SSTA News
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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/.
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Obituary for David H Eaglesham
It is with deep regret that the Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association announces the death of former General Secretary, David Eaglesham. David, aged 63, died peacefully in St Columba’s Hospice on Friday 31 January 2014 after a year long illness. David Eaglesham was the remarkable, ebullient and indefatigable General Secretary of the SSTA for a period…
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Salary Offer
The Salaries and Conditions of Service Committee has met and unanimously agreed to support the revised offer on the 1% + 1% Salary offer. The Committee took the view that there was nothing significantly different in the new offer that would cause a change of position. Moreover, the Committee rejected the need for any ballot…
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David Eaglesham
The SSTA with great sadness announces the death of their former General Secretary David Eaglesham, 1996 – 2008. Alan McKenzie, Acting General Secretary, today said: “David was an outstanding General Secretary of this Association, taking up office following the death of Alan Lamont. David brought to the post a sense of tirelessness and, sometimes in…
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Curriculum for Excellence Crisis in Confidence
The SSTA has today released interim figures following its survey on N4/N5 and the New Higher. The response to the survey has been overwhelming and it is for this reason that we have decided to issue an interim statement. Acting General Secretary Alan McKenzie said “We continue to be alarmed by the clear lack of…