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Scotland's Largest Teaching Union. Posts Mon-Fri, 9-5. Zero tolerance of abuse. Posts are for info only: contact your Rep, LA, AO for advice. www.eis.org.uk

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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 4h
Save the date! 🍉 Protest against AI powered genocide in Gaza, Paisley, Saturday 10th October, 11am. Speakers | Music | Poetry | Stalls | Exhibitions
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 8h
Cuts will have a detrimental impact on the quality of education that students receive. Our members along with colleagues from Unison and UCU will stand strong to protect jobs and protect quality education at GCU. Stand with us tomorrow, 8-11am, Cowcaddens Rd. Save the 100 🛟✊
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 8h
As part of Black History Month Education Scotland are hosting an event for educators that will signpost policy, guidance and resources available for anti-racist education. Sign up link is below, registration closes tomorrow eve! education.gov.scot/events/anti-raci…
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
How to engage and motivate your local politicians, to push the right pressure points to instigate political reaction and action in support of campaigns. Join our workshop on political engagement this Saturday at the organising conference. www.eis.org.uk/meetings-and-events/…
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Organising Conference 2026
The National EIS Organising Conference on Saturday 3rd October is an opportunity for EIS reps and activists to come together and attend workshops to build their organising skills as well as hearing national keynote speakers.
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Lecturers at GCU are united on the picket line this week. EIS and UCU colleagues are fighting against job cuts with our Unison colleagues due to strike alongside us on Thursday. Join our picket, tell fellow students and staff about the strikes, help us protect quality education at GCU! #Savethe100
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
At the end of the day, it is the level of resourcing and the number of qualified teachers in our schools that have the greatest impact on the quality of teaching and learning in schools. www.eis.org.uk/latest-news/shapingf…
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Shaping the Future Report: Additional Investment in Education Remains Key
The EIS notes the publication of the report, Shaping the Future: Strengthening Scotland's education system through empowered schools.
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We are looking forward to welcoming Taj Ali to speak at the EIS Organising conference. Join us Saturday, meet other trade unionists, engage in workshops and hear from keynote speakers to build your knowledge of organising and activism! www.eis.org.uk/meetings-and-events/…
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
GCU Lecturers will be out on strike again next week in their fight against compulsory redundancies. Pickets will be in place again from 08.00-11.00 Tuesday 29th Sep - Thursday 1st Oct, come and join our fight for quality education at GCU✊ Stop the cuts. Save the 100 🛟
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Join our workshop on Shifting Workplace Power at this year's Organising Conference. Boost your organising and negotiation skills! Open to all members via the sign up: www.eis.org.uk/meetings-and-events/…
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Join us Sat 3 Oct, 10-15:30, for the EIS Organising Conference📣 Welcome to all EIS members 🙌 Build power & skills in trade union organising!✊ Sign up now: www.eis.org.uk/meetings-and-events/…
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Striking welding lecturers stood outside Cathedral St Campus of CoGC as board members arrived for their meeting. Highlighting their 19th week of strike action in pursuit of appropriate RPE to keep them safe from breathing carcinogenic fumes while delivering welding lectures in the workshop.
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
EIS ULA and UCU members stood united on the picket line today to protect jobs and demand a no compulsory redundancy guarantee. With cash reserves of £95 million at GCU these cuts are unjustifiable and will undermine the future of quality education at the university. Stop the Cuts. Save the 100.
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Building active member participation in the workplace is essential for tackling issues and strengthening our union. Sign up to our organising conference to join our workshop on building a strong branch⤵️ www.eis.org.uk/meetings-and-events/…
The National EIS Organising Conference on Saturday 3rd October is an opportunity for EIS reps and activists to come together and attend workshops to build their organising skills as well as hearing national keynote speakers.  

