An excellent EIS #EISAGM24 where many motions were discussed, debated, & voted on. Lots of amazing speakers, many for the first time! And some brilliant fringe meetings, guest speakers and organisations. Already looking ahead to Aviemore in 2025 with some WL motions.

Looking forward to meeting the next cohort of #WLProbationers beginning their teaching career in August here in West Lothian Council tomorrow afternoon. Remember to pop along and say hello, ensure you are a member of EIS and collect your bag of goodies!

They will need to do better than that… Think they need to #PayAttention all over again…and we thought that message had already been given last time!

It’s polling day across the UK for #GeneralElection2024 Make sure you cast your vote! Remember polling places are open until 22:00 and mind your ID as you can’t vote without it!

Congratulations to all young people across West Lothian Council for #SQAresults day. You have all worked incredibly hard and should be very proud of your achievements. And a huge thank you to all your teachers and school staff for their hard work with you all.

Great to catch up with EIS West Lothian colleagues this afternoon for our Executive meeting. Within my #eislr role, my professional learning focus this year will continue to be to promote, create and support developments and opportunities for diversity and early career teachers.

Ensure you cast your vote in the EIS ballot on COSLA’s “full and final” offer on pay. Work on other issues continues - Workload, ASN, Pupil Behaviour as part of the #SU4QE campaign! As does our fight for more teachers across Scotland’s schools! Check your email for info

Please vote today!

As part of the EIS’s plans to re-offer our 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. Find out more. eis.org.uk/pact/pactinfos…

Are you interested in becoming an EIS PACTivist engaging in a bespoke anti-poverty programme to support your school? Find out more here: eis.org.uk/professional-l… EIS West Lothian #eislr

It’s EIS Council. Lots of papers to discuss, lots of questions to ask, lots of decision to be made! Standing with EIS Glasgow on their current campaign against devastating cuts to education budgets and staffing across Glasgow City Council! Not just member focused…we’re member led!

It's EIS West Lothian Executive this afternoon. Lots to talk about and many decisions to be made. If you're interested in joining the Executive then get in touch. We meet throughout the year after members meetings and in between online.

A really excellent reps training session for new reps here in West Lothian schools. Huge thanks to Ruth Winters and our Area Officer Amy for delivering such a clear and concise session. Our school reps are the backbone of our EIS and they really do make the difference!

Schools must be safe places for pupils & staff across the whole country! Schools must be properly resourced & supported to ensure the needs of all children and young people can be met in full and action must be taken when staff are assaulted! #SU4QE #EISUnion EIS

The Teachers’ Panel of the SNCT met to consider the lack of progress on the Scottish Government’s manifesto commitment to reduce the weekly class contact time maximum for teachers in Scotland to 21 hours. #EISNews eis.org.uk/latest-news/cl…

Scotland’s teachers have collectively been left out of pocket by potentially tens of millions of pounds, as the result of an ongoing impasse between 16 Scottish local authorities and His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) over the implications of the 2022-23 pay settlement to

Tribute paid to TorontoPrimarySchool pupil Toronto Primary School Headteacher Fiona Linfoot said: "Hope was a much-loved member of the Toronto Primary family, and will be hugely missed by all her friends and school staff." Full story at news.westlothian.gov.uk/article/84549/…

All West Lothian Council schools and Early Learning Centres will be closed tomorrow (Friday 24 January). For full details of all the council services impacted by the weather warning, visit westlothian.gov.uk/weather-update

Professional Learning opportunities for EIS members can be found on our EIS West Lothian padlet - have a look at some of the brilliant PL on offer! padlet.com/mairiinoz/eis-…

We’re really looking forward to having as many West Lothian members join us for our online meeting next Wednesday!