Congress, Guests, Colleagues, You may have noticed an increasing emphasis on rights this year. People would seem to have an absolute right to do whatever they wish and be fully protected from the results of their actions. You may even have shared my wry smile over the gambling addict who tried claiming damages from the bookmaker he donated his money to. Scottish society has apparently changed. We no longer have a community whose ethics are based on the canny reticence…
64th ANNUAL CONGRESS - 16/17 May 2008
The Association's Annual Congress was held on the 16 & 17 May at the Peeble Hotel Hydo. The President's Address and the General Secretary's Report are now available for your information
A CURRICULUM FOR EXCELLENCE
The Association is seeking the views of members regarding the latest documents from "A Curriculum for Excellence". These documents can be found at the Curriculum for Excellence website. Members are urged to download and read these. The process which the Association asks you to use to allow you to express your views is as follows: To post your comments on the proposals for any subject please visit this link. Please contribute as soon as possible. The Association will collate these…
LINK GLOBAL TEACHER PROGRAMME - LINTHIPE SECONDARY SCHOOL - SUMMER 2007
LINK GLOBAL TEACHER PROGRAMME - LINTHIPE SECONDARY SCHOOL - SUMMER 2007 Malawi wasn't in my thinking this time last year either. Events can sometimes overtake you, and so it happened on this occasion. An e-mail from Link Community Development (LCD) circulated by the regional education office, a decision NOT to bin it for a change, and before you know it you've had an interview and are trying to get your head round exactly why you had agreed to spend your…
Link Global Teacher Programme
SSTA member Dr Archie Marshall, was one 17 Global Teachers who traveled to Malawi this in 2007 to work individually and in small groups to support the development of: Teaching methodologies & classroom management Specific curricular/learning areas School development planning Lesson planning Assessment and evaluation Resource management School management, record keeping and administration During their placements, the Global Teachers lived with host families in their homes within the school's community for five weeks - giving them a real insight into…
A CURRICULUM FOR EXCELLENCE
A CURRICULUM FOR EXCELLENCE The Association is seeking the views of members regarding the latest documents from "A Curriculum for Excellence". These documents can be found at the Curriculum for Excellence website. Proposal for Mathematics, Modern Languages, Classical Languages and Gaelic (learners) are now available from the Curriculum for Excellence website. Members are urged to download and read these. The process which the Association asks you to use to allow you to express your views is as follows: To post…
SSTA CONCERNED ABOUT EXPLOITATION OF CLASSROOM ASSISTANTS
SSTA CONCERNED ABOUT EXPLOITATION OF CLASSROOM ASSISTANTS The Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association today commented on the role of Classroom Assistants in schools across Scotland, and in particular on evidence that Classroom Assistants were being forced to be substitute teachers. "Our members have reported to us with increasing frequency that in a number of schools Classroom Assistants are being deployed to cover for absent teachers" said David Eaglesham, General Secretary. "While it is clear that Classroom Assistants do an excellent job…
SSTA CALLS FOR SCHOOLS TO BE LEADERS IN RENEWABLE ENEGRY
SSTA CALLS FOR SCHOOLS TO BE LEADERS IN RENEWABLE ENEGRY The Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association today challenged the Scottish Government to use schools as champions of renewable energy use. "If Scotland is to become a world leader in the supply and use of renewable energy, then we believe that schools should be major focus within this "said David Eaglesham General Secretary. "We call on the Government to enable every secondary school, which is suitably located, to be funded to have…
SSTA CALLS FOR EXTRA HELP FOR POLISH CHILDREN
The Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association today called on the Scottish Government to assist children from the Polish and other incoming communities with the language barriers which exist in many Scottish schools. "SSTA members are increasingly alerting us to the problems faced by Polish children, and children of other nationalities, in dealing with language barriers in schools" said David Eaglesham General Secretary. "The recent large increase in the number of Polish, Romanian, and other eastern European families settling in Scotland has…
PAY REVIEW 2008
PAY REVIEW 2008 Following the PAY REVIEW agreed on 13 December 2007, an advance provisional copy of the pay scales is available here. Please find here an advance provisional copy of the pay scale resulting from the PAY REVIEW agreed on 13 December 2007. The increases are as follows: 1 Dec 2007 0.5% on all scale points 1 Apr 2008 2.25% on all scale points 1 Apr 2009 2.5% on all scale points 1 Apr 2010 2.4% on all scale…
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