The latest research from the Fair Work Convention benchmarks Scotland’s performance against leading European nations, highlighting both achievements and ongoing challenges for Scotland. Kate Forbes 📸 addressing this week's event. 1/2

Delighted to have supported @autisticsociety.bsky.social parliamentary reception this week launching 'Act Now for Autistic Rights'. A thread 🧵

Sign up to join Education Scotland's upcoming Curriculum Improvement Cycle webinar, on Thursday 20 November at 4pm, to hear about progress to date. 👉ow.ly/SzSF50XqtQM

Sending solidarity greetings to SLS at their 2025 Conference - Leading with Innovation and Inspiration.

NASUWT Scotland LGBTI Network is meeting online tonight at 7pm. An email has gone out to all LGBTI members with the link. If you have not received this please contact [email protected] We will be exploring priorities for next year and potential motions to STUC LGBT Conference.

We still have a small number of spaces available at these workshops we're running on ‘What Do Grassroots Movements in Scotland Need to Thrive?’ Let us know if you're involved in grassroots organising in Scotland and would like an invite to join us! Email me on [email protected]

Last couple of days to sign up to the next @scrcm.bsky.social session. I'm looking forward to presenting a spotlight on antiracism in education here in Scotland alongside my fab pal @msahinkley.bsky.social #decolonising maths education. Join us 👇🏽 www.tickettailor.com/events/facul...

Why Scotland's teachers want 90 minutes back www.bbc.com/news/article... Union bosses say teachers are under unprecedented pressure, suffering from snowballing demands, ever increasing workloads and, in many cases, burnout.

At a special meeting of the SNCT Teachers' Panel today, there was unanimous agreement by the teacher trade unions to accept the pay offer tabled by COSLA last week.

Centre for Teaching Excellence are looking for experienced teachers to join them on a part-time, secondment basis The deadline is now till the 12th so for anyone considering it there are still a few days left! www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...

Wayne Bates, NASUWT, said asbestos is a “ticking time bomb” in schools. In 2022, MPs urged the Government to set a 40-year deadline to remove asbestos from all non-domestic buildings, dubbing its health risks “one of the great workplace tragedies of modern times”. inews.co.uk/news/unions-...

EVENT: Join us for the launch of our new report on disabled women's experiences in the workplace. 📆 Date/time: Tuesday 25th November 2025, 10.00am – 01.00pm 📍 Online or in person at the DoubleTree by Hilton Glasgow Central Register for the free event here buff.ly/9OpaqYs

We’ve produced a lesson plan and accompanying resources to support teachers to engage their students in discussions around flag raising and the far right. This lesson will be launched at our next webinar ‘Curricular Justice in a Complex World’. Sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/curricular...

🎞️Watch the trailer to Film 3: Grace from our powerful new 'Bullying - The Power of One' film series for Anti-Bullying Week 2025 Access the 5 films and download all learning resources www.respectme.org.uk/resources-ab... #PowerOfOne #AntiBullyingWeek

The commitment on class contact time was a recognition... that additional time away from the classroom was necessary to give teachers sufficient time and space to plan, prepare and assess pupils’ work. @mikecorbett1.bsky.social www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/2559071...

109 kids are falling into poverty every day because of the two-child limit. The government must scrap it for all children. Please share.

Our latest Anti-Bullying Learning Academy eLearning course has landed in time for #AntiBullyingWeek 'Power of Peers' builds the confidence and skills of teachers and youth workers to guide young people towards becoming Anti-Bullying Activists #PowerOfOne⚡ Find out more: ow.ly/pLY450Xmme7

💙 Burnout is your mind and body telling you it’s time to recharge. We’ve put together some practical tips to help you avoid burnout 👇 📖 Learn more: https://ow.ly/S3jb50XlUgH #TeacherWellbeing #MentalHealthMatters #AvoidBurnout #SelfCareForTeachers

Scotland’s trade union movement has a steely glint of determination in our eyes. Change comes from pressure, organisation & solidarity. It comes from women linking arms in Falkirk, from care workers standing on picket lines, from campaigners refusing to be silent about harassment, poverty, injustice

Really looking forward to today's workshop event for neurodivergent members aimed at tackling workplace inequality ✊️

A warm welcome to the new STUC Women's Committee for 2025/26! Looking forward to an active year ahead building on the Women Demand Better manifesto launch. #stucwomen25 @scottishtuc.bsky.social

🔊 St Andrew's Day Anti-Racism & Anti-Fascism March and Rally 2025! 🔊 📍🚶🏾🪧 Barrowlands Park to Adelaide Place ⌚ 10:30am > march at 11am > rally 12pm Please share!

