Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association

SSTA News

  • New CfE factfiles

    Four new CfE factfiles were published this week on the LTS main and Parentzone websites.   Topics this time are literacy across learning; numeracy across learning; 3-18 transitions; and outdoor learning. http://www.LTScotland.org.uk/commstoolkit (under latest resources) http://www.LTScotland.org.uk/Parentzone (under News)

  • Imposed changes to our Conditions of Service

    Dear Colleagues By now you will be aware of the disgraceful events at the SNCT Teachers’ Side meeting on 28 April, when some teacher representatives surrendered after approximately 12,000 of the 60,000 eligible teachers voted to accept the Cosla proposals. This Association refused to accept the proposal and gave formal notice that we intend where…

  • Result of the Consultative Ballot

    Members of the Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association have decisively rejected the revised package of cuts in teachers’ salaries and conditions proposed by the employers’ organisation, COSLA.   In an indicative ballot the members voted: – 93.6% to reject the offer 6.4% to accept 48.7% turnout During a period of exam preparation and school holidays a…

  • Statement of formal dissent to Teachers’ side agreement to accept the Colsa proposals

    At the meeting of the Teachers’ side of the SNCT held at 3pm today SSTA representatives formally dissented from the decision made to accept the Cosla proposal.   Full wording of the statement made at the meeting can be read below. The SSTA representatives request that their formal dissent to the Agreement be recorded.  …

  • SSTA Dissents from Decision to Accept Proposals

    At the meeting of the Teachers’ side of the SNCT held at 3pm today SSTA representatives formally dissented from the decision made to accept the Cosla proposals. The SSTA does not accept the proposals and reserves the right to legally challenge any detriment to the pay or conditions of members. Further advice and information will…

  • Early Results of Ballot

    Early results from the consultative ballot on the revised proposals from COSLA are a clear and emphatic rejection of the proposed detriment to the conditions of service of all teachers. More than 90% of SSTA members voting have rejected the revised proposal, mirroring the results of the ballot on the previous proposal. The Teachers’ side…

  • Please remember to vote

    Colleagues The consultative ballot on the revised proposals from COSLA will close one week from now.   The seriousness with which our response is listened to depends as much on the number of votes cast as it does on the results.   A return of 50 or 60% will be dismissed as indicating the agreement…

  • Issues for McCormac Review

    Please note this is not a response to the Review but a series of issues or comments members may wish to use when writing their own submission.   Details on how to make a submission can be found at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/About/reviewofteacheremployment 1.       Decision making by the Committee The Association has huge concerns that…

  • