SSTA News
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2015 Summer Retirement Application
Colleagues Please see link to circular 2015/11 The purpose of this circular is to: 1. Advise that retirement applications can now be submitted electronically and how to do this2. Highlight the timescales for submission of summer retiral applications 3. Confirm the information required after retirement 4. Advise that the premature calculator for employers has been…
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Increase to public service pensions with effect from 6 April 2015
Members should note the contents of the Scottish Teachers’ Superannuation Scheme Circular 2015/10 STSS circular 2015 10 The purpose of this circular is to notify employers of the increase to public service pensions with effect from 6 April 2015. Employers should apply these increases to mandatory and discretionary compensation payments that they pay to retired…
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SSTA Welcomes Report on Tackling Bureaucracy
SSTA Welcomes Report on Tackling Bureaucracy The SSTA General Secretary Seamus Searson has welcomed the ‘Curriculum for Excellence Working Group Report on Tackling Bureaucracy – Follow up Report’ published today. Seamus said “Bureaucracy is the single biggest threat to the Scottish education system by taking teachers away from their primary and most important role of…
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GTCS Vacancy – Senior Education Officer (Research and Professional Learning) Maternity Secondment
GTC Scotland is offering a 12 month maternity secondment as a Senior Education Officer. The successful applicant will work as a member of the Education Team, leading and supporting particular aspects of the ongoing work of GTC Scotland. Interested applicants should visit www.gtcs.org.uk/vacancies for further information and an application form. The closing date for applications…
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Senior Managers’ Bulletin 1- Advice on Professional Update
Printable Version 1. General Principles This advice document has been prepared by the SSTA Senior Managers’ Advisory Panel to assist our Senior Manager members in addressing both their own Professional Update and the Professional Update of their school colleagues, many of whom will also be fellow SSTA members. Bearing this in mind, an empathetic and…
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Management of Absence 1 – Overview – School Rep Bulletin
Printable Version All members should be familiar with their employer’s management of absence policy Irrespective of a Council’s Policy in relation to the Management of Absence the employer has a duty of care to implement that policy in CARING and REASONABLE manner which is SUPPORTIVE and NON-THREATENING. The SSTA, however, accepts that an employer: bears…
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Named Person Questionnaire & Fact Sheet
The SSTA wishes to gauge teachers’ opinions on the implementation of Children’s and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014. In particular of how the role of the Named Person is being implemented in secondary schools and specialist education provisions. We would ask you to completing the following brief SurveyMonkey questionnaire by Thursday 19th March 2015. The…
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Report to Council from the General Secretary
GS Report March 2015 SSTA meeting Angela Constance, Cabinet Secretary – 26 February 2015 a) New Higher Qualifications Minister rejected an extension of the existing qualifications b) Highlighted the importance of Supply Teachers to the education system and the need to restore pay levels and potential national register for supply teachers c) Measures to be…
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STEP – Association of Chartered Teachers Development
STEP has developed from the Association of Chartered Teachers Scotland (ACTS) and is now open to all registered teachers in Scotland. This is important news which, especially now that professional update is up and running, will be of interest to all teachers keen to develop their professional learning. STEP (as ACTS did previously) exists to…
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SSTA disappointed by Angela Constance decision on New Advanced Higher Qualifications
The SSTA General Secretary Seamus Searson and incoming Vice President Euan Duncan met with the Cabinet Secretary, Angela Constance, to discuss the compelling evidence in the SSTA survey to seek an extension for the new Advanced Highers to be run in tandem with the existing qualifications for an extra year. Seamus Searson said “the survey…
