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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
https://www.eis.org.uk/latest-news/strikenoticesissued
March 6, 2026 at 6:17 PM
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
https://www.eis.org.uk/latest-news/strikenoticesissued
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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📮📮📮
If you have not yet posted your ballot paper, make sure you get it in the post this week📮📮📮
February 25, 2026 at 3:59 PM
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📮📮📮
If you have not yet posted your ballot paper, make sure you get it in the post this week📮📮📮
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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.
Members will continue to take this action until ENU recognises the value of its staff and commits to protecting their jobs.
February 24, 2026 at 11:46 AM
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.
Members will continue to take this action until ENU recognises the value of its staff and commits to protecting their jobs.
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Two ballots...two deadlines...two ways to vote...make sure you have your voice heard on workload by posting your ballot paper.
Have your say on who is new Assistant Secretary in Glasgow by responding to email...simples!
Have your say on who is new Assistant Secretary in Glasgow by responding to email...simples!
February 18, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Two ballots...two deadlines...two ways to vote...make sure you have your voice heard on workload by posting your ballot paper.
Have your say on who is new Assistant Secretary in Glasgow by responding to email...simples!
Have your say on who is new Assistant Secretary in Glasgow by responding to email...simples!
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The cabinet secretary admitted, at the EIS AGM last June, that commitments on class contact time should already have been delivered. Almost 8 months later and we are still waiting for any firm proposals on how it might be delivered to emerge from the Scottish Government and COSLA.
February 16, 2026 at 3:33 PM
The cabinet secretary admitted, at the EIS AGM last June, that commitments on class contact time should already have been delivered. Almost 8 months later and we are still waiting for any firm proposals on how it might be delivered to emerge from the Scottish Government and COSLA.
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Our own @missbeattie1.bsky.social and Des in @eisunion.bsky.social Facebook post.
February 16, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Our own @missbeattie1.bsky.social and Des in @eisunion.bsky.social Facebook post.
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Lecturers at ENU are on strike again today with pickets out this morning.
Our members are calling for a no compulsory redundancy guarantee to protect jobs and stop the cuts at ENU✊
Our members are calling for a no compulsory redundancy guarantee to protect jobs and stop the cuts at ENU✊
February 16, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Lecturers at ENU are on strike again today with pickets out this morning.
Our members are calling for a no compulsory redundancy guarantee to protect jobs and stop the cuts at ENU✊
Our members are calling for a no compulsory redundancy guarantee to protect jobs and stop the cuts at ENU✊
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February 13, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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Members at Edinburgh Napier University are striking today to protect jobs and call for a no compulsory redundancy guarentee.
Jobs must be protected at ENU! #strike #picketline #power
Jobs must be protected at ENU! #strike #picketline #power
February 12, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Members at Edinburgh Napier University are striking today to protect jobs and call for a no compulsory redundancy guarentee.
Jobs must be protected at ENU! #strike #picketline #power
Jobs must be protected at ENU! #strike #picketline #power
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Pickets at Edinburgh Napier's Merchiston campus today. Members are striking to protect jobs and stop compulsory redundancies!
February 10, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Pickets at Edinburgh Napier's Merchiston campus today. Members are striking to protect jobs and stop compulsory redundancies!
CHECK IT HASN’T SLIPPED UNDER THE DOORMAT!
Has your ballot arrived?
Don't delay, post your ballot paper back today! 📮
Don't delay, post your ballot paper back today! 📮
February 8, 2026 at 6:36 PM
CHECK IT HASN’T SLIPPED UNDER THE DOORMAT!
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We've arrived on Bluesky, as a complement to our other social media channels. We'll be building up our presence here in the coming weeks, so please follow us for all the latest updates from Scotland's largest teaching union.
January 9, 2025 at 11:20 AM
We've arrived on Bluesky, as a complement to our other social media channels. We'll be building up our presence here in the coming weeks, so please follow us for all the latest updates from Scotland's largest teaching union.
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Well, unsurprisingly, right? Turncoat government indeed.
Anger greets UK government decision not to compensate ‘Waspi women’
Anger greets UK government decision not to compensate ‘Waspi women’
Minister says flat-rate compensation scheme for women affected by rising state pension age would have cost taxpayer £10.5bn,
“Waspi women” affected by the rising state pension age will not get compensation, the government has announced, with the prime…
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2024 at 10:52 AM
Well, unsurprisingly, right? Turncoat government indeed.
