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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…

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

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

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

SUL - Professional Courses

The SSTA has received additional funding from the Scottish Union Learning Fund for professional courses in the coming weeks. The courses are Tackling Homophobia and an introductory course in Understanding Autism The Courses are being held in Edinburgh and Glasgow from 5.00 – 8.00pm. There is no cost to members. A list of the courses are note below. Scottish Union Learning Course - Tackling Homophobia - Edinburgh - Thursday, 24 January 2019 - 17:00 - 20:00 Scottish Union Learning -…

SUL Courses - 01/14/2019

2018 Pay Update – 9 January 2019

SNCT Joint Extended Joint Chairs (SSTA, EIS, COSLA and Government) met on Monday 7 January in an attempt to reach a negotiated settlement before the offer is considered by the unions. A further version of the December offer was tabled which resolved some anomalies in the previous offer. 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…

Conditions of Service / Information for Members - 01/09/2019

Election of Vice President 2019-2021

There are two candidates for the election for Vice President 2019-2021. The candidates are: Stuart Hunter Catherine Nicol The Candidates’ Election Statements can be can be downloaded using the link below VP Election 2019-2021 – Candidates’ Election Statements The election opens on Monday 14th January 2019 and closes at 12noon on Wednesday 30 January 2019. Ballot papers are being sent out to members’ home addresses on Monday 14th January 2019.

Information for Members - 01/09/2019