In June of this year the SNCT amended the national Conditions of service in relation to accrual of holidays during Maternity leave in order to bring teachers' conditions of service in line with legislation. The new arrangements are more complex that the previous ones. The text of the arrangements is available from Part 2: Section 7 of the The SNCT Handbook of Conditions of Service Outline of the Arrangements Teachers on maternity leave now accrue holidays on the same basis…
General Secretary responds to the Cabinet Secretary for Education, Mike Russell
Dear Colleagues, You may have been aware of recent attacks on this organisation by the Cabinet Secretary for Education, Mike Russell. Long memories are a rare asset in politics. Mr Russell was elected to the Scottish Parliament in 2007 as a list MSP. He was elected by 27.8% of the 58% who voted, perhaps 15% of the electorate. The Cabinet Secretary has felt it necessary to twice mention the SSTA in his recent pronouncements. The cynic among…
Special offer for new members
Join Now and get 50% OFF Subscription Fees for the First 12 months. We believe that it is essential that the views of secondary teachers are firmly represented. Secondary teaching is not simply more specialised primary teaching. The current problems associated with CfE should make this clear. If you wish your views as a secondary teacher to be fully represented, there is only one union you can join. Join the SSTA now! Every member has direct…
Pension Proposals Update
Recent press reports suggest that the Government may be planning to amend the legislation to break the current link between annual increases in pension payments and the RPI, replacing it with a link to the much lower CPI. Teacher unions throughout the UK are working together to stop this proposal ever happening. At present the campaign is being conducted through the Pensions Working Group and is of a very technical and legal nature. If this is unsuccessful a…
Financial Statement to members
As required by the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 the Association's financial statement to members for the period 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009 can be downloaded here. Adobe Acrobat reader is required to open the document and can be downloaded from http://get.adobe.com/reader/
16+ Learning Choices Policy and Practice Framework
16+ Learning Choices is being implemented across Scotland as the Scottish Government's mechanism for ensuring an offer of a place in post-16 learning for every young person who wants it. The 16+ Learning Choices Policy and Practice Framework has been developed to support implementation and sustainable delivery. It sets out the Scottish Government's policy on 16+ Learning Choices; its expectations for implementation; and clarifies the roles and responsibilities of the wide range of partners involved in supporting young…
Indicative Ballot on Industrial Action but not Strike Action
Indicative Ballot on Industrial Action but not Strike Action: Closing Date 25 June 2010 The Association has had a series of meetings with the Cabinet Secretary over the last few months to explain our concerns over the implementation of Curriculum for Excellence. At every stage we have been clear about what teachers need to successfully implement the new curriculum. With less than two weeks left of this term little progress has been made and huge concerns remain. An indicative ballot…
Teacher Union Ballots on New Curriculum
The Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association, representing 8500 Secondary Teachers, is to hold an indicative ballot on the Scottish Government's proposals for a new curriculum for Scottish schools. Following a meeting of the Executive Committee today SSTA General Secretary, Ann Ballinger commented "Our members will be balloted on the same issues which have concerned us since the early days of the Curriculum for Excellence proposals, namely: Inadequate curriculum guidance for teachers planning the implementation of this initiative. A complete lack of…
Bulletin no 418/10 - 28 May 2010
PrintableVersion 1. REDUCING OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT Many of you will have received a copy of the Association CfE survey by email. The Association hopes to use this method of communication as often as possible for 2 reasons To reduce our carbon footprint To reduce our postal costs and to assist in maintaining our annual subscription at the lowest possible rate. If you are willing to participate in this method of communication, please email the office at info@ssta.org.uk, add "carbon footprint"…
SQA Subject Working Groups
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