St. Andrew’s Day March against Racism is tomorrow in Glasgow. Gather at McLennan Arch, Glasgow Green 10.30am. March off at 11.00 am. Hope to see many teacher Trade Unionists there!💕
#NaeNazis
#NaeNazis
November 29, 2024 at 7:51 PM
St. Andrew’s Day March against Racism is tomorrow in Glasgow. Gather at McLennan Arch, Glasgow Green 10.30am. March off at 11.00 am. Hope to see many teacher Trade Unionists there!💕
#NaeNazis
#NaeNazis
I just want to thank anyone at all who is following me here on @bsky.app m. 💕
I’ve been crazy-busy of late & not as responsive as I’d hoped to be.
Rest assured I love you,
and #UpTheWorkers ✊🏽😁
I’ve been crazy-busy of late & not as responsive as I’d hoped to be.
Rest assured I love you,
and #UpTheWorkers ✊🏽😁
November 24, 2024 at 1:20 AM
I just want to thank anyone at all who is following me here on @bsky.app m. 💕
I’ve been crazy-busy of late & not as responsive as I’d hoped to be.
Rest assured I love you,
and #UpTheWorkers ✊🏽😁
I’ve been crazy-busy of late & not as responsive as I’d hoped to be.
Rest assured I love you,
and #UpTheWorkers ✊🏽😁
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A GTCS survey finds that the welcome to the profession received by new teachers is ‘really variable’, the
@ahdscotland.bsky.social annual conference has heard -
@emmaseith.bsky.social reports tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social
@ahdscotland.bsky.social annual conference has heard -
@emmaseith.bsky.social reports tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social
One in 10 new teachers suffers bullying or discrimination
Experienced teachers need to be given the ‘time and capacity’ to give more support to new entrants to the profession, says Scotland’s teaching watchdog
tes.com
November 22, 2024 at 2:31 PM
A GTCS survey finds that the welcome to the profession received by new teachers is ‘really variable’, the
@ahdscotland.bsky.social annual conference has heard -
@emmaseith.bsky.social reports tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social
@ahdscotland.bsky.social annual conference has heard -
@emmaseith.bsky.social reports tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social
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The destruction of Gaza's schools hasn't just robbed hundreds of thousands of kids of education, it has also blocked the provision of psychosocial support to people who now need it more than ever.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2472337...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2472337...
Aid boss:'You can't overstate the consequences' of the attacks on Gaza's schools
Orlaith Minogue, Head of Conflict and Humanitarian Advocacy at Save the Children, explains why the destruction of the education system will have…
www.heraldscotland.com
November 17, 2024 at 10:45 PM
The destruction of Gaza's schools hasn't just robbed hundreds of thousands of kids of education, it has also blocked the provision of psychosocial support to people who now need it more than ever.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2472337...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2472337...
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“Why did the Hungry Caterpillar make a cocoon?”
#EYFS child: “So no one bothers him.”
“Sorry?” I ask.
EYFS child: “He needs time to THINK himself INTO a butterfly.”
“Wow!” I respond.
EYFS child: “Well, he didn’t do it by magic.”
#EYFS child: “So no one bothers him.”
“Sorry?” I ask.
EYFS child: “He needs time to THINK himself INTO a butterfly.”
“Wow!” I respond.
EYFS child: “Well, he didn’t do it by magic.”
November 16, 2024 at 8:50 AM
“Why did the Hungry Caterpillar make a cocoon?”
#EYFS child: “So no one bothers him.”
“Sorry?” I ask.
EYFS child: “He needs time to THINK himself INTO a butterfly.”
“Wow!” I respond.
EYFS child: “Well, he didn’t do it by magic.”
#EYFS child: “So no one bothers him.”
“Sorry?” I ask.
EYFS child: “He needs time to THINK himself INTO a butterfly.”
“Wow!” I respond.
EYFS child: “Well, he didn’t do it by magic.”
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New #StarterPack!
📢 Calling all Scottish 🏴 educators. Here's a wee space for us all. If you're an early years practitioner, school teacher, lecturer or are all about Scottish education, let me know and I'll add you to the list 📃
Pls share x
go.bsky.app/U92yyzH
📢 Calling all Scottish 🏴 educators. Here's a wee space for us all. If you're an early years practitioner, school teacher, lecturer or are all about Scottish education, let me know and I'll add you to the list 📃
Pls share x
go.bsky.app/U92yyzH
November 13, 2024 at 6:07 PM
New #StarterPack!
📢 Calling all Scottish 🏴 educators. Here's a wee space for us all. If you're an early years practitioner, school teacher, lecturer or are all about Scottish education, let me know and I'll add you to the list 📃
Pls share x
go.bsky.app/U92yyzH
📢 Calling all Scottish 🏴 educators. Here's a wee space for us all. If you're an early years practitioner, school teacher, lecturer or are all about Scottish education, let me know and I'll add you to the list 📃
Pls share x
go.bsky.app/U92yyzH
Anyone out there? 🦋😁
November 16, 2024 at 4:58 PM
Anyone out there? 🦋😁