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Video from SSTA Annual Congress 2018

The SSTA's 74th Annual Congress took place on Friday 18th & Saturday 19th May 2018 at Crieff Hydro. Video of the Presidential Address, Report of the General Secretary and John Swinney's speech and Question and Answer session from the 74th Annual Congress is now available to view at http://www.ssta.org.uk/congress2018

Members Bulletin & Privacy Policy Update

SSTA Congress 2018 The 74th SSTA Annual Congress took place on the 18-19 May in Crieff. The SSTA President Kevin Campbell's Address and the General Secretary's Report can be viewed by clicking on the links. The Deputy First Minister John Swinney addressed Congress and took questions from members. Seamus Searson General Secretary gave a reply to the Ministers and this can be seen at www.ssta.org.uk/congress2018 Further information from Congress will appear on the SSTA website in the coming days Teachers’ Pay…

Bulletin / Information for Members - 05/25/2018

Report of the General Secretary - SSTA Annual Congress 2018

SSTA General Secretary Speech to Congress 2018 We are approaching 75 years of the SSTA and the issues in 1944 are the same as the issue of 2018 to protect the interests of secondary teachers in Scotland. Concerns over conditions of service, pay and workload appear throughout our history and will probably do so for a good number of years. The objects of the Association are To advance education in Scotland with particular regard to secondary education : To safeguard…

Congress / Information for Members - 05/18/2018

Kevin Campbell, SSTA President - Address to the 74th Annual SSTA Congress

Colleagues, guests, friends and delegates from deepest, darkest Fife. I take great pleasure in welcoming you all to the 74th Congress of the Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association. I find myself being captain of our great ship in a year through which we have sailed some pretty turbulent seas. It gives me great pleasure however, to be at the helm as our Association enters its 75th year of ensuring the voice of secondary teachers in Scotland is heard. And I…

Congress - 05/18/2018

SSTA Members' Bulletin - May 2018

Members Bulletin - May 2018 SSTA Congress 2018 The 74th SSTA Annual Congress is taking place on the 18-19 May in Crieff. The Deputy First Minister John Swinney will be addressing Congress on the opening morning of Congress. You can follow the events and debate on motions of Congress on twitter on #SSTA18. Working Time Agreements At this time of year schools should be concluding their Working Time Agreements for the 2018 -2019 Academic Year. This should include elements of…

Bulletin / Information for Members - 05/10/2018

SSTA Survey - National 5

The SSTA is conducting a survey of members who have been involved in the teaching of the ‘New’ National 5 Qualification. Last year SSTA members predicted a high level of increased workload because of the changes to National 5 qualification. It is now important following the implementation of the new qualification to assess the true impact on workload for teachers and the impact on pupils. This survey will be used in discussion with the Deputy First Minister, Government Officials and…

Curriculum for Excellence / Information for Members - 05/09/2018

General Secretary Report - May 2018

Teachers Pay - April 2018 SSTA Position First priority Retention and Second priority Recruitment and third priority the Restoration of teachers’ pay a common % increase for all teachers at all grades Parity for unpromoted teachers with FE lecturers of £40,000+ SNCT 2018 Pay Claim submitted on the 8 February 10% restorative claim for all grades SNCT Pay Claim EIS and SSTA are the only negotiators for the SNCT COSLA (employers) response on 27 March To offer all local authority…

Information for Members - 05/07/2018

Teachers’ Pay 2018 – Update

Teachers’ Pay 2018 – Update – 20 April 2018 The latest meeting of the SNCT Extended Joint Chairs (EIS, SSTA, COSLA and Scottish Government) took place on Thursday 19 April. The teachers’ side were disappointed that the Scottish Government,at this stage, were not prepared to offer any additional funding after having said at the last meeting that it wished time to consider its position. At the last meeting on 27 March, COSLA (the employers) made a pay offer of 2%…

Conditions of Service / Information for Members - 04/26/2018

SSTA Members' Bulletin - March 2018

PDF - Members Bulletin-March2018 SSTA Rejects the COSLA Pay Offer The SSTA is negotiating through the SNCT in progressing the 2018 pay claim. The Teachers’ Side submitted a pay claim of 10% for teachers at all grades to the SNCT on 8 February. COSLA (the employers) responded on 27 March by making a pay offer of 2% for those above £36,500 and 3% for those below (Colsa letter '2018 Pay Offer Letter to SNCT' ). The Teacher Side negotiators (SSTA…

Information for Members - 03/29/2018

Teachers reject Cosla Pay Offer but remain committed to negotiated agreement

Tuesday 27 March 2018 The Teachers’ Side negotiators of the Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers (SNCT) have today (Tuesday) rejected a pay offer of 2% / 3% from local authorities to Scotland’s teachers. The offer was presented by the Employers’ Side of the SNCT at a meeting of the SNCT Extended Joint Chairs group. The Teachers’ Side had submitted a pay claim of 10% for teachers at all grades. Commenting, a spokesperson for the Teachers’ Side of the SNCT said,…

Information for Members / Press Releases - 03/27/2018