Venue: Clayton Hotel, Glasgow
Date: Saturday 3rd October 2026
Registration: 9:30am
Event Starts: 10:00am
Event Ends: 3:30pm
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Taking strike action is always a last resort, but staff are resolute in not only defending their jobs, but protecting academic standards and the high quality educational teaching that students deserve. www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/2655729…
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Students set for 14 days of disruption as lecturers gear up to go on strike
Lecturers at a Glasgow university are barrelling towards 14 days of strikes after talks over redundancies broke down.
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Build confidence and collective capacity to negotiate, monitor and, where necessary, escalate problems with Working Time Agreements. Join our workshop at the EIS Organising conference this October! www.eis.org.uk/meetings-and-events/…
The national organising conference 
date saturday 3rd october, clayton hotel, glasgow. 

The National EIS Organising Conference on Saturday 3rd October is an opportunity for EIS reps and activists to come together and attend workshops to build their organising skills as well as hearing national keynote speakers.  

Keynote speakers: andrea bradley and taj ali
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
EIS ULA Members at Glasgow Caledonian University will be joining Unison colleagues taking strike action next week. Join our picket, Cowcaddens rd enterance, GCU, 21st-23rd September from 8-11am📣 www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/2655550…
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Glasgow university staff to strike tomorrow after major breakdown in redundancy talks
Staff at one of Glasgow's biggest universities are set to walk out in a dispute over compulsory redundancies that could threaten 100 jobs.
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Starting on Monday 21st September, our members at GCU will take 14 days of strike action over a four week period to protect jobs and the educational provision #Savethe100 www.eis.org.uk/latest-news/gcuactio…
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Resolution is simple: give them RPE and a guarantee that when they return to work full time they will not suffer detriment. Read our piece in the Herald: www.heraldscotland.com/news/2655766…
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Lecturers’ fight over safety issues continues at City of Glasgow College
A bitter dispute over welding fumes has now escalated into a wider row over workplace culture, staff treatment and safety concerns
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Susan Quinn speaks to Emergency Motion 3: Justice for Colombia #TUC2026 “Teachers face dangers on a daily basis for promoting peace through education. Our sisters and brothers in Colombia need our support.”
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Our delegation to this year's TUC Congress in Brighton #TUC2026
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Eddie Burns spoke to Motion 27 – C17, Taxing the tech giants. "It’s a profits bonanza for Big Tech and a wealth extraction scandal for us and it’s got to stop. Time to tax Apple and Co until their pips squeak."
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Mark Smith on Composite motion 10. "Colleagues there is Insufficient provision for Additional Support Needs in Scotland– The issues arising from increased ASN is exacerbated by increasing class sizes, the reduced numbers of ASN specialist teachers and reduced numbers of Pupil support Assistants."
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Paula McEwan spoke to Motion 45, Investing in early years: giving our children the best start in life "Preventative investment in Early Years pays long term generational dividends."
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Andrea Bradley moved Motion 41. “I urge you to support this motion because the young people in our schools today are worth investing in…and the quality of their education now will determine the quality of our future society- its wealth, health, and prosperity; its cohesion and our very democracy”
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The EIS is at the TUC Congress in Brighton this week, follow along for updates from the delegation #TUC2026
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
A Dumfries based lecture writes in to the BBC Radio Scotland Breakfast show, highlighting the important role colleges play in the promotion of life long learning.
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
EIS National Officer for Further Education Sarah Collins spoke on BBC Radio Scotland Lunchtime Live this afternoon regarding the current financial situation in Scotland's colleges. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qlmy...
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National Officer for Further Education Sarah Collins BBC Scotland Lunchtime Live 10092026
YouTube video by EIS Union
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Audit Scotland Report Highlights Need for Investment in Further Education #EISNews www.eis.org.uk/latest-news/...
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Audit Scotland Report Highlights Need for Investment in Further Education
The report on Scotland’s Colleges 2026 by Audit Scotland reports a picture of a collective of colleges who reported surplus in 2020/21 becoming a collective of colleges reporting deficits.
