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…
SSTA Guidance - Trade Union Facilities
ACAS CODE OF PRACTICE The ACAS Code of Practice ‘Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities’ came into effect on 1 January 2010. This revised code was issued under Section 199 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992. ACAS has a duty to provide practical guidance on the role, the responsibilities and time off to be permitted by an employer. http://www.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=2391 In the Code the term ‘trade union official’ is replaced by ‘union representative’. A ‘representative’,…
35 Hour Week – The Teacher Contract
Printable Version The working hours and duties of teachers are negotiated nationally and form part of the agreed conditions of service for teachers (SNCT-Part 2 Appendix 2.7) The individual and collective work of teachers should be capable of being undertaken within the 35 hour working week. Working Year and Working Week (SNCT-Part 2 Section 3) The working year for teachers shall consist of 195 days of which 190 days will coincide with the school year for pupils with the remaining…
Press Release - Named Person
The SSTA fully supports the principles of ‘Getting it Right for Every Child’ and the role of the ‘Named Person’. Seamus Searson, SSTA General Secretary said “We know that mothers, fathers and carers are with a few exceptions, the best people to raise their children. This proposed legislation supports families, providing improved access to services while maintaining parental rights and responsibilities”. “A Named Person helps children and families get the right support at the right time from the right people.…
Members' Bulletin
Printable Version National Qualifications and Reducing Teacher Workload SSTA members have consistently highlighted the need for a reduction in teacher workload in the senior phase of secondary education. The SSTA conducted a survey of members in December 2015 to identify the sources of workload in the delivery of the ‘new’ qualification regime. The survey clearly found that the SQA requirements and processes had added considerably, and in many cases unnecessarily, to teacher’s workload. The SSTA Council in December resolved to…
SSTA concern over Exam Burden and Impact on Pupil Well-Being
Seamus Searson, SSTA General Secretary said “the SSTA is acutely aware of the workload pressures associated with the National Qualifications but is extremely concerned as to the potential damage on our young people as the pressure intensifies at this time of year”. “Self-harm is a deliberate injury to oneself, typically as a manifestation of mental health and welfare issues. Often, the first thing that springs to mind is a forearm or a wrist covered in lacerations. Obviously, it can take…
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