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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. https://www.eis.org.uk/
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 1h
Our statutory ballot will provide teachers with an opportunity to demonstrate to both government and employers the vital importance of tackling excessive teacher workload by delivering the commitment to reduce maximum class contact time to 21 hours per week

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Andrea Bradley BBC Good Morning Scotland 9th October 2025
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Henry Hepburn @henryhepburn.bsky.social · 2h
Dates confirmed today: the @eisunion.bsky.social statutory ballot will open on Wednesday 12 November and close on Wednesday 14 January. www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Scottish teachers in strike ballot over contact time ‘dithering’
EIS union says teachers are ‘continuing to toil under excessive workload burdens’ after a wait of more than four years for the government promise of reduced contact time to be delivered
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 1h
As part of the EIS’s plans and preparations to expand the next phases of the PACT Programme and build upon the EIS’s anti-poverty work and equity related professional learning, we are currently seeking to recruit and train new EIS PACTivists in every local authority. #CPW25
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 3h
With no tangible progress having been made on delivery of the commitment, we now believe it is necessary to remind the Scottish Government of the importance of honouring its promise to Scotland’s teachers, pupils and voters.

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EIS Confirms Statutory Industrial Action Ballot Details, Ahead of SNP Conference
The EIS has served formal notice of its intention to open a statutory ballot for industrial action over teacher workload.
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Henry Hepburn @henryhepburn.bsky.social · 2d
NEW: @eisunion.bsky.social members to be balloted on strike action over ‘crippling’ workload, with union leaders insisting the Scottish government and councils have ‘dithered’ over a promise made in 2021 to cut class-contact time www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Scottish teachers in strike ballot over contact time ‘dithering’
EIS union says teachers are ‘continuing to toil under excessive workload burdens’ after a wait of more than four years for the government promise of reduced contact time to be delivered
www.tes.com
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 2d
Day 8 of strikes at UWS completed.

Our members will not back down in their fight for job security and quality education at UWS.

Join our next picket lines on Monday 20th and Tuesday 21st of October 📣✊
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 2d
The EIS is to move ahead with a statutory industrial action ballot over teacher workload, following a unanimous decision taken yesterday by a special meeting of the EIS Executive Committee.

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EIS to move Ahead with Statutory Industrial Action Ballot Over Workload
The EIS is to move ahead with a statutory industrial action ballot over teacher workload, following a unanimous decision taken yesterday by a special meeting of the EIS Executive Committee.
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 3d
Members at UWS took their 7th day of strike action today in their fight for job security.

Our members would prefer to be doing what they do best, delivering high quality education to students. They are instead on the picket line and will be until UWS engages in talks with the EIS.
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 3d
The action being taken today and tomorrow is a further demonstration of the determination and fortitude of staff in fending off the job cuts being proposed at UWS.

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Resolute EIS members continue with strike action as redundancy dispute at UWS remains unresolved
Members of EIS ULA at UWS are today taking their seventh day of strike action over the university’s intent to make a large number of academic and academic-related staff redundant, with an eighth day of strike action scheduled for tomorrow.
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 6d
EIS General Secretary Andrea Bradley brings our National Organising conference to a close, “You recruit, engage and inspire members. What you do is brilliant, and necessary.”
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 6d
This session will look at examples of previously successful school-based or local campaigns including creating campaign plans, identifying key leaders and stakeholders, building member involvement and activism, and engaging with community allies.
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 6d
The rise of the far-right poses a serious threat to our communities and our movement. This workshop aims to equip members with the tools and confidence to confront far-right narratives head-on.
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 6d
Our next keynote speaker at conference is Seán Byers from Trademark Belfast, “If we don’t offer bold alternatives, then we will continue to see the rise of the far right in our politics, in our communities, on our streets.”
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 6d
Our first keynote speaker at the National Organising Conference is Roz Foyer, General Secretary of the STUC. “Being highly organised in every workplace, is the key to exercising that very important collective power that you have as a union.”
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 6d
Workshop 4 is titled Building Power in Trade Disputes. This session will cover the tools and processes for collectivising around workplace issues and winning member-led campaigns, covering how to escalate issues, from collective grievances to formal disputes.
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 6d
Organising conversations are structured discussions designed to build relationships and strengthen workplace branches. This workshop aims to boost confidence in both core organising and negotiation techniques, focusing on communication strategies that help move people towards a shared position.
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 6d
Health & Safety is an issue for all members and covers their physical and mental wellbeing. Empowering members to act collectively to identify and address these issues can make members’ work safer and more sustainable.
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 6d
Our first workshop this morning, focusing on building active member participation in the workplace, exploring strategies for identifying and developing new leaders and expanding the core of union activity within schools.
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 6d
The National EIS Organising Conference in Glasgow is about to begin. The conference 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 · 6d
Colleges are vital to the economy and to their communities.

EIS FELA President Anne-Marie Harley appeared on BBC Reporting Scotland yesterday to discuss the proposed closure of the Alloa campus at Forth Valley College.
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 7d
More than four years since the commitment to reduce teachers’ class contact time was made in the SNP 2021 election manifesto, teacher patience over the lack of progress in its delivery has run out.

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EIS Salaries Committee Requests Move to Statutory Ballot in Class Contact Dispute
The EIS Salaries Committee has unanimously agreed to request the opening of a statutory ballot for industrial action over the ongoing lack of progress in reducing teachers’ maximum class contact time to 21 hours per week.
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 7d
EIS-FELA is disappointed the SFC and Audit Scotland have framed staff inflationary and, at times, sub-inflationary pay awards as an overall driver of the apparent unsustainability of the sector.

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Audit Scotland Report Reiterates Severe Pressures Facing Further Education
The EIS has highlighted that the report Scotland’s Colleges 2025, published yesterday by Audit Scotland, confirms the severe pressures facing Further Education Colleges across Scotland.
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 8d
He further highlighted the lack of
infrastructure and resources available in schools to respond to incidents in a way that focuses on the young person while also checking in on education staff involved in the incident.

Part 2: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzHI...
Tom Britton, evidence in Scottish Parliament, Restraint and Seclusion in schools 2
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 8d
Tom Britton gave evidence to the Scottish Parliament on behalf of the EIS yesterday on Restraint and Seclusion in schools. Tom Raised issues around the training and funding for training that would be provided to teachers.

Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qWs...
Tom Britton, evidence in Scottish Parliament, Restraint and Seclusion in schools
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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 8d
Reps and activists will gather this weekend to hone their organising skills to continue supporting members and the work of the EIS.

There is still time to join us this weekend⤵️
www.eis.org.uk/meetings-and...
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