We are baffled at the moral absurdity of Glasgow City Council pursuing an individual who acted as a representative of a parents' organisation that rightly campaigned, including through legal challenge, against cuts to teaching provision in Glasgow’s schools. https://www.eis.org.uk/latest-news/gcc

“On behalf of Scotland’s trade union movement, we collectively celebrate Liz and offer her our congratulations for her outstanding work." Check out Scottish Union Learning's coverage of our learning rep of the year - Liz Russell! https://shorturl.at/aX2q1

Grateful once again for the strong support from students and graduates🫡 Support your lecturers...save the 100✊️📢

Lecturers and academic staff are on strike again today. Stop by our picket on graduation day to show support for the university staff who made it all possible!!✊️

Even on the most important day of their educational journeys so far, students at GCU are standing alongside their lecturers for the future of HE at GCU and in Scotland. Save the 100. Support the strike!✊

Lecturers at GCU are on strike today in their dispute over job cuts and redundancies at Glasgow Caledonian University Save the 100! Support the strike✊📣

Members of the Educational Institute of Scotland University Lecturers Association (EIS ULA) at Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) will be on strike this week in an escalation of a dispute over job cuts and redundancies at the university. https://www.eis.org.uk/latest-news/eis-strike-gcu

Students across Scotland are being encouraged to apply now for their bursary, tuition fees, and student loan funding – with the 30 June 2026 Guarantee Date fast approaching! See SAAS website for details➡️ https://www.saas.gov.uk/news/guarantee-date

Scotland’s college lecturers are set to receive a pay rise of more than 10 per cent over three years after EIS-FELA trade union members overwhelmingly backed a new salary offer from Colleges Employers Scotland (CES). https://www.eis.org.uk/latest-news/college-lecturers-back-pay-offer

Statement from STUC General Secretary Roz Foyer

. @eisgrogu.bsky.social speaking to support motion 20 - access to printers.

Chiara Piacentini and Shauna Richardson proposing motion 19 - unofficial reporting to parents. This was the first card vote of the AGM on whither to remit this motion to council. Will update when result is known. #EISAGM26

Susan supporting motion 14 (investigate and report use of whole school assemblies in primary schools), explaining that the more assemblies are used to give NCCT the worse the attainment gap will become. #EISAGM26

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Our Susan Q supporting motion 63. Sharing her experience as a Primary HT and knowledge around the starting age of YP in school. The motion calls for independent research into starting ages.

I had a shot in the President's chair! #EISAGM26

William Inch again proposing a motion Motion 12 - pay teachers for practical assessments at National 5 and above. Seconded by Andrew Fullwood.

William Inch and @bikerneil.bsky.social proposing and seconding motion 8 - dealing with in-school truanting.

Alison Beattie and Ella Van Loock proposing and seconding motion 9 - mentoring time.

Our own @bikerneil.bsky.social relating his experience of tinnitus and hearing loss (due to Ménière’s disease) in support of motion 47 - “this AGM recognises hearing loss and tinnitus as occupational health risks” #EISAGM26

William Inch and Des Kenny; proposing and seconding motion 56 - “every subject should be led by a subject specialist PT”. #EISAGM26

Glasgow’s own Johnathan Thomas supporting motion 51 - Additional GTCS registration in secondary subjects.

Susan speaking again adding knowledge & information on workload: supporting motion 50.

Andrew Fullwood supporting motion 31. “real terms pay restoration to values established by ATP21.” Andrew said “we should be fighting for pay restoration.”

Dundee’s looking better today. The forecast isn’t good but they often get it wrong. #EISAGM26

Susan Quinn supporting motion 5 as convenor of the Education committee. Motion 5 is on online learning. Susan said “this will be our next big fight”.

Says it all. “Put simply, she waffled instead of providing any sort of substantive answer. There were plenty of unimpressed faces around the room.” www.heraldscotland.com/news/2616796...

Shauna Richardson and Nicola Fisher supporting motion 2.

Susan up again. Proposing motion 2 as Convenor of Council Education committee. Motion is to “investigate and report on the levels of support Local Authorities assign to Support for Learning”. Motion from Council and Highland LA.

Susan Quinn supporting motion 1, first motion of the day. About the implementation of the ‘new curriculum’. #EISAGM26

Andrew Fullwood asking the second question to the Cab Sec. On what resources are going to be provided for ASN and what is going to be provided in August.

Alison Beattie asking the new Education Cabinet Secretary the first question. On the Attainment Gap! #EISAGM26

Julie Chrystal, @fifeeis President, seconds motions 26 and 27 which call on the EIS to develop more pro-immigration materials and to develop professional learning opportunities to challenge misogyny.Motion 27 also calls for improved reporting procedures, and support for members experiencing misogyny

Conference now welcomes and congratulates the New Fellows of the institute #EISAGM26 Congratulations to Alison Murphy, Alan Gardiner, Alan Scott, Jordan Daly and Liam Stevenson.

Sharon Iddir, @fifeeis Vice President, moves motion 29, on the importance of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) #EISAGM26

Our William supporting motion 29z #EISAGM26

Glasgow’s own Nicola Fisher presenting the national Equality Committee report.

Glasgow’s own Nicola Fisher presenting the national Equality Committee report. #EISAGM26

Glasgow’s own Susan Quinn presenting the National Education committee report. #EISAGM26

STUC General Secretary @rozfoyer.bsky.social making ng the “Reply on behalf of the Kindred Organisations”. “I want to thank you (EIS) because you defend Education and defend it.” #EISAGM26

Musical entertainment from Dundee Schools musical group (or something like that). #EISAGM26

A dreich start to our AGM in Dundee. But I’m sure there will be sunshine in Caird Hall when we start. Stay tuned for live updates over the next 3 days. #EISAGM26

Our LA Secretary speaking at last night's Unison demo at Glasgow City Chambers (40 John St) about the violence support workers are experiencing at their work just now.

EIS Glasgow crew at the Glasgow May Day march.

Well done Liz! A Glasgow Learning Rep.

A reminder of our 'Into Teaching' webinar, open to all EIS Members and aimed at teachers approaching their first Professional Update. Join us online at 4.30pm - 6.00pm on the 21st of April. Sign up here: https://www.eis.org.uk/webinars/intoteachingwebinar

EIS is holding several Hustings around the country and online. The first is in Glasgow. Register for this event www.eis.org.uk/content/cour... Register for online hustings on 30th April www.eis.org.uk/content/cour... All EIS hustings www.eis.org.uk/meetings-and...

EIS is holding several Hustings around the country and online. The first is in Glasgow. Register for this event www.eis.org.uk/content/cour... Register for online hustings on 30th April www.eis.org.uk/content/cour... All EIS hustings www.eis.org.uk/meetings-and...

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