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SNCT Extended Joint Chairs and Teacher Workload

SNCT Extended Joint Chairs – 4 March 2019  The SNCT Extended Joint Chairs (SSTA, EIS, Government and COSLA) meeting took place on Monday 4 March. At the meeting the employers made no improvement to the current offer that the Teachers’ Panel had rejected on the 26 February. There was a brief discussion on workload related initiatives but teachers’ side negotiators made clear that this would be secondary  in a settlement without an improvement to the pay element of the offer.…
Information for Members - 03/04/2019

SNCT Extended Joint Chairs – 26 February 2019

The SNCT Extended Joint Chairs (SSTA, EIS, Government and COSLA) meeting took place on Tuesday 26 February. The SNCT Teachers’ Side formally rejected the revised pay offer of 25 January.The Teachers’ Side highlighted its willingness to participate in negotiations towards a settlement of the 2018-2019 pay claim. Both COSLA and Scottish Government were positive in response to this and expressed their commitment to a negotiated settlement.  The Government was also keen to include teacher workload and other issues as part…
Information for Members - 02/27/2019

2018 Pay Claim - What Next?

I would like to thank all members for their efforts in making a tremendous 76% return in the consultative ballot. The 64% vote to accept has indicated the direction for the Association. It was clear from the comments made by members in the ballot that there was a reluctance to accept and that morale in schools is very low. The issues of teacher workload, pupil behaviour and lack of support were highlighted throughout the ballot process. The SSTA will be…
Conditions of Service / Information for Members - 02/22/2019

SSTA VOTES TO ACCEPT PAY OFFER

The SSTA conducted a Consultative Ballot of its members on the latest pay offer from COSLA. The ballot closed at noon today with 76% of SSTA members making a response. The latest pay offer was a 3% increase from April 2018 with a further 3% from January 2019. This would be followed by a 3% increase in April 2019 and April 2020. 64% of SSTA members voted to accept the latest teacher pay offer with more than a third of…
Conditions of Service / Information for Members / Press Releases - 02/21/2019

Message to Members -7 February 2018

2018 Pay Consultative Ballot The 2018 Pay Consultative Ballot on the revised pay offer closes at noon on Thursday 21 February. We have had a tremendous response from members with more than 55% of members taking part in the ballot. I would like to thank all the members who have responded so far and encourage those who have not had the opportunity to do so sooner rather than later. If you have not received an invitation please contact SSTA Headquarters…
Information for Members - 02/07/2019
Revised Pay offer - Consultative Ballot

Consultative Ballot on Revised 2018 Pay Offer is Now Open

The Consultative Ballot on the Revised 2018 Pay Offer is now open.  The Consultative Ballot is open until 12 noon on Thursday 21 February. Please note: only members employed by a local authority will be invited to participate in the consultative ballot. We strongly encourage all eligible members to cast their vote in the consultative ballot. Emails inviting members to take part in the consultative ballot were sent to members preferred email addresses at 8am this morning from the SurveyMonkey website. …
Information for Members - 01/31/2019
Revised Pay offer - Consultative Ballot

SSTA Salaries and Conditions of Service Committee - 28 January 2019

The SSTA Salaries and Conditions of Service Committee met on 28 January to consider developments in the 2018 Pay Negotiations. The SNCT Extended Joint Chairs (SSTA, EIS, COSLA and Government) met on Monday 28 January and COSLA (the employers) tabled an offer in line with the Deputy First Minister letter of 10 January 2019. The Pay Offer is in two parts: Part One 2018/19 – 3% pay increase for all SNCT grades will apply, up to a cap of £80,000. At…
Conditions of Service / Information for Members - 01/29/2019

2018 Pay Update - 28 January 2019

The SNCT Extended Joint Chairs met earlier today (Monday 28 January) where COSLA submitted a revised pay offer to the Teachers' Side.  The SSTA Salaries and Conditions of Service Committee will meet this afternoon to consider the offer. An email will be sent to members on Tuesday 29 January with details of the offer and the next steps to be taken.
Conditions of Service / Information for Members - 01/28/2019

SSTA Salaries and Conditions of Service Committee – 14 January 2019

The SSTA Salaries and Conditions of Service Committee met on 14 January to consider developments in the 2018 Pay Negotiations. 1) COSLA Offer – 7 January  The Committee firmly rejected the COSLA offer (3% in April 2018 plus a further 2% in August). This offer also included a 3% increase in April 2019 and a 3% increase in April 2020. The Committee appreciated that this offer removed the divisive intent in previous offers but did not meet the aspirations of…
Conditions of Service / Information for Members - 01/15/2019

2018 Pay Update - 14 January 2019

2018 PAY UPDATE - 14 January 2019 COSLA Offer - 7 January COSLA (the employers) tabled an offer on 7 January. No further improvements were presented.  For those on the main-grade scale the offer essentially remains the same as the one previously rejected in the consultative ballot (3% plus a further 2% in August), with the addition of 3% for Year 2 (2019/20) and 3% for Year 3(2020/21). SNCT Teachers’ Side -  8 January The SNCT Teachers’ Side (SSTA, EIS, NASUWT,…
Conditions of Service / Information for Members - 01/14/2019

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