Equality: Anti-Racism

Promoting Equality in Education

Anti-Racist-Sub

Anti-Racist Sub-Committee 2024-26

The EIS Anti-Racist Sub Committee advises the Equality Committee on race equality projects, policies and campaigns.

The EIS Anti-Racist Sub Committee advises the Equality Committee on race equality projects, policies and campaigns. Its membership is drawn from the Equality Committee and also from among the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) members of the union.

The following members will serve as co-opted members during the period 2024-2026: 

  • Sara Akhtar (Scottish Borders)
  • Simone Coetser (Aberdeenshire)
  • Khadija Mohammed (University of the West of Scotland)
  • Janvier Nkurunziza (City of Glasgow College)
  • Nuzhat Uthmani (Glasgow)
 

The members of the Equality Committee who will serve on the Anti-Racist Sub Committee during the 2025-2026 session are:

 

  • Nicola Fisher (Glasgow)
  • Sunita Nayyer (South Lanarkshire)
  • Sharon Iddir (Fife)
  • Henry Kilgour (South Lanarkshire)
  • Damien Donnelly (Glasgow)
  • James McIntyre (East Dunbartonshire)
 

For more information contact Natalie Carroll.

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We are baffled at the moral absurdity of Glasgow City Council pursuing an individual who acted as a representative of a parents' organisation that rightly campaigned, including through legal challenge, against cuts to teaching provision in Glasgow’s schools.

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Check out Scottish Union Learning's coverage of our learning rep of the year - Liz Russell!

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Students across Scotland are being encouraged to apply now for their bursary, tuition fees, and student loan funding – with the 30 June 2026 Guarantee Date fast approaching!

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