The EIS: Covid-embattled but still 175 years strong

RADICAL SCOTTISH POLITICAL WRITING

The EIS: Covid-embattled but still 175 years strong

14th March 202214th March 20221 year ago Scottish Left Review 4 min read 729 Views

Andrea Bradley recounts how the EIS responded rapidly and radically to the ‘new’ normal in education. As the world’s oldest teacher

Navigating through COVID, Brexit and the Scottish Parliament 2021 elections

8th March 20218th March 20212 years ago Scottish Left Review 4 min read 939 Views

Mary Senior surveys the changing landscape to identify the countless challenges in higher education. In unprecedented times, last March the University

Challenging neo-liberal education in a post-Covid world

12th January 202112th January 20212 years ago Scottish Left Review 9 min read 991 Views

Brian Boyd and Henry Maitles lay out a wide-ranging critique of what is right and wrong in education. The Covid pandemic

Poems from Lockdown

7th September 20207th September 20203 years ago Scottish Left Review 1 min read 1358 Views

Culture and creativity during Covid: teaching and learning at home David McKinstry is a teacher – see his biographical details below

Making sure ‘education, education, education’ still means ‘education, education, education’

24th March 202019th June 20203 years ago Scottish Left Review 4 min read 754 Views

Larry Flanagan lifts the lid on how the EIS is defending teacher, lecturers and education As a Scottish education union, the

Jimmy Reid’s words still echo on education

15th July 201916th July 20194 years ago SLR 4 min read 1428 Views

David Watt explains the work of the Socialist Educational Association Scotland Jimmy Reid’s rectorial speech of nearly fifty years ago continues

Whole and holistic organising in the classroom

18th March 201918th March 20194 years ago SLR 4 min read 1130 Views

David Belsey outlines how the EIS is approaching the issue The EIS has had an active couple of years with several