The Assessment and National Qualification working group report has been circulated to members of the CfE Management Board for approval. However, the SSTA sought clarification from SQA of the measures proposed within the report to reduce teacher workload. A report…
Indicative Ballot of Members
The SSTA National Council has sanctioned an Indicative Ballot of members on the Government’s Assessment and National Qualification working group report due at the end of March. The Indicative Ballot of members will be sent out by e-mail with a…
CfE Working Group Tackling Bureaucracy Follow-up Report
The CfE Working Group Tackling Bureaucracy Follow-up Report’ published in March. This report has been produced by the Scottish Government, the employers and Teacher Unions and is intended to tackle the problems teachers face in schools. The report has four…
CfE Survey September 2014
The SSTA conducted a survey of all teaching members for whom a valid e-mail account was available. The survey asked members' opinions on the implementation of Curriculum for Excellence in secondary schools. The information we have collected will be helpful…
Final Report on outcomes from CfE survey
The SSTA conducted a survey of all teaching members for whom a valid e-mail account was available. The survey asked about members' confidence in delivering the curriculum and assessment for National 4 and 5 courses and gauged their confidence for…
Curriculum for Excellence Crisis in Confidence
The SSTA has today released interim figures following its survey on N4/N5 and the New Higher. The response to the survey has been overwhelming and it is for this reason that we have decided to issue an interim statement. Acting…
Delay to new Higher exams
Delay to new Higher exams The SSTA welcomes the announcement of a delay to the roll out of the New Higher. Alan McKenzie, Acting General Secretary, stated “There is no doubt that our position on the requirement for delay is…
CfE Working Group on Tackling Bureaucracy - Final Report
The Working Group set up to tackle concerns over unnecessary bureaucracy around the implementation of Curriculum for Excellence has released its Final Report and recommended a series of actions. The SSTA welcomes the Report as a genuine attempt to address…
CfE Working Group Report on Tackling Bureaucracy
The SSTA welcomes the Report on Tackling Bureaucracy as a genuine attempt to address one of the problems of CfE. It contains a practical and common sense set of recommendations that will be welcomed by hard pressed teachers. Alan McKenzie,…
SSTA Calls for Teachers' Concerns Over Deep Audit to be Properly Addressed
The Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association, representing 9000 Scottish secondary teachers, has once again raised concerns about the integrity of the ‘deep audit’ completed in March 2012.
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