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Report of the General Secretary - SSTA Annual Congress 2018

SSTA General Secretary Speech to Congress 2018 We are approaching 75 years of the SSTA and the issues in 1944 are the same as the issue of 2018 to protect the interests of secondary teachers in Scotland. Concerns over conditions of service, pay and workload appear throughout our history and will probably do so for a good number of years. The objects of the Association are To advance education in Scotland with particular regard to secondary education : To safeguard…

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

SSTA Survey - National 5

The SSTA is conducting a survey of members who have been involved in the teaching of the ‘New’ National 5 Qualification. Last year SSTA members predicted a high level of increased workload because of the changes to National 5 qualification. It is now important following the implementation of the new qualification to assess the true impact on workload for teachers and the impact on pupils. This survey will be used in discussion with the Deputy First Minister, Government Officials and…

Curriculum for Excellence / Information for Members - 05/09/2018

General Secretary Report - May 2018

Teachers Pay - April 2018 SSTA Position First priority Retention and Second priority Recruitment and third priority the Restoration of teachers’ pay a common % increase for all teachers at all grades Parity for unpromoted teachers with FE lecturers of £40,000+ SNCT 2018 Pay Claim submitted on the 8 February 10% restorative claim for all grades SNCT Pay Claim EIS and SSTA are the only negotiators for the SNCT COSLA (employers) response on 27 March To offer all local authority…

Information for Members - 05/07/2018

Teachers’ Pay 2018 – Update

Teachers’ Pay 2018 – Update – 20 April 2018 The latest meeting of the SNCT Extended Joint Chairs (EIS, SSTA, COSLA and Scottish Government) took place on Thursday 19 April. The teachers’ side were disappointed that the Scottish Government,at this stage, were not prepared to offer any additional funding after having said at the last meeting that it wished time to consider its position. At the last meeting on 27 March, COSLA (the employers) made a pay offer of 2%…

Conditions of Service / Information for Members - 04/26/2018

SSTA Members' Bulletin - March 2018

PDF - Members Bulletin-March2018 SSTA Rejects the COSLA Pay Offer The SSTA is negotiating through the SNCT in progressing the 2018 pay claim. The Teachers’ Side submitted a pay claim of 10% for teachers at all grades to the SNCT on 8 February. COSLA (the employers) responded on 27 March by making a pay offer of 2% for those above £36,500 and 3% for those below (Colsa letter '2018 Pay Offer Letter to SNCT' ). The Teacher Side negotiators (SSTA…

Information for Members - 03/29/2018

Teachers reject Cosla Pay Offer but remain committed to negotiated agreement

Tuesday 27 March 2018 The Teachers’ Side negotiators of the Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers (SNCT) have today (Tuesday) rejected a pay offer of 2% / 3% from local authorities to Scotland’s teachers. The offer was presented by the Employers’ Side of the SNCT at a meeting of the SNCT Extended Joint Chairs group. The Teachers’ Side had submitted a pay claim of 10% for teachers at all grades. Commenting, a spokesperson for the Teachers’ Side of the SNCT said,…

Information for Members / Press Releases - 03/27/2018

General Secretary Report - March 2018

Teachers Pay - April 2018 Scottish Government Budget has made provision for a 3% increase for public service workers earning less than £36,500 and 2% for those above SSTA Position First priority Retention and Second priority Recruitment and third priority the Restoration of teachers’ pay a common % increase for all teachers at all grades Parity for unpromoted teachers with FE lecturers of £40,000+ A major reduction in teacher workload The SNCT 2018 Pay Claim was submitted on the 8…

Information for Members - 03/15/2018

General Secretary Report - February 2018

PDF Version - General Secretary Report - February 2018 Teachers Pay - April 2018 1% increase backdated to cover April to end of December 2017, and a further 1% from January until the end of March, across all grades and scale points. The SSTA is preparing a submission for the April 2018 pay claim. To be discussed at the SNCT teacher’s side meeting on 5 February 2018. Scottish Government Budget has made provision for a 3% increase for public service…

Information for Members - 02/02/2018

SSTA Professional Education Courses

The SSTA has arranged an initial series of professional education courses for teachers that have been funded by the Scottish Union Learning Fund. The Scottish Government provides funding to the STUC to facilitate union learning and these courses have been provided for the benefit of union members. The SSTA is acutely aware of the difficulties members have in being released by schools but the SSTA is keen that members have the opportunity to participate. These one-off courses are three hours…

Information for Members - 02/01/2018