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SSTA Members Bulletin – November 2019

SNCT Career Pathways Working GroupsThree SNCT working groups have been established to develop the recommendations in the Career Pathway Report with SSTA represented on all groups. Career pathway established for specialist roles in curricular, pedagogical and policy delivery through the creation of a new post of Lead Teacher.Career pathways for Headteachers within and beyond Headship should be recognised including new opportunities in system leadership.A national model for sabbaticals should be developed for all teachers, including Headteachers that is both attractive and sustainable. Reports on the…

Members Bulletin - 20 September 2019

National Qualifications - Multi-Course Teaching The SSTA conducted a members survey at the end of the last session on the extent of ‘Multi-Course’ teaching in S4 classes. The SSTA received 1,247 responses that showed a wide disparity of practice across Scotland. The survey results will be published next week and will complement the Education and Skills Committee Report seeking a review of the Senior Phase.The SSTA has continuously campaigned on the unfairness, to both pupils and teachers, of multi-course teaching and your…

Bulletin / Information for Members / Pensions - 09/20/2019

SSTA Newsletter

The post-Congress newsletter is now available for members to download. It contains details of the business from the 75th Annual Congress of the SSTA

Bulletin / Congress / Information for Members - 08/09/2019

October 2018 - Newsletter

The October 2018 SSTA Newsletter is now available for members to download. The newsletter contains information on: 2018 Pay Offer Education Bill 2018 Dignity and Respect at Work Advice for Probationer Teachers International Council of Education Advisers: Report 2016-2018 The SSTA will be consulting members on the pay offer at the end of October. It is therefore essential that members details are updated and accurate to respond to the pay offer. Members can update their details by completing a form…

Bulletin / Information for Members - 10/22/2018

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

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

Standardised Assessments Update - Members' Bulletin

Standardised Assessments Update Overview Scottish National Standardised Assessments (SNSA) Assessment contract with Australian Council for Education Research (ACER) Funded by the Scottish Government To be taken at P1, P4, P7 and S3 Trial involved 9,000 assessments in 66 schools in 5 local authorities To replace current Local Authority assessments Aligned to CfE and Bench Marks To assess skills in Reading, Writing and Numeracy A diagnostic report will be produced that will contribute to the professional judgement of the teacher An…

Bulletin - 09/01/2017

SSTA meets Deputy First Minister

Printable Version - Members Bulletin - SSTA Meets DFM- June 17 SSTA meets Deputy First Minister The SSTA met with John Swinney, Deputy First Minister on Wednesday 21 June and discussed a number of the Association’s motions from our Annual Congress in May. The SSTA delegation was led by Kevin Campbell (President), John Guidi (Vice-President), Euan Duncan (Immediate Past President) and Seamus Searson, General Secretary. The following issues were discussed: Teachers’ Pay and Career Structure One element of the recent…

Bulletin / Information for Members - 06/30/2017

SSTA Newsletter Congress 2017

The Congress 2017 Newsletter can now be downloaded using the link below. Congress 2017 newsletter

Bulletin / Congress - 06/28/2017

Members' Bulletin - June 2017

A new Members' Bulletin is now available to download. The bulletin contains information on motions passed at the SSTA 73rd Annual Congress regarding National 5 Qualifications Benchmarks Qualified Teacher in every classroom Teacher Salary Structure The bulletin can be downloaded here.

Bulletin - 06/13/2017