Socialist. Christian. EIS. ex GTCS. Interested in education, sci-fi and most people. Opinions are all my own work!
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Someone far more talented than I am encouraged me to post this poem. Thank you @LynnGerrard
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MadeInScotland retweeted
Apr 18
Interview with me in today’s @thetimes about the need for schools and parents to work together on student behaviour. Headline’s a bit chaotic, but the discussion was great.
thetimes.com/article/167cd32…
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In your first five years of teaching in Scotland? If you're approaching your first professional update you may want to join our Into Teaching webinar.
We will have speakers from GTCS, Education Scotland and the EIS who will be happy to discuss any questions you might have!
Sign Up: eis.org.uk/webinars/intoteac…
ALT Promotional flyer for EIS webinar on April 21st, helping new Scottish teachers with their first professional update. Webinar online open to all eis members scheduled for the 21st april 4.30-6.00 pm with speakers susan quinnn, elaine napier and david burgess
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There is still plenty of time to sign up for our hustings events.
Our national hustings will feature education spokespeople from the major parties represented in Holyrood. This will be a chance to reflect on education matters and other important talking points ahead of the scottish parliament elections!
Sign up: eis.org.uk/meetings-and-even…
ALT National EIS hustings online Thursday 30th April 6:30pm - 8:00pm
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RT @EISUnion: After Section 28: LGBTQIA Rights in an Age of Censorship and Backlash – Angela Ruskin University Conference
The EIS welcome…
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The EIS has today (Monday) announced that it will soon launch its new Manifesto for Education, including key costings, ahead of the Scottish Parliament election. #EISNews
eis.org.uk/latest-news/eisma…
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MadeInScotland retweeted
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Steph and I are walking 90k steps each week in January for @alzscot in memory of my dad. Please donate if you can. justgiving.com/fundraising/J…
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Current employer and trade union guidance for reducing teacher workload has not been effective – contractual changes are needed to guarantee workload reduction. Vote YES for the manifesto-promised contractual change, to less teaching time and more preparation time.
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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.
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ASN-related work is a big part of the unsustainable workload problem – with at least 40% of young people having an identified support need and a 20% reduction in ASN teacher numbers since 2010, there are simply not enough staff or sufficient time to respond to the level and complexity of ASN need.
Vote YES YES for more staffing for ASN eis.org.uk/
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We are losing teachers from the profession and we are likely to lose more teachers because of excessive, unsustainable workload. We need more teachers, not fewer, in our schools.
Vote YES to keep experienced teachers in and attract new ones to the profession eis.org.uk/
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The EIS has noted today’s flurry of education statistic releases from the Scottish Government, and highlighted that the figures confirm the Scottish Government’s failure to meet its commitments on the employment of additional teachers as a means to tackle excessive teacher workload.
eis.org.uk/latest-news/edsta…
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Following years of little tangible progress on the Scottish Government's commitment to reduce teachers' weekly class contact time to 21 hours, the EIS will open a statutory ballot on 12th November. The EIS is clear that reducing weekly class contact time to 21 hours, and ensuring that the full 1.5 hours to increase weekly preparation and correction time, would mark an essential step forward in addressing unsustainable levels of teacher workload.
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Let’s be clear – teachers don’t want to be on strike; they would rather be in their classrooms providing high quality learning for Scotland’s young people! It is time both the Scottish Government and COSLA deliver on this commitment and reduce teacher’s workload.
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EIS members know all too well the impact of hunger on a young person's development. That's why we are joining the Scotland Demands Better March on the 25th of October to demand fair jobs, strong public services, and food security for all.
scotland-demands-better.com/
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19 Oct 2025
RT @EISUnion: Five years ago, the Scottish Government pledged to reduce teachers class contact time amid excessive workload pressures attri…
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