Colleagues,
You will be aware that the Association is involved in negotiations with the Scottish Government and employers in an attempt to secure the best possible future pension arrangement for all teachers. Unfortunately negotiations continue to be constrained by events elsewhere in the UK.
The final version of the SNCT document relating to Charter Teacher courses is now available from here . The document clarifies future pay arrangements for teachers currently on the Chartered Teacher pay scale. Teachers on the Chartered Teacher scale will be assimilated at their current point on the scale in exchange for an enhanced role within the school.
The Association will hold a training session for school representatives on Wednesday 5 September. The training will take place at the Westerwood Hotel, Cumbernauld.
The post-Congress 2012 edition of the SSTA Bulletin can be downloaded from here.
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Hi fellow educational professionals and trade unionists
I am emailing you about an issue which goes beyond the relatively small, ideological differences between the various trade unions and associations. It is an issue directly related to Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights - the right to respect for private and family life.
The attached paper was agreed in principle at an SNCT meeting held yesterday, Thursday 31 May 2012.
This agreement ensures that teachers on the Charter Teacher scale will continue to receive their current salary in recognition of their enhanced role within schools.
The Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association, representing 9000 Scottish secondary teachers, has once again raised concerns about the integrity of the ‘deep audit’ completed in March 2012.
Details of the motions passed at Congress, held on 11-12 May 2012 can be found on our website below. Further details of this, and a review of other business, will be sent to all members in the next newsletter. In the meantime this will provide some information about the issues dealt with at Congress.
The recurring theme of my last several District Secretary Reports, and indeed motions to Congress, was that of ‘Groundhog Day,’ ie, that each year we faced again the same issues of indiscipline, large classes and unrealistic expectations of teachers, in addition to ongoing pernicious issues such as workplace bullying and intimidation. There was, several years ago, a brief moment when we thought things might be changing –
This advice sets out the context for working for contract and should answer all but the most complicated questions. If you have a query not answered by this information please do not hesitate to contact the Association at info@ssta.org.uk
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