SSTA Congress 2025
The 80th SSTA Annual Congress is taking place on Friday 9 and Saturday 10 May at the Stirling Court Hotel. SSTA delegates from across Scotland will be gathering to debate important issues and make SSTA policy.
Issues to be debated includes National Qualifications, ASN, Teacher Health and Wellbeing, Improvements to Family Leave, School Inspections, and Teacher Workload.
In addition, to the Presidents and General Secretary’s address to Congress, Jenny Gilruth, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills and Pauline Stephen Chief Executive of GTC Scotland will be speaking to Congress.
Please see the link to the Congress Agenda
The SSTA Congress will be streamed online, and all members are invited to join and hear the proceedings.
See Stuart Hunter SSTA President interview prior to Congress. Scottish education is broken says teachers’ union president
SNCT Pay Claim 2025-2026
The SNCT Teachers’ Side rejected the employers 3% pay offer (17 March) and to date no further offer has been received. The SNCT Teachers’ Side have reiterated the position that any pay offer must be above inflation with an additional restorative pay element and undifferentiated for all SNCT pay grades. A meeting of the SNCT is taking place on 14 May and an improved pay may follow.
Reduction in Class Contact Time
The SSTA Teachers’ Side wrote to the First Minister in March expressing concern about the further delay in moving forward on the 90-minute reduction in teacher class contact time and the exclusion of the Teachers’ Side in the discussions. The First Minister has responded but the Teachers’ Side is engaged in discussion with Scottish Government officials to move business forward. Please see First Minister’s Letter.
SPPA Teachers Circular 2025/05 – McCloud Remedy administration – Remediable Service Statements
The purpose of this circular is to set out the revised deadlines for the delivery of Remediable Service Statements to scheme members. The Scottish Teachers Circular 2025/05 has been published on the SPPA website.