SSTA News
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Pay and Conditions of Service Agreement 2013-15
The SNCT has agreed a number of proposals in relation to pay and conditions of service. Agreement has been reached on: A two year pay deal for 2013-14 and for 2014-15. Short term supply to be defined as 2 days (from 1 April 2014). No cap on the maximum class contact time for short term…
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Final Report on outcomes from CfE survey
The SSTA conducted a survey of all teaching members for whom a valid e-mail account was available. The survey asked about members’ confidence in delivering the curriculum and assessment for National 4 and 5 courses and gauged their confidence for the same issues in their readiness to deliver the new Highers next session. Members were…
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74th Annual STUC Youth Conference
74th Annual STUC Youth Conference, Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd June 2014 The 74th Annual STUC Youth Conference will take place at the West Park Conference Centre in Dundee. The theme of this year’s conference “A Just Scotland for Young People – Now and in the Future” reflects the importance of young people being involved…
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SSTA Relieved at Pay Settlement
The SSTA today expressed relief at the news that the way is now open for the settlement of this year’s and next year’s salary deal. Alan McKenzie, Acting General Secretary, said “This is welcome news that should allow the salary increase that was inevitable ending up in the pay packets of our members. We have…
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New General Secretary Appointment Confirmed
The SSTA today announces the confirmation by its Council on Saturday of the appointment of Sheila Mechan as its General Secretary. Acting General Secretary today said “We are thrilled to welcome Sheila Mechan to the SSTA bringing as she does a huge range of skills necessary for the post. We stand on the edge of…
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Parliamentary Debate on CfE
We provide a link for members to view the debate on the Motion tabled by Neil Bibby, Labour asking Scottish Government to respond to the concerns around implementation of CfE by conducting an independent review.
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SQA and Scottish Government Announcement
The Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association (SSTA) today welcomed the announcements by the Scottish Government and the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) concerning the N4 and N5 examinations as recognition that there are continuing issues surrounding the implementation of the new examinations. Alan McKenzie SSTA Acting General Secretary said “This is a welcome announcement and although not…
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Verification Stage 3
The Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association today supported the EIS call for an opt in arrangement for Phase 3 Verification. Acting General Secretary Alan McKenzie today said, “This is a sensible proposal allowing a little flexibility for hard-pressed schools to ease the workload burden that is now accepted as a barrier to the successful implementation of…
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3rd STUC LGBT Workers’ Conference – 17 / 18 May 2014
The STUC’s 3rd Annual LGBT Workers’ Conference will take place in the Stirling Highland Hotel over the period Saturday 17 / Sunday 18 May 2014. Any member who would be interested in being part of the delegation attending the Conference should contact the General Secretary by email info@ssta.org.uk by Friday 14 March.
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January 2014 Newsletter
The January 2014 edition of the SSTA Bulletin can be downloaded from SSTA January 2014 Newsletter. Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to open the Bulletin. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader it can be downloaded from http://get.adobe.com/uk/reader/.