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General Secretary Report - October 2018

Teachers Pay - April 2018  SNCT 2018 Pay Claim submitted on the 8 February 10% restorative claim for all grades SNCT Pay Claim EIS and SSTA are the only negotiators for the Teachers’ Side COSLA (employers) offer – 6 September (SNCT REJECTED offer on 18 September) This offer was for 3% across all SNCT grades except those over £80,000 (previous pay offer of 2% for those above £36,500 and 3% for those below). COSLA also supported a Scottish Government proposal…
Information for Members - 10/12/2018

Teachers’ Pay 2018 – Update – 5 October 2018

Pay Talks Terminated The SNCT Teachers’ Side rejected the pay offer made by the employers (COSLA) on the 18 September. At the meeting of the SNCT Extended Joint Chairs (EIS, SSTA, COSLA and Scottish Government) the Government officials asked if there was the possibility of further negotiations. A range of issues were raised by the union side and another meeting was arranged for 4 October 2018. At the meeting on 4 October Government Officials stated that the offer was a…
Conditions of Service / Information for Members - 10/05/2018

Schools Closer to Industrial Action

Teacher pay talks broke down earlier, today, after Scottish Government and COSLA refused to consider improvements to their previous offer, already rejected by the SNCT as “derisory” and “divisive” at its meeting on 18 September. Seamus Searson, SSTA General Secretary said that “the prospect of industrial action had moved significantly closer as a result of the Scottish Governments decision to abandon the talks rather than seeking to negotiate a solution. The SSTA had believed the Government when it said it…
Conditions of Service / Press Releases - 10/04/2018

Teacher Pay Talks Stall - 4 October 2018

Negotiations around the Teachers’ Pay Claim have shuddered to a halt after the Scottish Government and COSLA today refused to consider improvements to their previous offer. The Teachers’ Panel of the SNCT (Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers) had unanimously rejected the offer as being “derisory” in terms of the 10% claim and “divisive” in that it offered unpromoted teachers a slightly better deal than promoted members of the profession. The constituent bodies of the teachers’ side will now consider the…
Conditions of Service / Information for Members - 10/04/2018

Teachers’ Pay 2018 – Update – 18 September 2018

Pay Offer Rejected The Teachers’ Side of the SNCT met on the 18 September and all organisations present rejected the offer which had been made previously by the employers (COSLA). The Teachers’ Side regarded the offer  as being “derisory” in terms of the 3% offer across the board and “divisive” in relation to proposing changes to the main-grade scale whilst leaving promoted scales untouched. This meeting was followed by a meeting of the SNCT Extended Joint Chairs (EIS, SSTA, COSLA…
Information for Members - 09/18/2018

Teachers’ Pay 2018 – Update – 6 September 2018

The latest meeting of the SNCT Extended Joint Chairs (EIS, SSTA, COSLA and Scottish Government) took place on 6 September and a revised pay offer was received from COSLA. This offer is for 3% across all SNCT posts (as opposed to the previous pay offer of 2% for those above £36,500 and 3% for those below).  This would apply to all teachers except for those earning £80,000 or above, whose increase would be limited to £1600.  This offer would be…
Conditions of Service / Information for Members - 09/10/2018
Members' Briefing

SSTA Members' Briefing 2018

Seamus Searson the General Secretary would like to meet with SSTA members to discuss the issues that face secondary teachers (pay negotiations, workload and education developments etc.) and how we protect and improve conditions for members. This is your opportunity to have your say. A list of upcoming dates and venues are shown below. Stuart McCullough, Independent Financial Advisor from Llife Ltd will also be giving a presentation on “How to Control your Pension and New Pension Calculator?”. Agenda General…
Information for Members / Pensions - 08/23/2018

SUL Professional Courses

Following the successful programme of professional courses earlier in the year we are able to offer an enhanced programme with support from the Scottish Union Learning Fund. All courses begin at 5.30pm and end at 8.00pm and are free to all members. The programme includes Understanding Mental Health, Understanding Autism, Dementia Awareness and Tackling Homophobia. A list of the courses and dates are noted below.  To book a place on the course, click the link and complete the registration form…
SUL Courses - 08/23/2018

Members Bulletin - SSTA Meeting with Deputy First Minister

  SSTA meeting with Deputy First Minister The SSTA met John Swinney, Deputy First Minister (DFM) on 12 June and discussed a number of the Association’s motions from our Annual Congress in May. The SSTA delegation was led by John Guidi (Vice-President), Catherine Nicol (Convenor Salaries and Conditions of Service Committee)and Seamus Searson (General Secretary). The Vice-President thanked the Minister for attending the SSTA Congress and his interesting address. The following issues were discussed: Pay and Career Structure National Qualifications…
Information for Members - 06/25/2018

Congress 2018 Newsletter

The 2018 Congress Newsletter is now available for members to download from the Website Teachers’ Pay 2018 – Update – 21 June 2018 The SNCT Annual General Meeting (Teacher Unions, COSLA and Scottish Government) took place on 31 May. A report of the pay negotiations was made and we were informed that COSLA were unable to proceed with negotiations until direction was given by the leadership of COSLA at its meeting at the end of June. We are awaiting a date to…
Information for Members - 06/21/2018

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