Who Can Join

You can join the EIS if you are employed in Scotland in one of the following categories or if you are studying in Scotland for a teaching qualification.

Teachers in Scotland - full & part time, temporary and supply.

Further Education lecturers, including lecturers in adult and penal education.

Lecturers and other senior posts in universities and teacher education institutions.

Psychologists, advisers, staff tutors, development officers, quality assurance inspectors and members of education directorates or any equivalent post.

Instructors in expressive arts, home economics, former list D schools, outdoor education, special education.

Staff employed at SQA, SCCC, SFEU and similar bodies.

Chartered librarians in educational establishments.

Students studying for a teaching qualification.

Teachers or lecturers, resident in Scotland, who have applied for asylum in the UK. Click here for full details.