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2018 Pay Update – 9 January 2019

SNCT Joint Extended Joint Chairs (SSTA, EIS, COSLA and Government) met on Monday 7 January in an attempt to reach a negotiated settlement before the offer is considered by the unions. A further version of the December offer was tabled which resolved some anomalies in the previous offer. No further improvements were presented. For those on the main-grade scale the offer essentially remains the same as the one previously rejected in the consultative ballot (3% plus a further 2% in…

2018 Pay Update - 20 December 2018

2018 Pay Update – 20 December 2018 Following on from a meeting of the SNCT Joint Extended Joint Chairs (SSTA, EIS, COSLA and Government) on Monday 17 December a further meeting took place on Thursday 20 December in an attempt to reach a negotiated settlement. COSLA and Scottish Government confirmed the revised offer that addressed the need for a universal offer for all teachers at all grades except for Headteachers above £80,000 who are limited to £1,600 increase.…

Conditions of Service / Information for Members - 12/21/2018

2018 Pay Update – 17 December 2018

A meeting of the SNCT Joint Extended Joint Chairs (SSTA, EIS, COSLA and Government) took place on Monday 17 December. COSLA and Scottish Government tabled a revised offer, which addressed the need for a universal offer for all teachers to be made. This offer still fell short of the SNCT pay claim and as anticipated Scottish Government was seeking agreement around a multi-year deal. The teachers side made a number of suggestions, seeking to improve the value of the offer…

Conditions of Service / Information for Members - 12/18/2018

2018 Pay Update - 23 November 2018

Following the close of the Consultative Ballot a meeting of the SNCT Extended Joint Chairs (SSTA, EIS, COSLA and Government) took place on Thursday 22 November and negotiations were re-opened. At the meeting, the reasons why the pay offer had been rejected by the vast majority of Scottish teachers and the merits of our pay claim were set out in very clear terms. The need for a much improved and undifferentiated offer was emphasised and the December “negotiating window” was the…

Conditions of Service / Information for Members - 11/23/2018

Pupil and Teacher Workload Out of Control

SSTA conducted a survey of members in January 2017 on the changes to National 5 and a further survey in May 2018 following the completion of the new arrangements. 1355 SSTA members responded across all subjects. 87% of teachers saw no reduction in workload as a result of the changes. Teachers also reported a 57% increase in the workload of pupils. Seamus Searson SSTA General Secretary said “The Ministers intention to reduce pupil and teacher workload by removing National 5…

Conditions of Service / Information for Members / Press Releases - 11/21/2018

SSTA Consultative Ballot - The Members have Spoken

The SSTA conducted a Consultative Ballot on the 2018 Teachers’ Pay Offer. The SSTA Consultative Ballot closed on Tuesday 20 November. The majority of SSTA members participated in the ballot electronically with a small number of members requesting a postal ballot. Ballots were issued to 6,487 members with 4,729 members participating in the ballot. The response rate was 73%. 97% of respondents rejected the offer with only 3% prepared to accept the pay offer. Seamus Searson SSTA General Secretary said…

Conditions of Service / Information for Members / Press Releases - 11/20/2018

Consultative Ballot on Pay Offer

The consultative ballot on the 2018 Pay Offer has now closed. A statement on the results of the ballot will be sent to members this afternoon. - 20 November 2018 Emails inviting members to take part in the Consultative Ballot on the 2018 Pay Offer were sent out on Tuesday 30th October . The Consultative Ballot is open until 12pm on Tuesday 20th November 2018. The Email invitations have been sent to members ‘preferred’ email address. Members who have not…

Conditions of Service / Information for Members - 10/24/2018

National March and Rally - Glasgow, 27th October 2018

A National March and Rally will take place on Saturday 27th October in Glasgow. The SSTA has been working closely with the EIS throughout the pay negotiations and has received an invitation for SSTA to support the pay demonstration in Glasgow. The SSTA National Executive wishes to encourage members to support the rally that meets in Kelvingrove Park, on Saturday 27 October at 11.00am. Details Assemble: 11.00am Kelvingrove Park Glasgow, March: 11.30am, Rally: George Square SSTA Members will be meeting…

Conditions of Service / Information for Members - 10/22/2018

Teachers’ Pay 2018 – Update – 5 October 2018

Pay Talks Terminated The SNCT Teachers’ Side rejected the pay offer made by the employers (COSLA) on the 18 September. At the meeting of the SNCT Extended Joint Chairs (EIS, SSTA, COSLA and Scottish Government) the Government officials asked if there was the possibility of further negotiations. A range of issues were raised by the union side and another meeting was arranged for 4 October 2018. At the meeting on 4 October Government Officials stated that the offer was a…

Conditions of Service / Information for Members - 10/05/2018

Schools Closer to Industrial Action

Teacher pay talks broke down earlier, today, after Scottish Government and COSLA refused to consider improvements to their previous offer, already rejected by the SNCT as “derisory” and “divisive” at its meeting on 18 September. Seamus Searson, SSTA General Secretary said that “the prospect of industrial action had moved significantly closer as a result of the Scottish Governments decision to abandon the talks rather than seeking to negotiate a solution. The SSTA had believed the Government when it said it…

Conditions of Service / Press Releases - 10/04/2018