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SNCT Statement: Class contact time reduction - plan must be forthcoming to avoid dispute

16 December 2024

The Teachers’ Panel of the Scottish Negotiating Committee (SNCT) has met in response to the Cabinet Secretary for Education’s parliamentary statement of Tuesday 10th December

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School Additional Support Needs (ASN) Provison in the Spotlight at Parliamentary Event

10 December 2024

Transforming Additional Support Needs (ASN) policy from ambition to impact in Scotland’s schools will be the focus of a special parliamentary event at the Scottish Parliament this evening (Tuesday 10 December).

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Remains to be Seen Whether Scottish Budget will Deliver Enhanced Support for Schools

04 December 2024

The EIS has expressed some cautious welcome of the support for schools outlined in the Scottish budget.

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Class Contact Time Reduction - Statement from SNCT Teachers' Panel

03 December 2024

The Teachers’ Panel of the SNCT met to consider the lack of progress on the Scottish Government’s manifesto commitment to reduce the weekly class contact time maximum for teachers in Scotland to 21 hours.

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Teachers Calling on Scottish Government to Deliver on Promises to Education in Budget

22 November 2024

The EIS has written to First Minister John Swinney and Finance Secretary Shona Robison, calling on the Scottish Government to deliver its promises to Scotland’s learners and teaching professionals in the Scottish Budget statement on 4 December.

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Anti-Bullying Guidance is a Positive Step, But Schools Need Resources to Deliver It

13 November 2024

The EIS has welcomed the publication of the Scottish Government’s updated anti-bullying guidance.

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Speeches from TUC Congress 2024

12 September 2024

Speeches from EIS delegates at TUC Congress 2024.

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Teachers Panel Statement - August 2024

23 August 2024

The Teachers’ Panel of the SNCT met today to consider the lack of a revised pay offer from local authority employers in the 2024/25 pay negotiations.

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Lecturers strike back against "deeming" of pay by college employers

01 July 2024

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).

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Pay Settlement Delay Unacceptable - Statement by SNCT Teachers' Panel

24 June 2024

The Teachers’ Panel of the Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers (SNCT) has met today to consider the lack of response from local authority employers

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