Equality: Anti-Racism

Promoting Equality in Education

Learning and Events

Anti-Racist Leadership Learning

As part of the EIS Anti-racist Strategy 2020-2021, a series of learning activities has taken place in collaboration with the Scottish Association of Minority Ethnic Educators (SAMEE), funded by Scottish Union Learning. On this page you will find learning material developed from these sessions, including poetry from Hannah Lavery, learning videos from SAMEE, and a …

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The Role of Learning Reps

EIS Learning Reps, consistent with the terms of the national and local EIS constitutions, promote high-quality teacher professional learning within their authority area.

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Anti-Racist Webinars

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eisunion EIS @eisunion ·
9 Oct

Looking for practical ways to challenge the impact of poverty in your school community and to reduce the cost of the school day? Read our anti-poverty guidance and see what you and your colleagues can do to ensure that all children and young people are fully included #CPW24…

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eisunion EIS @eisunion ·
9 Oct

Despite being one of the wealthiest nations in the world, the levels of child poverty in Scotland remain distressingly high. In 2025, more than one million people in Scotland are living in poverty – a figure that has barely shifted in the last twenty years. Around 80,000 Scottish…

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eisunion EIS @eisunion ·
8 Oct

The experience and impact of poverty invade every aspect of a young person’s life and cannot be left at the classroom door. The EIS doesn’t accept that poverty is inevitable. We relentlessly challenge it as a political choice, using every means possible. #CPW25

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eisunion EIS @eisunion ·
8 Oct

Day 8 of strikes at UWS completed.

Our members will not back down in their fight for job security and quality education at UWS.

Join our next picket lines on Monday 20th and Tuesday 21st of October 📣✊

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