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 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…

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…