SSTA News
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SSTA General Secretary Election
Under trade union legislation an election for General Secretary has to be held every 5 years. The present term of office for the SSTA General Secretary will conclude on 1 February 2020 and the SSTA Council have agreed a timetable for the election process. Nomination of a candidate in the election for General Secretary may…
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SSTA Members Briefings 2019
Seamus Searson the General Secretary would like to meet with SSTA members to discuss the issues that face secondary teachers. This includes the potential new career structure and pay scales for teachers, the impact of the Government’s Empowerment Agenda (Headteachers’ Charter, RICs, etc.) and reducing teacher workload. Public Sector Pensions – Legal Challenge – Age…
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Workload Guidance No 2
The SSTA is committed to supporting members to manage and reduce workload and will be giving members regular advice and guidance on managing and tackling workload. Please find attached the second guidance document that is intended to give guidance to all members, members in management positions, guidance and pupil support. This will be followed by further guidance…
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SSTA Newsletter
The post-Congress newsletter is now available for members to download. It contains details of the business from the 75th Annual Congress of the SSTA
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SSTA Rejects Dundee Management Structures in Secondary Schools
The SSTA conducted a Consultative Ballot of its members in Dundee in response to the Councils proposed Faculty Management Structure in Secondary Schools. More than 60% of SSTA members responded in less than a week. 95% of those members responding do not support the change to a faculty structure for middle management of Secondary schools.…
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Motions Passed at Congress 2019
The 75th Annual Congress was held on 17th and 18th May 2019 at Crieff Hydro Hotel. You can find the text of the motions passed at Congress below. MOTION A Congress believes that Restorative Practice is increasing teacher workload and is often ineffective in improving pupil behaviour. Congress calls upon the Scottish Government to review…
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Report of the General Secretary – 75th Annual Congress
Friday 17th May 2019 We are in the 75th year of the SSTA and the issues of 1944 are the same issues in 2019. Examples of these have been taken from our 50th anniversary and are contained within the Congress Agenda you have today. We will include stories of the last 25 years in next…
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Presidential Address – 75th Annual Congress
Kevin Campbell, SSTA President Address to the 75th Congress of the SSTA Colleagues it gives me immense pleasure and no small amount of pride to welcome you all to the 75th Annual Congress of the SSTA. I’d like to extend a warm and heartfelt fraternal greeting to our friends and comrades from our fellow unions…
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2018 Pay Agreement Update – 28 March 2019
The SNCT Extended Joint Chairs met on Tuesday 26 March in anticipation of the major unions in Scotland (SSTA and EIS) prepared to accept the pay proposals contained in the DFM letter (8 March). Further discussion on the other elements included in the letter took place. The other elements of the agreement include: for all…
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2018 Pay Claim – Members Update
On Thursday 7 March the SNCT Teachers’ Side Negotiators (SSTA and EIS) met Government Officials in an attempt to find a resolution to the 2018 Pay Claim. Following long discussions a revised pay arrangement for teachers was prepared. The Deputy First Minister, on behalf of the Government, intervened in the dispute and made a revised…
