EDUCATIONAL Institute of Scotland (EIS) general secretary Larry Flanagan called on the country’s Education Secretary John Swinney to “invest in the profession” during his speech to conference delegates yesterday.

Mr Flanagan also cautioned Mr Swinney, who will address the EIS conference today, against pursuing a Tory agenda in the education system.

Warning against any reorganisation, he said: “We don’t need a political sideshow when we have major issues to address.”