Members should be aware of the last increase in employee contribution to pensions. Details are in the table below. This will apply on April salaries onwards.
UN Anti-Racism March, Saturday 22 March 2014
An all Scotland demonstration and rally, George Square Glasgow . Assemble 10.30am on Saturday 22 March 2014 Further details from http://www.stuc.org.uk/campaigns-and-external-events/un-anti-racism-day
Pay and Conditions of Service Agreement 2013-15
The SNCT has agreed a number of proposals in relation to pay and conditions of service. Agreement has been reached on: A two year pay deal for 2013-14 and for 2014-15. Short term supply to be defined as 2 days (from 1 April 2014). No cap on the maximum class contact time for short term supply teachers. An automatic 10% pay uplift for preparation and correction time for all short term supply teachers. The revised SNCT package arising from the…
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 the same issues in their readiness to deliver the new Highers next session. Members were also asked if the Working Time Agreement for session 2013-2014 adequately met their needs for implementation and associated duties such as assessment and verification. The…
74th Annual STUC Youth Conference
74th Annual STUC Youth Conference, Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd June 2014 The 74th Annual STUC Youth Conference will take place at the West Park Conference Centre in Dundee. The theme of this year’s conference “A Just Scotland for Young People – Now and in the Future” reflects the importance of young people being involved in the debate on Scotland’s future as we move closer to the referendum. Any SSTA member aged 26 or under is welcome to apply to…
Parliamentary Debate on CfE
We provide a link for members to view the debate on the Motion tabled by Neil Bibby, Labour asking Scottish Government to respond to the concerns around implementation of CfE by conducting an independent review.
3rd STUC LGBT Workers' Conference - 17 / 18 May 2014
The STUC's 3rd Annual LGBT Workers’ Conference will take place in the Stirling Highland Hotel over the period Saturday 17 / Sunday 18 May 2014. Any member who would be interested in being part of the delegation attending the Conference should contact the General Secretary by email info@ssta.org.uk by Friday 14 March.
January 2014 Newsletter
The January 2014 edition of the SSTA Bulletin can be downloaded from SSTA January 2014 Newsletter. Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to open the Bulletin. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader it can be downloaded from http://get.adobe.com/uk/reader/.
Obituary for David H Eaglesham
David H Eaglesham It is with deep regret that the Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association announces the death of former General Secretary, David Eaglesham. David, aged 63, died peacefully in St Columba’s Hospice on Friday 31 January 2014 after a year long illness. David Eaglesham was the remarkable, ebullient and indefatigable General Secretary of the SSTA for a period of twelve years from 1996 until 2008. A true “north side of the river” Glaswegian, David was educated at Victoria Drive Senior…
David Eaglesham
The SSTA with great sadness announces the death of their former General Secretary David Eaglesham, 1996 – 2008. Alan McKenzie, Acting General Secretary, today said: “David was an outstanding General Secretary of this Association, taking up office following the death of Alan Lamont. David brought to the post a sense of tirelessness and, sometimes in the face of much opposition, a determination to change the SSTA and increase its profile nationally. Those of us who worked with him remember his…
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