Tag: EIS

Teachers’ union and SNP to discuss the future of Scotland’s education

Deadline News Journalist - November 14, 2014

Scotland's leading teachers' union, The Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS), will take centre stage at today's Scottish National Party (SNP) conference in Perth to...

Run up to new exams labelled “shambolic” by concerned teachers

Local News

Guest - November 8, 2013

PREPARATIONS for Scotland’s first new school exam in 22 years are “shambolic” according to teachers’ leaders. An estimated 65,000 S4 pupils are due to sit...

Plans to cut school day leaves parents outraged

In Brief

Guest - April 25, 2013

A SCOTTISH council has outraged parents by planning to end the school week at Friday lunchtime in a bid to save cash. The radical shake-up...

Parents could be sued by head teachers for online rants

Scottish News

Guest - November 22, 2012

SCOTTISH headteachers are planning to sue parents who have subjected them to “sustained attacks” on social media. The Association of Headteachers and Deputes in Scotland...

Rich parents being blamed for class violence

In Brief

Guest - August 6, 2012

POSH kids are to blame for an increase in school violence, a charity claims. According to Crisis Counselling the most disruptive pupils are those who...

Scots exam question “diktat” slammed by teaching union EIS

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - June 10, 2012

TEACHERS have hit out at a Scottish Government “diktat” to introduce a compulsory question on Scottish literature into the Higher English exam. The decision by...

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