Black women and the STUC Black Workers Committee proudly represented this week at the STUC Women’s Conference 2025. #STUCwomen25

📈 The gender pay gap in Scotland has increased by a staggering 20% since last year. Employers need to take a look at themselves if they think they’re doing anywhere near enough to close the gap. #STUCWomen25 @rozfoyer.bsky.social / @hannahmargbrown.bsky.social / @heraldscotland.bsky.social

Kirsty supporting the motion on Sexual Harrassment, which 1 in 5 NASUWT members has experienced since becoming a teacher. @scottishtucwc.bsky.social @scottishtuc.bsky.social #STUCwomen25

Afifa supports the emergency motion on standing up against the Far Right, encouraging women to fight back against fear, racism and inequality. @STUCwomen #STUCwomen25

Maureen seconds the motion on Parental Leave and Pay Rights, calling for reforms, improvements and extensions. @STUCwomen #STUCwomen25

NASUWT and others met with Scottish Government & COSLA yesterday but, again, no significant progress was made on reducing Class Contact Time. We highlighted our forthcoming ballot and let both know that their time is running out

From ending sexual harassment to combatting the far-right, our Women's manifesto is making clear demands to put women's voices front and centre as we approach Holyrood 2026. www.stuc.org.uk/resources/wo...

Huge thanks to Mercedes Villalba MSP for supporting our STUC Women’s Conference which is taking place this week.

Tara seconding the composite motion on Misogyny, Extremism & the Rise of the Far Right. Women teachers are disproportionately targeted, with increased challenges to their authority, as well as abuse and assaults. @scottishtuc.bsky.social #STUCwomen25

NASUWT delegate, Afifa, proposing motion, "When Women Win, We All Win", highlighting the importance of diversity and inclusion within the TU movement. 👏👏👏 #STUCwomen25 @scottishtuc.bsky.social

When women demand better, society moves forward. Scotland’s women are not asking politely for small improvements — we’re demanding a transformation rooted in dignity, equality & solidarity morningstaronline.co.uk/article/wome... @mstaronline.bsky.social @rozfoyer.bsky.social @scottishtuc.bsky.social

'the reality is that teachers today are arguably worse off in terms of their workloads and working hours than they were in 2021 when this commitment was first made' @mikecorbett1.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news/2557899...

Thanks to Mercedes Villalba MSP for highlighting the STUC Women's Conference this week. @scottishtucwc.bsky.social @scottishtuc.bsky.social www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-...

EXCLUSIVE: MSPs have been urged to place women's voices at the 'front and centre' of next year's Holyrood election campaign, ahead of a major conference

NASUWT have lodged a formal trade dispute with the Scottish Government and local authority employers and advised that ‘in the event that immediate steps are not taken to ensure this manifesto pledge is fulfilled… NASUWT will have no alternative other than to ballot our members for industrial action

@keepscotbeautiful.bsky.social, Scottish Government & Education Scotland are encouraging teachers to engage with ‘Learning for Sustainability Target 2030 and Climate Change Education and Engagement – Where are we?’ consultation Survey takes about 10 mins to complete forms.office.com/pages/respon...

Today #ScotlandDemandsBetter. Trade Unions, campaigners and activists marched through Edinburgh in their thousands. The march for all of us! See some 📸 below @cpwscotland.bsky.social @scottishtuc.bsky.social

NASUWT members gathering for the March For All Of Us. We are ready! #ScotlandDemandsBetter

I will be there as part of the @nasuwtscotland.bsky.social group. Looking forward to it. Let’s show who really cares about Scotland’s workers and families (clue: it’s not Fake Farage & co). #ScotandDemandsBetter

Scotland Demands Better is about hope and solidarity. It’s about saying that we can do things differently. When we stand together, we can build a Scotland where everyone can thrive, now and for generations to come #scotlanddemandsbetter

If you're determined to bring hope, optimism and belief back to our communities, join us in Edinburgh tomorrow. Demand better for our nation. Demand better for Scotland. #ScotlandDemandsBetter @rozfoyer.bsky.social/ @scotnational.bsky.social www.thenational.scot/news/2557090...

Everyone is welcome! Join us tomorrow to #demandbetter

Less than 2 weeks until Islamophobia Awareness Month 2025! @eai-uk.bsky.social have a number of resources for schools which you can access here: eai.org.uk/schools-reso...

📢 Important Announcement! Have you or someone you know experienced Islamophobia in a school setting? We’re conducting a national survey on Islamophobia in UK schools, open to children and adults. Take the survey today! bit.ly/EAISchoolsSurv… #EndIslamophobiai#EAIAI

For our next webinar we are delighted to also be joined by Professor Emeritus Henry Maitles, who will talk as through how educators can navigate complex topics in the classroom - from Nazism to apartheid and genocide. Sign up now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/education-...

We were delighted to welcome Mahdi Saki, Programme Development Officer (Refugees and Asylum Seekers), along to our 2025 Scotland Equality Conference: Please do check out their work: www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-work/pro... www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-work/pro...

All aboard the bus🚌 There are still some spaces available on the buses heading to #ScotlandDemandsBetter Book your place now 👇 @povertyalliance.org www.scotland-demands-better.com/travel-bursary