Brenda
@brenda-union.bsky.social
An advocate for fairness
#SUfQE #EIS
School Rep, LA Exec
Studying for Paralegal qualification in Employment law.
not on fbook
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#SUfQE #EIS
School Rep, LA Exec
Studying for Paralegal qualification in Employment law.
not on fbook
not on hXte site
What is the ballot for strike action about? Here’s a video from @eisunion.bsky.social to explain. youtu.be/5zpBD2l-0Pw?...
The debate over teachers' class contact time... in three minutes
YouTube video by EIS Union
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November 26, 2025 at 6:25 AM
What is the ballot for strike action about? Here’s a video from @eisunion.bsky.social to explain. youtu.be/5zpBD2l-0Pw?...
Today is a good day to check in with members - have they returned their ballot? …and if they haven’t received their second ballot, direct them to @eisunion.bsky.social ‘s email to request one. #itsabouttime #EIS #SU4QE
November 26, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Today is a good day to check in with members - have they returned their ballot? …and if they haven’t received their second ballot, direct them to @eisunion.bsky.social ‘s email to request one. #itsabouttime #EIS #SU4QE
The more I hear of the government’s plans for increasing non-contact time for teachers, the more I suspect they spent very little time on their planning and preparation for it. It is not solely about additional time; it is about employing additional teachers.
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Scotland | Tes Magazine
The latest news, analysis, investigations and professional advice covering everything to do with the schools sector in Scotland
www.tes.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The more I hear of the government’s plans for increasing non-contact time for teachers, the more I suspect they spent very little time on their planning and preparation for it. It is not solely about additional time; it is about employing additional teachers.
www.tes.com/magazine/hub...
www.tes.com/magazine/hub...
My @eisunion.bsky.social ballot is in the post!
November 22, 2025 at 10:51 AM
My @eisunion.bsky.social ballot is in the post!
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Andrea Bradley appeared on BBC Good Morning Scotland to dicsuss the Scottish Government's proposals for a national plan for teachers.
Listen to the interview on the EIS youtube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY-uqdckcSY
Listen to the interview on the EIS youtube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY-uqdckcSY
November 20, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Andrea Bradley appeared on BBC Good Morning Scotland to dicsuss the Scottish Government's proposals for a national plan for teachers.
Listen to the interview on the EIS youtube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY-uqdckcSY
Listen to the interview on the EIS youtube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY-uqdckcSY
November 20, 2025 at 6:13 PM
What is this, pray tell? Offering a “deal” through the media again? Unions negotiate for their members. I don’t think this is anything that should need to be explained to the government. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Plans for flexible four-day week in class for Scottish teachers
Two teaching unions are holding strike ballots over how long teachers should spend in the classroom.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 1:12 PM
What is this, pray tell? Offering a “deal” through the media again? Unions negotiate for their members. I don’t think this is anything that should need to be explained to the government. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Promises have been made to learners and parents/carers too. With ASNs increasing the job cannot be done with the time we have available. When the new ballot paper arrives, return it with a yes/yes vote as a first step to achieving manageable workload and appropriate ASN support #SU4QE @eisunion
November 19, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Promises have been made to learners and parents/carers too. With ASNs increasing the job cannot be done with the time we have available. When the new ballot paper arrives, return it with a yes/yes vote as a first step to achieving manageable workload and appropriate ASN support #SU4QE @eisunion
Wednesday 5th of November is the day to remember… teachers in precarious employment.
November 2, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Wednesday 5th of November is the day to remember… teachers in precarious employment.
Take note
I quit Twitter before it was cool. I walked away from 3.2M followers, and absolutely nothing changed in my life, other than fewer garbage people disrupting my peace.
There was little value then, and there is even less, now. Staying on Twitter is a moral and ethical failing, disguised as business.
There was little value then, and there is even less, now. Staying on Twitter is a moral and ethical failing, disguised as business.
“.. traffic has dropped by only a single percentage point as a result of leaving Twitter ..”
@niemanreports.org #Hellsite
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@niemanreports.org #Hellsite
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July 9, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Take note
Librarians are needed. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Librarians set to be removed from every Glasgow secondary school
A principal librarian and a team of assistants would cover Glasgow's 30 secondary schools if council budget cuts are approved.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 21, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Librarians are needed. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Working Time Agreement under development.
June 13, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Working Time Agreement under development.
