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Emma Seith
Emma Seith

Emma Seith is senior Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland reporter at Tes magazine

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Interview: New EIS boss talks pay, gender and closing the gap
It is no coincidence that teachers are overworked and underpaid – and 80 per cent of them are women, says new EIS general secretary
General
1 August 2022
Interview: New EIS boss talks pay, gender and closing the gap
Why raising the school starting age isn’t a silver bullet
If Scotland wants a successful ‘play-based kindergarten stage’ the key will be highly trained staff – and plenty of them
Early Years
27 July 2022
Why raising the school starting age isn’t a silver bullet
Why every school leaver should have experience of Gaelic
Scottish secondary schools ‘rarely’ offer Gaelic as a modern language – that must change, says Bòrd na Gàidhlig director
General
26 July 2022
Why every school leaver should have experience of Gaelic
Welsh teacher pay to rise by 5% across the board this year
A further rise of 3.5% is planned for next year, but teaching unions react angrily
General
21 July 2022
Welsh teacher pay to rise by 5% across the board this year
Teacher pay: threat of strikes across the UK
‘A perfect storm’ of simultaneous strike action across the four UK nations is brewing over teacher pay, warns Scottish teaching union
General
20 July 2022
Scotland, money,
More school libraries likely to come under threat next year
A Scottish council has cut the librarian posts in all secondaries – and there has been a 12% reduction in posts nationwide since 2018
General
19 July 2022
Scotland, cuts