Last chance to register for our International Womens Day event!
Date: Tuesday 10 March 2026
Time: 5:30pm – 6:30pm
Location: Online
Who can attend: Open to all EIS members
Via the link: https://www.eis.org.uk/gender-equality/iwd2026
Teaching in a gendered digital age safety and solidarity. 5.30-6.30pm 10th march
This one-hour session marks the beginning of the EIS's new Professional Learning offer focused on tackling misogynistic disinformation and promoting gender equality in education and in the workplace.
Sign up here: https://www.eis.org.uk/gender-equality/iwd2026
EIS has issued formal notice of its intention to call members to take industrial action over workload. The action will include national days of strike action, additional days of strike action in key target areas, & an ongoing programme of ASOS
https://www.eis.org.uk/latest-news/strikenoticesissued
We invite all EIS ULA members to join us at the 2026 ULA conference on Wednesday 25th March. The discussions at conference will set the basis of our efforts to ensure the next 10 yrs of Scottish HE are defined by academic integrity & professional dignity, rather than austerity & executive overreach
teaching in a gendered digital age safety and solidarity. open to all members 10th march 5.30-6.30pm online
To mark International Women’s Day, the EIS is hosting an online webinar exploring how we can foster solidarity and safety in a gendered digital age.
More info and sign up: https://www.eis.org.uk/gender-equality/iwd2026
Ballot closed thanks for voting
Our workload ballot has now closed.
Thanks to all members who voted and campaigned for others to vote #SU4QE
Are you passionate about understanding of the nature, causes, and consequences of poverty, and its impact on your learners?
Session one "The nature of poverty" begins Thu 5th March - online
Register now and view all dates for March and May: eis.org.uk/pact/pacttraining
We are urging every single teacher who is eligible to vote to complete and return their postal ballot paper today, if they have not done so already.
This is your last chance to have your say on workload.
The EIS welcomed the opportunity to contribute to a conference in Angela Ruskin University, organised by Sarah Drummond, Director of ‘Don’t Say Gay’, the first feature-length doc about the 1988 legislation implemented by the Conservative Government banning the 'promotion of homosexuality'.
The burden of excessive workload leaves teachers feeling stressed in all aspects of their lives, at work and at home, and reduces wellbeing – work shouldn't hurt!
Vote YES YES for improved wellbeing
Scottish Government & COSLA commitments on workload have failed, including a specific clause in the 2018 pay settlement aimed at tackling excessive teacher workload. Workload has since spiralled even further out of control.
Vote YES for an SNCT agreement focused specifically on workload reduction.
The EIS has urged Scotland’s teachers to grasp their last chance to vote in the current statutory industrial action ballot on teacher workload, which closes on Wednesday of next week. #EISNews
https://www.eis.org.uk/latest-news/lastchancetovote
This is your ballot, make sure your voice is heard!
The postal workload ballot closes on 4th March, make sure your vote makes it in on time and post today.
Lecturers at Edinburgh Napier continue to push for a guarantee against compulsory redundancies. A rally will be taking place at the Scottish Parliament on Thursday 5th March. ENU must recognise the value of its staff and commit to protecting jobs.
Jennifer is urging members like her to vote in the new workload ballot.
Let your voice be heard on workload!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VWK3cXVSjE
Excessive workload and working hours are health and safety concerns as they increase the risk of serious health issues, as identified by the World Health Organisation and the International Labour Organisation. Vote YES to protect the health and safety of teachers.
Martyn outlines why reducing class contact time and increasing preparation & correction time is an important step in improving outcomes for Scotland's teachers and young people.
Have you voted?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBA4uyKEFIo
Whatever you think about class contact time, we need to hear from you!
If you have not yet posted your ballot paper, make sure you get it in the post this week📮📮📮
Rebecca outlines why a win in our workload dispute would be so critical to members like her and critical to the future of teaching in Scotland.
This is your ballot, your chance to have your say. Have you voted?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQfr...
Reducing weekly class contact hours will help all teachers if the preparation & correction time is correspondingly increased. Employing more teachers will reduce workload for staff at all levels.
Vote YES for more teachers and more manageable workloads.
Join LGBT+ activists from across Scotland to reflect on the strengths, struggles and challenges facing LGBT+ workers and the shared history of LGBT+ trade unionists pushing for change.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pride-power-solidarity-tickets-1982495750156?aff=oddtdtcreator
Members at Dalintober Primary in Campbeltown are voting yes in our workload ballot✊
Not got your ballot paper yet? Last chance to get your replacement by emailing Ballot@EIS.org.uk before 5pm on Wednesday 25th Feb⏰⏰⏰
Just a month until the ULA annual conference and dinner with this year's focus on the future of HE in Scotland. We will also welcome guest speakers Andrew McGettigan and Yvonne Evans.
Register for the conference on the ULA section of the EIS Website: https://www.eis.org.uk/ula/annualconf2026
Lecturers are continuing to push for a guarantee against compulsory redundancies at ENU with a fifth day of strike action today.
Members will continue to take this action until ENU recognises the value of its staff and commits to protecting their jobs.
Student Webinar 2026 – Registration now open! Effective Classroom Management Monday 30th March 4.30pm-6pm one of the most common concerns of student teachers is classroom management. In this session we will be joined by an experienced practitioner who will offer practical tips for classroom organisation, strategies for effective classroom management and guidance on dealing with aggressive and disruptive behaviour from pupils. Register- https://www.eis.org.uk/content/courseregistration/1278
Registration is now open for the next EIS Student Webinar on Effective Classroom Management!
Students can join us online on Monday 30th March, 4:30-6pm, featuring speakers Kyra Tweddle, Eilidh Gittus, and Suki Sangha.
🔗 https://www.eis.org.uk/content/courseregistration/1278
We are losing teachers from the profession and we are likely to lose more teachers because of excessive, unsustainable workload.
A reduction in class contact time is the first step in adressing excessive workload for teachers, vote YES in our ballot and post it back today!📮#SU4QE #Ballot
Mark adds that the current 25 hours learning time would be split up with more teachers being employed to deliver that teaching time so that workload and wellbeing is improved for all teachers.
What does reducing class contact time mean for education, will learning time be reduced for pupils?
Anne explains that it is teaching time for teachers that will be limited to 20 hours, not learning time. That teachers will be given that time back for marking and prepartion work.
Anne adds that access must be improved to Scottish students who live in poverty. She describes that students may find that their tuition is covered at university but any further study/diplomas are not, degrees like law that require this are not accessible to many Scottish students.
Mark highlights the importance of student focussed universities and the need for opportunities for all. Referencing the work the EIS do around campagning for better resourcing in every stage of education.
