Stand in Solidarity with Educators for Peace

Scottish educators, supporters and allies

Educators for Peace was established to build a powerful, transformative educational response to the contemporary global context. We view peace in the world as an urgent priority and are here to support educators in all sectors to be able to educate children and young people for a more just and peaceful world.
This means equipping educators with the knowledge, pedagogy and resources to confidently address contemporary issues, that may also be contentious, in the classroom. Our teaching resources are designed to support critical thinking and informed discussion of complex and controversial issues.

Targeting by UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI)
In early May we became aware of an organised smear campaign against our organisation and individual team members by UK Lawyers for Israel. One of UKLFI’s well known tactics is to raise complaints, based on highly subjective and one-sided interpretations, with the professional regulators of individuals employed by public bodies. It is worth noting that UKLFI is now itself the subject of formal regulatory investigations by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and Charity Commission, alleging the use of legal tactics designed to silence
rather than resolve political disagreements.

The allegations put forward by UKLFI’s campaign against our organisation and individual team members have not been upheld by any professional bodies. We believe this is because our position on the issues raised is a matter of legitimate professional judgement, not professional misconduct. We categorically and wholly reject the allegations contained within the fifty-page dossier that UKLFI submitted to the Scottish Government and others.

Educators for Peace is simply one of the latest organisations to be targeted by UKLFI. We understand what this is about: discouraging discussion of Palestine and scrutiny of the actions of the government of Israel, while attempting to pressure small organisations like ours by raising lengthy, seemingly complex allegations with the government, education bodies, local authorities and potential partners.


Read our full statement here:

Educators for Peace Public Statement



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To: Scottish educators, supporters and allies
From: [Your Name]

This letter calls on educators and allies to:
1. Show solidarity with EfP, and defend the rights of educators to teach towards peace and justice.
2. Uphold the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). This means supporting the rights of children everywhere including in Israel, Palestine, Iran, Sudan, Congo, and other regions affected by conflict and injustice.
3. Educate children and young people in Scotland the knowledge and agency to be defenders of the UNCRC.
4. Support our national policy goals of antiracist education, decolonising the curriculum and global citizenship education, with actions as well as words.

We also call on our fellow educators, supporters and allies to mount a grassroots campaign to:
1. End the intimidation and attempts to silence organisations and individuals who speak up for the universal application of human rights.
2. Resist attempts to exploit our institutions in the service of a foreign nation accused at the International Court of Justice of the crime of genocide.
3. Defend the right to produce high quality, peer-reviewed resources which educate for peace and justice, and challenge racism.
4. Reject attempts to disrupt EfP’s partnerships and relationships with education stakeholders.
5. Defend initiatives already underway by EfP, including the Rebuilding Gaza 2026 conference outputs.

If you agree with these goals, please sign this open letter and share it widely so that Educators for Peace can act in accordance with the professional values we all ascribe to without fear of attack by politically motivated actors.