SSTA News
-
SSTA rejects that latest pay offer from the employers (COSLA)
SSTA rejects that latest pay offer from the employers (COSLA) The SSTA Salaries and Conditions of Service Committee met on 15 December and firmly rejected the latest employers’ pay offer and regarded it as further insult to the hardworking and committed teacher workforce in Scotland. The SNCT Teachers’ Side pay claim for April 2021 was…
-
Teacher Pay Negotiations 2021 – Insulting Offer Rejected
The SNCT Teachers’ Side pay claim for 2021 was lodged in December 2020 and despite a series of meetings COSLA had only been prepared to make a pay offer of 1.22% to all SNCT grades from April 2021. That was rejected by the SNCT Teachers’ Side as a derisory offer. COSLA subsequently submitted a further…
-
Members’ Bulletin – Misuse of social networking applications
Misuse of social networking applications In recent days, the SSTA has been receiving a stream of concerns from members regarding misuse of social networking applications, particularly TikTok. TikTok is a video-focused social networking service which allows users to post short videos which tend to be humorous, fascinating, or outrageous in the hope of gaining…
-
SSTA Members Briefing and Pensions Update 2021
The SSTA has arranged briefing sessions for members in the coming week. The General Secretary, Seamus Searson, will give the latest information regarding Covid-19, national qualifications and the Education Reform review. There will also be a presentation on the impact of the Teachers’ Pensions consultations and the changes due to take place in April 2022…
-
Message to Members – 25 October 2021
Safety First – the fight against Covid-19 continues Covid-19 has not gone away and the SSTA has welcomed the Government decision to continue mitigations including face coverings in schools. There was a push from some to reduce the mitigations to match other measures in other settings. However, that is not taking into account that the majority…
-
Report of the General Secretary to 76th Congress of the SSTA
Seamus SearsonSSTA General SecretaryReport to the 76th Congress of the SSTA 2 October 2021
-
Presidential Address to the 76th Congress of the SSTA
John GuidiSSTA President Address to the 76th Congress of the SSTA 2 October 2021 During my time as President, we have experienced two lockdowns, two consecutive years of external exams cancellations, the Alternative Certification Model, an OECD review of the curriculum and assessment, a review of Education Scotland and the Scottish Qualification Authority and now…
-
SSTA Annual Congress (Part2)
All SSTA members are invited to watch the SSTA Congress that will be taking place in Glasgow on Saturday 2 October. Watch SSTA Annual Congress The SSTA Congress is a public session and will focus on the development of SSTA policy and will start at 10.30am. Members are all encouraged to see the working of the Association…
-
Members’ Bulletin – 22 September 2021
Safety First – We must keep all in schools safe Covid-19 is still with us and it continues to cause disruption to schools. Teaching and learning is being challenged every day and unfortunately we are looking at a further period of strict adherence to mitigations. The latest government guidance has been enhanced and will continue…
-
Members’ Bulletin – 23 August 2021
Download PDF Version Return to School The latest version of the revised school guidance and update to vaccination section has been issued.https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-on-reducing-the-risks-in-schools/ The revised guidance includes: Risk assessments to be continued Environmental cleaning, hand and respiratory hygiene to continue Ventilation – strengthened guidance for LAs on CO2 monitoring Face coverings in communal areas and secondary…
