The Association is holding a series of Members' briefing around the country during the month of September. All members are encouraged to attend Agenda General Secretary - Members’ Update, Workload, Industrial Action and Pay Named Person - Briefing including how to manage in school Pensions - How to make your pension work for you and retiring at 60? The briefing will start at 5.00pm and be repeated at 7.00pm. Refreshments will be available prior to the start of both meetings.…
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SSTA Newsletter - Congress 2016
The post Congress 2016 newsletter is now available for members to download. SSTA Newsletter Congress 2016
SSTA moves to Industrial Action Ballot to cut Teacher Workload
The SSTA National Executive has sanctioned a formal ballot for Industrial Action to cut teacher workload. The National Executive considered the recent SSTA Indicative Ballot and are of the view that it had no option but to move to a formal ballot to protect its members. The Indicative Ballot showed that members were unhappy with the current proposals, with 91% of respondents prepared take industrial action short of strike action and 64% prepared to take strike action if necessary. Seamus…
SSTA prepared to take action to cut Teacher Workload
The SSTA has completed an Indicative Ballot of its members to assess the measures proposed by the Government to reduce teacher workload with a focus on the assessment required for National Qualifications. This was in response to SSTA members across Scotland asking for some action to be taken to address the workload that is demoralising teachers in the current qualification cycle. Seamus Searson, SSTA General Secretary said “the ballot clearly shows that members are unhappy with the current proposals with…
SSTA Annual Congress 2016 #SSTA16
The Association held it’s 72nd Annual Congress on Friday 20 May and Saturday 21 May 2016 at Crieff Hydro. This page will be updated with links to Reports and with video recordings of speeches and motions as they become available online. Motions Motions that were passed at Congress 2016 can be viewed here. Reports The Reports of the Committee's can be found on this page. Euan Duncan's Presidential Address Report of the General Secretary Guest Speech from Professor John Visser,…
SSTA Indicative Ballot
The Association's Executive Committee is meeting on Friday 26 August to discuss the details of the formal ballot for Industrial Action. A statement to members will be made following the meeting. https://ssta.org.uk/2016/08/ballot-industrial-action-begin/ https://ssta.org.uk/2016/06/ssta-moves-industrial-action-ballot-cut-teacher-workload/ The Indicative Ballot has now closed. A statement was issued on Tuesday 6 June 2016 https://ssta.org.uk/2016/06/ssta-prepared-take-action-cut-teacher-workload/ Increasing teacher workload has been a major issue for SSTA members over a number of years and the SSTA has continuously pressed for measures to reduce teacher workload. In March 2015,…
National Qualifications
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 of the clarifications can be downloading using the link below. Please note - The SSTA will be moving to an Indicative Ballot of members on ‘teacher workload’ in the coming days. The ballot will carried out on-line and it is…
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 unique voting code. To ensure that all members who are eligible to a vote receive an email, we are asking that members who have not been receiving emails from the Association contact the SSTA office by emailing info@ssta.org.uk or by…
National Qualifications and Reducing Teacher Workload
Printable Version SSTA members have consistently highlighted the need for a reduction in teacher workload in the senior phase of secondary education. A survey of members in December 2015 clearly found that the SQA requirements and processes had added considerably, and in many cases unnecessarily, to teacher’s workload. The SSTA Council resolved to conduct an indicative ballot of members on cutting bureaucracy in National Qualifications. The Government established the ‘Assessment and National Qualification working group’ in January and was tasked…
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