Members' Briefing

SSTA Members' Briefing 2017

Seamus Searson the General Secretary would like to meet with SSTA members to discuss the issues that face secondary teachers (pay, workload, SQA etc.) and how we protect and improve conditions for members. This is your opportunity to have your say. A list of upcoming dates and venues are shown below. Stuart McCullough, Independent Financial Advisor from Llife Ltd will also be giving a presentation on "How to Control your Pension and Retirement Date?". Agenda General Secretary - Members’ Update,…
Information for Members / Pensions - 08/15/2017

Vacancy - Post of Professional Officer

POST OF PROFESSIONAL OFFICER We are looking for a Professional Officer who can communicate effectively, interact well with other people and who can work as part of a team.  The successful candidate will also have familiarity with the operation and ethos of a trade union, SNCT Conditions of Service and should have a sound knowledge of the Scottish education system. The post is based in Edinburgh and attracts a current salary of £50,319 per annum.  A defined contribution pension scheme…
Information for Members - 08/07/2017

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

Education Governance: Next Steps - Empowering Our Teachers, Parents and Communities to Deliver Excellence and Equity for Our Children

The SSTA supports the Government’s determination to bring about improvements in Education by ‘closing the attainment gap’ and giving all young people the opportunity to fulfil their potential. However, the SSTA has argued for a process of review followed by improvements rather than major structural change. The Government has chosen to use its ‘Governance Review’ as the vehicle to look at the agencies and structures involved in education, but not the structures inside the school that support teaching and learning.…
Information for Members / Press Releases - 06/16/2017

SSTA 73rd Annual Congress

The Association's 73rd Annual Congress will take place on Friday 19th & Saturday 20th May 2017 at Crieff Hydro.  You can find the Congress Agenda with includes the motions to be debated at https://ssta.org.uk/congress-2017/ Updates from Congress will be posted on the SSTA website and via social media using hashtag #SSTA17.  Video of the Presidential Address, Report of the General Secretary, Key Note Speech and debates will be posted on the SSTA website when they become available.
Congress / Information for Members - 05/12/2017

SSTA Guidance ‘Action Short of Strike Action’ - Phase 4

SSTA Guidance - Action Short of Strike Action Phase 4 - March 2017 SSTA members are continuing to take industrial action to reduce teacher workload and two new initiatives are being introduced into Secondary Schools alongside the SQA changes at National 5. These initiatives have not been included in School Improvement Plans or Working Time Agreements for 2016–2017 sessions. SSTA is reminding members that new initiatives must have time assigned for the tasks to be undertaken. SQA changes to National…
Curriculum for Excellence / Information for Members - 03/27/2017

SSTA Guidance - Action Short of Strike Action - Phase 3

SSTA Guidance - Action Short of Strike Action Phase 3 - March 2017 SQA Payments for Marking Coursework in Technical and Computing Studies Courses SSTA members are continuing to take industrial action to reduce teacher workload and SSTA wishes to support members by clarify the situation regarding the proposal ‘SQA Payments for Marking Coursework in Technical and Computing Studies Courses’. The Marking of coursework in Technical and Computing Studies Courses is an issue SSTA has raised on a number of…
Curriculum for Excellence / Information for Members - 03/22/2017

General Secretary Report - March 2017

‘Put pupils first – give teachers time to teach!’ Members are being advised to work within the contracted 35 hour working week and focus on teaching and learning. Additional guidance is to be issued on School Improvement Plans, Working Time Agreements, Pastoral Support and Posts of Responsibility. Current guidance and presentations are available at www.ssta.org.uk Teachers Pay Claim 2017 The Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers (SNCT) has submitted a pay claim for 2017 and discussions are to continue with the…
Information for Members - 03/16/2017

SPPA Circular 2017/03 - Summer Retirals

Please see the link to the SPPA  circular 2017/03 issued Wednesday 15 March 2017. The purpose of this circular is to: highlight the timescales for submission of summer retiral applications clarify process for late applications confirm the information required highlight facility for accepting electronic submission of applications direct requests for benefit estimates to My Pension online service    
Information for Members / Pensions - 03/16/2017

Letter to Deputy First Minister

The SSTA wrote to John Swinney, Deputy First Minister, on Thursday 9 March 2017 asking for an urgent review of the changes to National 5 Qualifications introduced by the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) and intended for implementation in 2017-2018 session. A copy of the letter is available to view below.
Information for Members - 03/14/2017

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