Act Enforcement Inquiry: EIS Submission

The EIS submitted written evidence to an inquiry on the enforcement of the Equality Act, in October 2018.


02 July 2019

Equality Matters in ITE Programmes

In September 2017 the EIS wrote to all Heads of School at Universities offering ITE programmes in Scotland, requesting a discussion of these matters.


24 August 2018

False and Defamatory Allegations

This AGM calls upon the EIS nationally to develop comprehensive strategies for responding to false and defamatory allegations against teachers and lecturers.


02 July 2019

Folio Assessment

During the summer term, the Education Department emailed all members of the English Subject Specialist Network (six) and Secondary members of Council who teach English (six).


01 July 2019

Forward Planning and Assessment Practices

The 2018 AGM passed the following Resolution: “That this AGM instruct Council to investigate and report on models of current forward planning and assessment practices in local authorities and how they relate to workload.”


31 May 2018

Framework for Assessment

This AGM instructs Council to seek to ensure agreement is reached to enable the requirements of school and local authority moderation for a Framework for Assessment to be met without detriment to teachers’ contractual working hours.


31 May 2018

Gypsy and Travellers

PUBLICATION; ANTI-RACISM: There is no one simple definition of Gypsy/Traveller. There are minority ethnic, professional, trade, craft and business communities which travel, each with a rich history, culture, religion, dialect or language.


02 July 2019

Hate Crime Consultation: EIS Response

The EIS response to the Scottish Government's Hate Crime consultation, February 2019.


02 April 2020

Health and Safety in the Workplace

This AGM instructs Council to investigate the impact of the UK government’s proposals to deregulate existing H&S protections in the workplace and to organise a campaign to resist any deterioration in staff and pupil’s h&s at work.


02 April 2020

Heating in Schools Guidance

Heating in Schools Guidance for Local Association Secretaries...


02 July 2019

Holocaust Education: Briefing 2018

This briefing aims to support EIS members in their provision of Holocaust Education.


02 April 2020

Inspection Advice

EIS Inspection Advice


04 July 2018

Local Authority Insurance Protection

This AGM instructs Council to investigate and report on Local Authority insurance protection for staff injured in the course of their duties.


04 July 2018

Lyme Disease in Scotland and the UK

This AGM instructs Council to issue urgent advice to all educational establishments concerning the threat of Lyme Disease in Scotland and the UK.


02 April 2020

Management Time Allocations

This AGM instructs Council to investigate and report on management time allocations in schools .


31 May 2018

Maternity and Paternity Provision

"This AGM instructs Council to review current maternity and paternity provision to ensure that the provision is consistent with best practice in the public sector."


30 April 2019

Music in Schools

This briefing gives an update on the provision of music in schools, particularly the provision of instrumental music teaching


30 July 2019

N5 and Higher English Folio Advice

This advice is relevant to Secondary members who are teachers, Faculty Heads and PTs of English, SQA Co-ordinators and Headteachers.


31 May 2018

New Qualified Teachers: Non Class Contact Time

"This AGM instructs Council to investigate and report on the contractual working arrangements of newly qualified teachers and in particular on any variations imposed on newly qualified teachers with regard to contractual non class contact time."


02 April 2020

Nutritional Requirements for Food and Drink in Schools

EIS Response to Scottish Government Consultation: Nutritional requirements for food and drink in schools.


31 May 2018

Occupational Sick Pay: Attendance Management Policies

“This AGM instructs Council to investigate the threat to occupational sick pay as a result of attendance management practices and to campaign and issue advice to members as appropriate.”


06 April 2020

Period Poverty - Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill - EIS Response

EIS Submission to the Call for Views on Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill


31 May 2018

Permanent Contracts

"This AGM instructs Council to investigate and report on Local Authority policies and procedures in awarding permanent contracts to teachers".


06 April 2020

Personal Protective Equipment

This AGM instructs Council to investigate and report on what obligatory Personal Protective Equipment should be provided and maintained to protect teachers from injury and risk of entrapment while using equipment in Technical Departments.


04 July 2018

Poverty, Anti-Racism, Lesbian/Gay Equality Report

PUBLICATION: The EIS has been a major contributor to the debate on the development of comprehensive education in Scotland and in particular the aim of equality of opportunity, access and outcome for all young people.


