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EIS Opens Statutory Industrial Action Ballot Over Teacher Workload

12 November 2025

The EIS has opened a statutory ballot for industrial action over teacher workload. The statutory ballot, held by post to comply with UK trade union law, will run until the 14th of January.

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SNCT Teachers’ Panel agrees to accept teacher pay offer

11 November 2025

The Teachers’ Panel of the Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers (SNCT) has today met to decide upon its formal response to the pay offer, tabled by COSLA, on 5th November 2025.

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Teacher Pay Offer - EIS Welcomes Unanimous Decision to Accept Teacher Pay Offer

11 November 2025

The EIS, has welcomed today’s unanimous decision by the Teachers’ Panel of the Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers (SNCT) to accept a 2-year pay offer for Scotland’s teachers.

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EIS Announces Victory for Lecturers as UWS Guarantees No Compulsory Redundancies Following Eight Days of Strike Action

10 November 2025

EIS ULA has announced the successful conclusion of its long-running dispute with the University of the West of Scotland (UWS) after the University formally committed to a guarantee of no compulsory redundancies for academic staff.

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EIS-FELA proposes way forward for Further Education sector in crisis

07 November 2025

The EIS-FELA has issued a stark warning that Scotland’s Further Education (FE) sector is at a critical crossroads — facing a crisis of finance, governance and identity with defunding and a drift towards privatisation threatening its public mission.

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Teacher Pay Offer - EIS Opens Member Consultation, Recommends Acceptance of 2-Year Deal

05 November 2025

The EIS has opened a consultation with members over a revised, final pay offer from local authority employers.

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EIS Day of Action: Remember to Wear Red for Temporary Teachers on the 5th of November

04 November 2025

The EIS is encouraging its members in schools to wear red on the 5th of November to show their support for colleagues stuck on short-term or temporary contracts.

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

27 February 2025

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).

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