Created on: 22 Apr 2007 | Last modified: 19 Jan 2024
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.
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.
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 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 today responded to the Parliamentary debate which took place late yesterday afternoon on the recommendations of the Hayward Review.
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.
College lecturers have today (Thursday 7th September) begun a programme of sustained strike action, comprising of national, rolling and targeted strikes
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.
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.
The EIS welcomes this week’s publication of the first Diversity in Teaching Profession Scotland first Annual Data Report...
