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  • Member Bulletin – 3 June 2026 – WTAs and Part Time Teachers

    Member Bulletin – 3 June 2026 – WTAs and Part Time Teachers

    Managing Teacher Workload (WTA) – Don’t Say Yes, Say How Working Time Agreements (WTAs) for the next school year are currently being negotiated in many schools. These agreements should determine how teachers’ 35-hour working week is organised and allocated. Remember that the maximum…

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  • Member Bulletin – 22 May 2026

    Member Bulletin – 22 May 2026

    2026-2027 Pay Increase Confirmed The last step of the 2025-2027 pay settlement will see a pay increase of 3.25% on all SNCT grades from 1 August 2026. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the year 1 April 2025 – 31…

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  • Report of the General Secretary

    Report of the General Secretary

    81st Annual Congress of the SSTA Friday 8 May 2026 @ 15:30 [Opening Remarks]Good afternoon, President, distinguished guests, and esteemed delegates of Congress. It is with profound gratitude—and a deep sense of duty—that I stand before you today,having once again…

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  • Presidential Address to Congress

    Presidential Address to Congress

    81st Annual Congress of the SSTAPresidential AddressMonique Dreon-Goold Friday 8 May 2026 Part 1: A Journey, A Calling, A Commitment to Additional Support Needs Conference, colleagues, fraternal guests, members of the Press, friends— I began teaching modern languages in Scotland…

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