SSTA News
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Supply Teacher Survey
The SSTA is seeking views from members who are supply teachers after the Scottish Government recently announced an additional £45 million to support remote learning. This second period of remote learning has raised new issues affecting supply teachers’ working and wellbeing without a retention scheme like there was in the first lockdown. COSLA is…
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SSTA Newsletter – January 2021
Please find below a link to the January 2021 SSTA Newsletter. Information included in the newsletter: A message from the SSTA President Election of President and Vice-President – 2021-2023 SNCT – Teachers Pay Claim 2021 The Scottish Teachers’ Pension Scheme – Retirement Workshops Parents Evenings SSTA Subscription Fees for 2021 Professional Tax Review Service
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Retirement Workshops
The Scottish Teachers’ Pension Scheme Retirement Workshops In these “Interesting Times” many people are now seriously considering retirement and wondering how and when they will be able to afford retire. How will I be able to meet my bills? How do I get the best from my Pension? How do I make my money last?…
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SSTA Advice – 4 January 2021
The First Minister is introducing new laws that will require people to stay at home and work from home where possible from 5 January. There is now confusion is some areas as some schools and local authorities are still instructing teachers to attend school in person this week when pupils are nor present (See advice…
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Reopening of Schools – SSTA Advice
The SSTA has been contacted by a large number of members concerned about their safety and the arrangements for the return to schools in January following the Covid-19 statement made by Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister on Saturday 19 December 2020. The following was issued by Government on Monday 21 December – ‘Arrangements for the phased reopening…
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Report of Meeting with SQA
Please follow the link to the report of the SSTA meeting with SQA. The report includes: National Qualification Group 2021 Quality Assurance Prelims Teacher Assessments Remuneration Additional In-Service Days
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Members Update – Christmas Arrangements for Schools
Members Update – Christmas Arrangements for Schools – 11 December 2020 The SSTA met with John Swinney, Deputy First Minister this week and urged him to: reconsider the arrangements for Secondary Schools prior to Christmas and delay returning to face-face teaching in January in order for everybody to be kept safe over the Christmas period.…
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Members Update – 1 December 2020
Examinations 2021 The SSTA has called for an early announcement as to the arrangements for the Higher and Advanced Higher examinations next summer. The assumption that the examinations should continue as normal ignores the damage that has been inflicted upon all pupils as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic. Teachers and pupils are under severe…
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FACE COVERINGS – The Official Position
The SSTA has focussed throughout the covid-19 pandemic that safety of staff and pupils must be the first consideration. The SSTA continues to insist that all safety measures (such as face coverings, hand sanitisers/cleaning materials in all classrooms and strict physical distancing) should be in place in all schools. There has been reluctance in some…
