We wish to advise members following a formal postal ballot, Paul Cochrane (Inverclyde) has been elected as SSTA Vice-President for 2025-2027.
Paul is a Science teacher, is the SSTA District Secretary for Inverclyde and Convenor of the SSTA Salaries and Conditions of Service Committee.
Paul said in his election statement
“Only the SSTA delivers the specialist secondary representation that teachers deserve. I have been fortunate to have been trusted to support members’ views as a school representative and on Executive, Council, Finance and Local Area Committees.
The greatest honour has been the trust given to me as Salaries and Working Conditions Convenor as we strive to restore pay levels cut by austerity.
Seeking and acting on the views of members has been my priority in all my endeavours. I have also supported and promoted the idea of tapping into the talents of our members to promote our Association.
The immediate future must focus on working conditions. Eleven hours free overtime per week is unsustainable and a serious health and safety matter.
If successful, I will continue to represent you to the best of my ability”.
We would like to offer our congratulations to Paul and commiserations to Richard Graham (Fife) who was unsuccessful on this occasion.
The Association will, on request, supply any member of the SSTA with a copy of the Independent Scrutineers Report for the election free of charge. Requests for the report should be emailed to info@ssta.org.uk.
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