Kindness counts! 🧡

Solidarity to our EISFela colleagues fighting for the future of FE in Scotland. ✊️💪

🆕programme aims to embed trauma-informed culture in every Scottish college CDN's CEO Marie Hendry Marie Hendry said: “The programme is a unique & exciting approach to developing a sector-wide, whole-institution approach to trauma-informed practice" bit.ly/3QLdLUl

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Shocking figures from earlier this year. The need for more early mental health support is clear and urgent.

If you are a decision maker in your school district, stop having trainings to ‘help’ teachers build more resilience and perseverance. So insulting! Instead, remove tasks from their already full plate! #EdChat

Sound all to familiar? Read more here eis.org.uk/policiesandgui… #ukfechat #felecturersmatter EIS EISFela Colleges Scotland College Employers Scotland

📋Assessor - Engineering Clydebank Campus 🖱️Part-Time Temporary Lecturers (Bank Staff) in Computing ( ✏️Part-Time Temporary Lecturers (Bank Staff) in Design and Media 🔨Carpentry and Joinery Lecturer ow.ly/Szxy50QFvvE

As teachers are working to meet the needs of their students, who is ensuring that teachers have what they need to remain whole? Teachers' emotional struggles have a DIRECT INFLUENCE on their interactions with students. We must care for teachers, which will in turn help STUDENTS!

This week's education newsletter from The Herald is out now, with mentions for The Highland Council, EIS, NUS Scotland, UCU Scotland, EISFela, W.I.L.D and connect_scot Read it here 👇 heraldscotland.com/opinion/241371…

Why is education so undervalued? theguardian.com/education/2024…

Update: EIS AND UNISON Strike Day Announcement A national strike day has been confirmed by UNISON and EIS on Thursday 29 February. This is part of a national pay dispute and national strike action affecting all Colleges across Scotland. Read more: slc.ac.uk/students/indus…

⭐ We are thrilled to announce that we are now accepting applications for several positions as His Majesty’s Inspectors of Education.⭐ As HMI of Education, you will be at the forefront of assessing and enhancing the quality of education. Find out more: core-scottishgovernment.icims.com/jobs/8207/hm-i…

Mobile phones disrupt lessons - is it time for a ban? news.stv.tv/scotland/scott…

Following a vote Motion 3 is carried. Motion 4, moved by Dhruva Kumar, City of Glasgow College, notes attempts in some colleges to increase lecturer workloads & class contact by, among other things, timetabling breaks & deducting these from class contact time. #FELA24

A must read for anyone who cares what is happening in Scotlands colleges. We all must hope that shining a light can help in ensuring accountability of those tasked with managing public education action in colleges.

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This is truth! 💯

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