SSTA News
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Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014
The Scottish Government has launch a Consultation on the draft Statutory Guidance for Parts 4, 5 and 18 (Section 96) and related draft orders of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 and the Association would welcome the views of members. The consultation is open until 1 May 2015. Please send any comments you…
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SSTA challenges Angela Constance to defer CfE Advanced Higher in 2015/16
Seamus Searson, SSTA General Secretary said “we continue to be alarmed by the lack of respect for teachers’ professional judgement shown by the Cabinet Secretary Angela Constance in refusing to sanction a dual running of the Advanced Highers in 2015/2016. The overriding concern of SSTA members is this will adversely impact on our young people”.…
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Programme Leader, SCEL
The Scottish College for Educational Leadership is currently recruiting for a Programme Leader, with a closing date of Friday 27th February. The successful applicant will work with the growing team at SCEL to lead on a number of activities in relation to leadership development, including the development and maintenance of the Framework for Educational Leadership,…
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January 2015 Newsletter
The latest edition of the SSTA Newsletter is now available for download using the link below. January 2015 Newsletter
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General Secretary
We are pleased to confirm that Seamus Searson, who was successful in being chosen as the “Preferred Candidate”, will be the new General Secretary of the SSTA. A start date of 2nd February 2015 has been agreed. We extend a warm welcome to Seamus and wish him every success in his new post.
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Election of Office Bearers
Nominations for Office Bearers were sought from Districts and Areas prior to December Council. The following valid nominations were received: President: Robert Macmillan, Lochgelly High School Vice-President: Euan Duncan, Kilwinning Academy Minutes Secretary: Alan Taylor, North Lanarkshire Supply General Treasurer: Elaine Henderson, Peterhead Academy The Scrutineers report for the above uncontested elections can be…
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Cancelled – Senior Manager Seminar 2015
Due to lack of interested the seminar has been cancelled. The Senior Managers Advisory Panel is holding a Senior Manager Seminar on 14 March 2015. The Seminar is an all day event, which will take place on Saturday 14 March at Stirling Court Hotel University of Stirling and is free to SSTA members. The…
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Pensions News – Have your Say
The Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA) has opened three consultations on areas of pension reform. They run until 4th January 2015 and can be found using the links below. Consultation on The Teachers’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 The above consultation is available to view on the SPPA website and runs from 6 November…
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Holiday Pay Accrual for Additional Work
Due to a recent European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling (due to be finalised in December) it has been established that holiday pay should also have been accrued on any Additional Work, potentially going back to 1998. Some teachers will be affected by this decision and the Additional Work could include: (i) supported study, tutor…
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UNITED FOR QUALITY EDUCATION ON WORLD TEACHERS’ DAY
Leaders of trade unions representing teachers and lecturers in Scotland, together with those representing teachers and lecturers throughout the UK and Ireland, have issued a joint letter to mark World Teachers’ Day, which is taking place this Sunday, 5 October. The letter calls for a stronger political commitment to high-quality, fully funded education as an…