News & Updates

News, campaigns, member updates and announcements from the Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association.

Member Bulletin – 09 October 2026

9 October 2026

SSTA calls for Curriculum Improvement Cycle delay At its October Council meeting, the SSTA raised concerns about the expectation that…

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Member Bulletin – 23 September 2026

23 September 2026

It’s Not Workload. It’s Stress – Meeting with Cabinet Secretary for Education, Culture and Gaelic The SSTA met with Màiri…

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Member Bulletin – 11 September 2026

11 September 2026

SPPA – Teacher Pension Statements – Update SPPA has confirmed that Annual Benefit Statements for all members will be issued…

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It’s Not Workload. It’s Stress

10 September 2026

On Wednesday 9 September, we sent all SSTA members the below email about our new campaign: It’s Not Workload. It’s…

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Member Bulletin – 28 August 2026

28 August 2026

Curriculum Improvement Cycle The Curriculum Improvement Cycle (CIC) is underway and is being led by Education Scotland. As part of the Curriculum Improvement…

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SSTA Newsletter – June 2026

25 June 2026

SSTA Newsletter – June 2026 The June 2026 SSTA Newsletter is available for members to download. The newsletter contains information on:

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Post of General Secretary

25 June 2026

GENERAL SECRETARY The Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association (SSTA) is the only Scottish-based teaching union exclusively representing teachers in secondary education.…

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Member Bulletin 11 June 2026 – 7% Pay Claim Rejected and PVG changes

11 June 2026

The SSTA Congress motion was submitted to this week’s SNCT Teachers’ Side meeting. The motion called for a 7% pay…

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Teacher Shortages Stem from Workforce Planning Failures and Deteriorating Working Conditions

9 June 2026

The Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association (SSTA) has warned that growing shortages of specialist secondary teachers are the result of years…

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