SSTA News

2026-2027 Pay Increase Confirmed The last step of the 2025-2027 pay settlement will see a pay increase of 3.25% on all SNCT grades from 1 August 2026. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the year 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026 was 3.4% and had not gone beyond the 3.75% threshold. Therefore, the agreed…

81st Annual Congress of the SSTA Friday 8 May 2026 @ 15:30 [Opening Remarks]Good afternoon, President, distinguished guests, and esteemed delegates of Congress. It is with profound gratitude—and a deep sense of duty—that I stand before you today,having once again been entrusted with the role of General Secretary. Over the past ten years, I’ve had…

81st Annual Congress of the SSTAPresidential AddressMonique Dreon-Goold Friday 8 May 2026 Part 1: A Journey, A Calling, A Commitment to Additional Support Needs Conference, colleagues, fraternal guests, members of the Press, friends— I began teaching modern languages in Scotland in 1990. It was demanding work then, as it is now—but there was a clarity…

The SSTA Annual Congress is taking place today (Friday 8 May 2026) at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Glasgow. The Congress is a hybrid event starting at 10.30am and will close at approximately 4.30pm with members able to follow Congress on our website The agenda and motions can be found on the Congress 2026 page on…

SSTA Calls for Urgent Action on Education The Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association (SSTA) is calling on the new Scottish Government to make education its top priority and commit to urgent, meaningful reform. SSTA Message to the new Scottish Government. Monique Dreon-Goold, SSTA President said. “Teachers across Scotland are clear: education must move beyond political division and be properly resourced,…

SSTA Stands Alone The SSTA was the only teaching union to reject the EIS / Scottish Government / COSLA agreement on the reduction of class contact time that delays a 90-minute weekly reduction in secondary teachers’ contact time until August 2029. While primary teachers will see their contact time reduced to 21 hours per week…

Members of the SSTA have overwhelmingly rejected the proposed  agreement on the reduction of class contact time between the Scottish Government, COSLA and the EIS. Peter Brandon, Convenor of the SSTA Salaries and Conditions of Service Committee, said: “SSTA members have made their position clear: 88% have rejected the agreement, while 91% are calling for it…

The SSTA Salaries and Conditions of Service Committee met on Tuesday 24 March to discuss the EIS, the Scottish Government and COSLA  agreement on the reduction of class contact time . The Committee has serious concerns about how this agreement was reached. It was developed out with the Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers (SNCT), which is the…

The agreement on the reduction of class contact time between the Scottish Government, COSLA and the EIS has now been published and will be submitted to the Scottish Teachers’ Negotiating Committee (SNCT) for consideration and implementation.. The SSTA Salaries and Conditions of Service Committee will meet next week to prepare a formal response to the agreement ahead…

The Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association (SSTA) notes recent media reports that an agreement has been reached between the Scottish Government and the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) on the implementation of the 90-minute reduction in class contact time. This agreement was reportedly approved by the employers’ organisation, COSLA, on Friday, leading to the suspension of…