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EIS members vote against industrial action over new curriculum exams | |
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Members of Scotland's main teaching union have voted against taking industrial action over exams linked to the new curriculum. | |
Delegates at the EIS union's annual conference debated a call for schools to delay the introduction of the national 4 and 5 exams by a year. | |
However, teachers agreed to allow more time for a £3.5m Scottish government support package to take effect. | |
An EIS survey indicated a "significant" number of schools were not ready. | |
But the government has said it believes any issues surrounding the implementation of the exams, which are due to replace Standard Grades, can be dealt with. | |
EIS delegates, meeting in Dundee, decided to wait and see if the support measures being put in place make a difference before considering whether to take the radical step of moving towards a ballot on industrial action. | |
The union said the widespread view in the profession was that the more flexible new curriculum was a good thing. | The union said the widespread view in the profession was that the more flexible new curriculum was a good thing. |
However, it said that a significant number of schools needed more time to introduce the new exams. | |
One local authority, East Renfrewshire Council, has previously said it will postpone their introduction by a year. | |
The curriculum requires teachers to draw up most of their own lessons and work out how best to assess children's progress. | The curriculum requires teachers to draw up most of their own lessons and work out how best to assess children's progress. |
A survey carried out by Scottish government agency Education Scotland indicated that problems with the new exams were patchy but surmountable. | |
Education Secretary Mike Russell has said there is no justification for wholesale delay. | Education Secretary Mike Russell has said there is no justification for wholesale delay. |