04 July 2018

Professional Update

This AGM instructs Council to investigate on the implementation of Professional Update across Scotland and to monitor any attempted inappropriate use by employers .


06 April 2020

Protection of Vulnerable Groups Systems

This AGM calls on Councils to interrogate Scottish Councils on their preparedness for the full introduction of the PVG system in Scotland.


06 April 2020

Pupil Strikes in support of climate change

EIS guidance and advice on the pupils strikes in support of climate change action for all members, including headteachers.


06 April 2020

Pupils with Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties: Class Size Maxima

“This AGM instructs Council to call upon LAs to ensure that bases and units in mainstream schools supporting pupils with Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties apply SNCT Appendix 2.9 of Section 2: Class Size Maxima: 6 Pupils.”


07 April 2020

Rating of Teachers by Parents and Pupils

This Council resolves to survey Local Associations to ascertain: the extent to which schools and LAs carry out exercises where pupils and parents are invited to rate the service provided by individual teachers or groups of teachers


07 April 2020

Risk Assessment - Duties of Teachers

"This AGM rejects the proposition that conducting and/or signing off on risk assessments forms part of a teacher's duties under the 21st Century Agreement."


25 August 2020

School Trips Advice

15 August 2020


30 July 2019

Sectarianism: Breaking Down the Barriers

PUBLICATION; RELIGION: The committee decided that it would refer to Catholic/Protestant sectarianism.


24 August 2018

Staffing Levels and Probationary Teachers

“This AGM instructs Council to investigate and report on the effect on staffing levels in Local Authorities which receive more than their quota of probationary teachers.”


05 June 2018

Stress Questionnaires

This AGM instructs Council to investigate and report on the use and impact of individual and organisational stress questionnaires across LAs.


30 July 2019

Subject Choices Inquiry: EIS Submission

EIS response to the Education and Skills Committee Inquiry into Subject Choices


07 April 2020

Support for Newly Appointed Teaching Staff

Support for Newly Appointed Teaching Staff


07 April 2020

Support Staff: Impact of the Reduction in Support Staff

“This AGM instructs Council to investigate the impact of the reduction of support staff on teachers’ working conditions especially in relation to Annex E of the Agreement “A Teaching Profession for the 21st Century.”


10 April 2018

Teacher Numbers

"This AGM condemns the lack of employment for newly qualified teachers and instructs Council to campaign against a reduction in teacher numbers."


08 April 2020

Teachers' Payslips

"This AGM calls upon the Salaries Committee to campaign for the right for all teachers to be given a hard copy payslip."


05 June 2018

Teaching Children from Refugee and Asylum seeking Families

PUBLICATION; ANTI-RACISM: Very vulnerable children, many of whom have fled from terrible experiences are being educated in mainstream schools


08 April 2020

Temporary Contracts

This AGM instructs Council to prepare a campaign of action to ensure that teachers on temporary contracts are not denied employment rights through deliberate breaks in their continuous contracts


09 April 2020

Unpromoted Posts

"This AGM instructs Council to investigate and report on the extent to which Local Authorities restrict applications for unpromoted posts to their previous probationers.”


07 July 2020

Violence against Women

ADVICE; ANTI-ABUSE: Effects of gender related violence and domestic abuse at work - what can trade unions do to help?


20 February 2020

Violence Against Women

The EIS has launched new advice designed to support union members at all levels in understanding the issue of violence against women.


05 June 2018

Violence, Challenging Behaviour and Physical Restraint: Summary of EIS Policies

The Employment Relations Committee has produced a number of policies over the years relating to challenging behaviour, violence and physical restraint. The Committee has agreed to bring these documents into a single policy document here.


15 November 2018

Violent and Disruptive Pupils

This AGM instructs Council to review and publish revised advice on working with violent and disruptive pupils and college students.


05 June 2018

Workload

"This AGM instructs Council to consider ways in which: (i) concerns over excessive workload can be publicised and: (ii) best practice in terms of managing workload can be disseminated."


09 April 2020

Zero-Hours Contracts

This AGM instructs Council to campaign against the use of zero hours contracts in employment in educational establishments


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