Educational Institute of Scotland
| Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) |
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|---|---|
| legal form | Charity under Scottish law with Royal Charter |
| founding | 1847 |
| founder | Scottish Trades Union Congress |
| Seat | Edinburgh |
| Office | 46 Moray Place, Edinburgh, EH3 6BH |
| main emphasis | Educational professions |
| method | Representation in wage negotiations, education and training of members; Lobbying |
| Action space | Scotland |
| Managing directors | Larry Flanagan (General Secretary) |
| Members | 54702 |
| Website | https://www.eis.org.uk/ |
The Educational Institute of Scotland ( EIS ) is the oldest teachers' union in the world. It is also the largest teachers' union in Scotland , where eight out of ten teachers are union members. The union is organized as a non-profit organization under Scottish law with a Royal Charter .
aims
The Educational Institute of Scotland promotes high standards of education and a society where young people are given the best possible educational opportunities. To this end, EIS represents teachers in general education schools, at secondary schools and university teaching staff. The union aims to improve the working environment of its members, including their salaries and other employment conditions. EIS is aimed at staff
- in adult education
- in higher education
- in kindergartens and crèches
- in schools
- in education including music schools
history
From 1696, when parish schools were required by law, until the early 19th century, ecclesiastical schools dominated education in Scotland. There were no formal entry criteria for the profession of teacher and the qualifications of the teaching staff varied from uneducated to university degrees. From 1820 to 1846 there was a period of transition when critics scrutinized both the Scottish school system and the teachers. During this time of social unrest and experiments, many schools were founded, which later developed into colleges for teachers.
At the same time opportunities opened up for women to take up the teaching profession. This, of course, aroused some male teachers, others encouraged women in these professions. A striking case is Mary Somerville , who, against the will of her first husband and with the consent of her second husband, gave women scientific training. This weighting of male influence over women would continue for many years. The legal regulations intervened ever deeper in the interests of schools and teachers, so that in 1847 at a meeting of several hundred male teachers in Edinburgh, the Educational Institute of Scotland was founded as a general interest group for teachers.
Central to the presentation of the EIS was the understanding that the schools and universities of Scotland formed a unit where one resulted from the other. In order to meet the competing requirements, the EIS set up its own qualification system, which was largely based on the classic liberal content, but at the same time was so demanding that it could compete with the legal requirements.
In 1872 the Education Scotland Act made education for everyone between five and thirteen years old. As a result, the newly established Scottish Education Department in Westminster took over the management of most schools from the Church of Scotland and continued them with the Scottish importance of public schools. In the same year the EIS admitted women as members, possibly as a result of the realization that the enormous need for teachers caused by the change in the law could only be met with the help of women.
The EIS had already proven itself before this reform. On May 13, 1851, Queen Victoria signed the Royal Charter. This was changed for the first time by King George V on November 4, 1925 , and for the second time by Elizabeth II on June 9, 1978, and confirmed by a royal signature.
Fellows
With the Royal Charter came the legal right to bestow the title Fellow of the Institute (FEIS), which is listed as a title. The Educational Institute of Scotland is the only union that can award a recognized title.
organization
The most important body is the Annual General Meeting (AGM, annual general meeting).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Susan Meggett: Educational Institute of Scotland. Quick Reference. In: Oxford Reference website. Oxford University Press, Oxford, accessed March 24, 2020 .
- ↑ a b c d e f g h EIS. In: Website of the Trade Union Congress (British trade union federation). Trades Union Congress, Congress House, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3LS, accessed March 24, 2020 .
- ↑ a b unknown: Why Join? The Educational Institute of Scotland is the longest established teachers' union in the world. In: Educational Institute of Scotland website. The Educational Institute of Scotland, accessed March 24, 2020 .
- ↑ a b c d unknown: Royal Charter. In: Educational Institute of Scotland website. The Educational Institute of Scotland, accessed March 24, 2020 .
- ↑ a b c d e f g h Christopher R. Bischof: Schoolteachers and Professionalism, 1696 - 1906 . In: Robert Anderson (Ed.): Edinburgh History of Education in Scotland . Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh 2015, ISBN 978-0-7486-7917-1 , chap. 12 (English).
- ↑ a b c d e f Colin Russell: Who Made the Scottish Enlightenment? Xlibris Corporation, 2014, ISBN 978-1-4990-9104-5 .