Teachers from the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) union take part in a rally outside the Tramway in Glasgow on day two of the strike action in a dispute over pay, March 1, 2023
SCOTLAND’S biggest teaching union has demanded action from Holyrood on the lack of job security among newly qualified teachers.
The Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) warned more new educators are being employed on short-term, temporary contracts, pushing many out of the profession early and creating “serious implications” for the country’s schools.
In a letter to SNP First Minister Humza Yousaf, union general secretary Andrea Bradley stressed the personal and professional lives of thousands of teachers are “in turmoil as a result of the lack of job security many were led to believe they would have by entering the teaching profession.”
KENNY MacASKILL says the lines between party, government and Civil Service in Scotland have been blurred and we need a thorough investigation into how
The EIS president who defended Marxist politics in the 1980s fought Thatcherite educational policies while organising Teachers for Peace rallies and ensuring Morning Star circulation in Scotland’s pit villages and factories, writes JOHN FOSTER
With 12,000 fewer teachers since 2010 and dwindling resources, Scotland’s schools desperately need investment to support diverse learners rather than empty promises from politicians, writes ANDREA BRADLEY