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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,…

General Secretary Report - March 2018

Teachers Pay - April 2018 Scottish Government Budget has made provision for a 3% increase for public service workers earning less than £36,500 and 2% for those above 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+ A major reduction in teacher workload The SNCT 2018 Pay Claim was submitted on the 8…

Information for Members - 03/15/2018

2018 Pay Claim - Retention, Recruitment and Restoration

Update on 2018 Pay Claim for Teachers The SSTA conducted a pay survey of members in December and published the findings on 23 January 2018 The members survey highlighted the need for a substantial pay increase, the excessive workload placed upon teachers, the high number of members who had considered or are considering leaving the profession and the readiness of members to take industrial action. The survey confirmed the position of SSTA and the ‘pushing at every door’ for a…

Conditions of Service - 02/20/2018

General Secretary Report - February 2018

PDF Version - General Secretary Report - February 2018 Teachers Pay - April 2018 1% increase backdated to cover April to end of December 2017, and a further 1% from January until the end of March, across all grades and scale points. The SSTA is preparing a submission for the April 2018 pay claim. To be discussed at the SNCT teacher’s side meeting on 5 February 2018. Scottish Government Budget has made provision for a 3% increase for public service…

Information for Members - 02/02/2018

SSTA Professional Education Courses

The SSTA has arranged an initial series of professional education courses for teachers that have been funded by the Scottish Union Learning Fund. The Scottish Government provides funding to the STUC to facilitate union learning and these courses have been provided for the benefit of union members. The SSTA is acutely aware of the difficulties members have in being released by schools but the SSTA is keen that members have the opportunity to participate. These one-off courses are three hours…

Information for Members - 02/01/2018

SSTA RESPONSE: CONSULTATION ON THE PROVISIONS OF THE EDUCATION (SCOTLAND) BILL 2018

Response from SSTA Senior Managers’ Advisory Panel A CONSULTATION ON THE PROVISIONS OF THE EDUCATION (SCOTLAND) BILL 2018 The full repsonse can be downloded as a PDF from here General comments Although we are experienced senior leaders in Scottish Education we have found it difficult to respond in full to many of the questions in this consultation because there is a lack of detail with some aspects of the proposed changes. We also believe that many of the proposed changes…

Consultations / Information for Members - 01/31/2018

SSTA Prepares for Industrial Action on Teachers’ Pay in 2018

The SSTA conducted a survey of members on the 2017 pay increase for teachers and their readiness to take action in pursuit of an acceptable pay deal in 2018. Seamus Searson, SSTA General Secretary said, “At this early stage 96% of SSTA members are prepared to take industrial action for an above inflation pay award in 2018. 64% were prepared to take strike action with a further 32% were prepared to take action short of strike action” “The survey showed…

Conditions of Service / Press Releases - 01/23/2018

Members' Bulletin - SSTA meeting with Deputy First Minister

SSTA meets Deputy First Minister The SSTA met with John Swinney, Deputy First Minister (DFM) on 19 December and discussed a number of the Association’s motions from our Annual Congress in May. The SSTA delegation was led by Kevin Campbell (President), Elaine Henderson (General Treasurer), John Guidi (Vice-President), and Seamus Searson (General Secretary). The following issues were discussed: Workload Benchmarks National 5 Local Authority Inspections on Teacher Workload Teachers’ Pay Survey Career Structure Additional Support Needs (ASN) Regional Improvement Collaboratives…

Information for Members - 01/18/2018

New Salary Scales

The Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers has reached a pay agreement for teachers and associated professionals for 2017- 2018. A 1% uplift in pay from 1 April 2017 to 31 December 2017 will apply to all teachers and associated professionals who are governed by the SNCT bargaining arrangements. A further uplift of 1% will be added from 1 January 2018. Full details are set out in the revised Appendix 2.1 of the SNCT Handbook. Salary Scales Poster – 1 April…

Conditions of Service / Information for Members - 01/11/2018

‘The Christmas Mobile Telephone Present’

The SSTA does not wish to dampen the excitement of Christmas and the giving and receiving of presents. Many children and young people will be looking forward excitedly to receiving a mobile telephone for the first time or the latest ‘all singing and dancing ‘model. However, parents need to be aware of their responsibilities in ensuring their children use mobiles correctly and more importantly appropriately”. Seamus Searson, SSTA General Secretary said, “Today's mobile telephones are a very powerful piece of…

Press Releases - 12/21/2017