
Show Racism the Red Card
The Educational Institute of Scotland is a sponsor of Show Racism the Red Card which is an anti-racism charity, which was established in January 1996.

The Educational Institute of Scotland is a sponsor of Show Racism the Red Card which is an anti-racism charity, which was established in January 1996.
Poverty harms but teachers help – the EIS supports CPAG’s call for investment in teachers to better support children affected by poverty. See their School Shouldn’t Cost Manifesto for more.
Excessive workload and working hours are health and safety concerns as they increase the risk of serious health issues, as identified by the World Health Organisation and the International Labour Organisation. Vote YES to protect the health and safety of teachers.
Children can’t learn on an empty stomach - the EIS supports CPAG’s call for universal free school meals. Check out the CPAG manifesto here.
Fund schools fully and free up learning for all – the EIS supports CPAG’s School Shouldn’t Cost Manifesto.
Scottish Government & COSLA commitments on workload have failed, including a specific clause in the 2018 pay settlement aimed at tackling excessive teacher workload – workload has since spiralled even further out of control. Vote YES for an SNCT agreement focused specifically on…

This booklet aims to provide secondary school teachers and college lecturers with some ideas for tackling the myths of immigration within their schools and colleges;…

This booklet aims to provide primary school teachers with some ideas for tackling the myths of immigration within their schools; myths such as “we have…

This booklet aims to provide nursery and early primary teachers with some ideas for discussing the myths of immigration within their schools and nurseries.

The EIS welcomes and values a diverse and inclusive society, and we welcome refugees and asylum seekers to Scotland.


The poem is written using a Scots dialect. Some of the words might be familiar to you.
These footnotes should help you understand to who’s who and who did what.


There’s a lot going on the story so this activity is to help you work out what happens in each part of the poem.

There’s a lot going on the story so this activity is to help you work out what happens in each part of the poem.