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
A Glasgow College Lecturer wrote in to BBC Radio Scotland this morning to highlight the financial crises in Scotland's colleges.
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
In March 2026, the Scottish Government published "Scottish Guidelines and Guardrails for the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Schools." This guidance was produced following close collaboration with the EIS and input from other partners. www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7cx...
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EIS AI Guardrails
YouTube video by EIS Union
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The CofG Riverside Welders have begun a series of MSP lobbying visits to highlight their dispute with management who are failing to supply the correct PPE to keep them safe from breathing carcinogenic fumes.
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
EIS General Secretary Andrea Bradley on BBC Radio Scotland Drivetime, talking about the findings of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) report. www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-kQ...
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Andrea Bradley BBC Drivetime 08092026
YouTube video by EIS Union
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Today’s release of the Programme for International Student Assessment report highlighted many positives about Scottish education, while confirming schools continue to face challenges with societal issues, including the serious impact of poverty on education. #EISNews www.eis.org.uk/latest-news/...
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PISA results confirm need for more investment in education to overcome societal challenges
Today’s release of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) report has highlighted many positives about Scottish education
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Programme for Government must Deliver for Young People and Scottish Education. Read our latest press release⤵️ www.eis.org.uk/latest-news/programm…
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Programme for Government must Deliver for Young People and Scottish Education
The EIS has responded to the Parliamentary statement by Education Secretary Màiri McAllan, which followed the publication of the Programme for Government
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Funding gap report highlights the public underfunding of Scotland's universities, with staff bearing the burden. #EISNews www.eis.org.uk/latest-news/fundingg…
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The EIS and STUC have written to First Minister John Swinney, urging the Scottish Government to intervene to help facilitate a resolution to the long-running Health and Safety Dispute at City of Glasgow College (CoGC). #EISNews www.eis.org.uk/latest-news/cogcstri…
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
We held a rally this morning in support of CoGC welding lecturers who have been in dispute over healthy and safety risks in their department. EIS FELA members are on strike not to seek a pay rise nor to protect terms and conditions, but to ensure protection for their health and wellbeing.
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Edinburgh EIS Local Association at Boroughmuir High School getting ready to welcome new PRTs to their first year of teaching in the city. #newteacher #Edinburgh #SU4QE #workload
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Lecturers and academic staff are taking a fourth day of strike action at Glasgow Caledonian University today. EIS and UCU colleagues stand united on the picket line against job cuts and compulsory redundancy✊📣 www.eis.org.uk/latest-news/gcu-stri…
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Help Bring Breaking The Silence to Glasgow. One more day left to support this project! Breaking The Silence is a theatre project that brings to life themovement that challenged the transatlantic slave trade. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/breaking-th…
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Breaking The Silence of The British Slave Trade
An immersive theatre production at Govanhill Festival, bringing Scotland's abolitionist history to life through testimony and song.
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Prejudicial disinformation is on the rise. Let's Change the Story in Your School. TIE Visit: www.eis.org.uk/equality/disruptingd…
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Disrupting Disinformation
Addressing misinformation and disinformation in educational establishments
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
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. www.eis.org.uk/latest-news/gcc
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
“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! shorturl.at/aX2q1
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Latest news | EIS learning rep receives Helen Dowie Award for championing inclusive education
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Grateful once again for the strong support from students and graduates🫡 Support your lecturers...save the 100✊️📢
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
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!!✊️
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
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!✊
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
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✊📣
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
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. www.eis.org.uk/latest-news/eis-stri…
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EIS strike commences at Glasgow Caledonian University over threat to 100 jobs
Members of EIS ULA at GCU will be on strike this week in an escalation of a dispute over job cuts and redundancies at the university.
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
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➡️ www.saas.gov.uk/news/guarantee-date
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
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). www.eis.org.uk/latest-news/college-…
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College lecturers to receive 10 per cent pay rise after pay offer is backed overwhelmingly
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).
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