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Meeting on Thursday! Bring all you questions about the consultative ballot (and bring your colleagues!) www.bit.ly/voteyesyes to join the meeting
June 9, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Meeting on Thursday! Bring all you questions about the consultative ballot (and bring your colleagues!) www.bit.ly/voteyesyes to join the meeting
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Following a count of the votes, motion 59 was carried with 95 votes for and 67 votes against. #EISAGM25
We move onto motion 60 to ensure no representative of Reform UK is given a platform at any EIS event. Claire Robertson moves the motions.
We move onto motion 60 to ensure no representative of Reform UK is given a platform at any EIS event. Claire Robertson moves the motions.
June 7, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Following a count of the votes, motion 59 was carried with 95 votes for and 67 votes against. #EISAGM25
We move onto motion 60 to ensure no representative of Reform UK is given a platform at any EIS event. Claire Robertson moves the motions.
We move onto motion 60 to ensure no representative of Reform UK is given a platform at any EIS event. Claire Robertson moves the motions.
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Our General Secretary, President and Employment Relations Convener spoke to STV News from #EISAGM25 about the rise of violence and misogyny in schools.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2ZA...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2ZA...
STV News, 07/06/2025 from the 2025 EIS AGM
YouTube video by EIS Union
www.youtube.com
June 7, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Our General Secretary, President and Employment Relations Convener spoke to STV News from #EISAGM25 about the rise of violence and misogyny in schools.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2ZA...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2ZA...
When a boy in my class talked about his two mums, another responded with “wait, you have TWO mums?” I responded with “Yes, he does - isn’t he lucky?”
“Yeah… he is”
We were all smiling.
“Yeah… he is”
We were all smiling.
June 7, 2025 at 9:56 AM
When a boy in my class talked about his two mums, another responded with “wait, you have TWO mums?” I responded with “Yes, he does - isn’t he lucky?”
“Yeah… he is”
We were all smiling.
“Yeah… he is”
We were all smiling.
@nickcimini.bsky.social speaks in support of Motion 44.
June 6, 2025 at 2:15 PM
@nickcimini.bsky.social speaks in support of Motion 44.
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Andrew Fullwood Glasgow LA moves motion 31 on maximum class sizes for ASN/Special Schools and Units.
We have spoken a lot today about the pressure on ASN establishments and specialists. And we know that when there is too much pressure that teachers and pupils will end up hurt #EISAGM25
We have spoken a lot today about the pressure on ASN establishments and specialists. And we know that when there is too much pressure that teachers and pupils will end up hurt #EISAGM25
June 6, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Andrew Fullwood Glasgow LA moves motion 31 on maximum class sizes for ASN/Special Schools and Units.
We have spoken a lot today about the pressure on ASN establishments and specialists. And we know that when there is too much pressure that teachers and pupils will end up hurt #EISAGM25
We have spoken a lot today about the pressure on ASN establishments and specialists. And we know that when there is too much pressure that teachers and pupils will end up hurt #EISAGM25
Uh, oh. I’m not impressed with your comments, Jenny. #EISagm #Violence&Aggression
June 5, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Uh, oh. I’m not impressed with your comments, Jenny. #EISagm #Violence&Aggression
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NEW: ‘Urgent’ call to combat misogyny that @eisunion.bsky.social president says is driving women from teaching www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social #EISAGM25
‘Urgent’ call to combat misogyny that drives women from teaching
Women at either end of their teaching careers are being compelled to quit the profession in record numbers, says president of Scotland’s largest teaching union
www.tes.com
June 5, 2025 at 1:53 PM
NEW: ‘Urgent’ call to combat misogyny that @eisunion.bsky.social president says is driving women from teaching www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social #EISAGM25
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This coming year, the Office Bearers of the EIS will all be men & all Secondary teachers. But I want to say to every EIS member, in all our sectors & in all our networks, that we will be the humblest listeners we can be, the warmest allies we can be, and the strongest advocates we can be. #EISAGM25
June 5, 2025 at 1:48 PM
This coming year, the Office Bearers of the EIS will all be men & all Secondary teachers. But I want to say to every EIS member, in all our sectors & in all our networks, that we will be the humblest listeners we can be, the warmest allies we can be, and the strongest advocates we can be. #EISAGM25
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and when so many women in both situations do actually quit, in what have become record numbers, with severe impacts on their incomes and their pensions… then there’s a word to describe that industry or profession.
And that word is ‘misogynistic’. #EISAGM25
And that word is ‘misogynistic’. #EISAGM25
June 5, 2025 at 1:49 PM
and when so many women in both situations do actually quit, in what have become record numbers, with severe impacts on their incomes and their pensions… then there’s a word to describe that industry or profession.
And that word is ‘misogynistic’. #EISAGM25
And that word is ‘misogynistic’. #EISAGM25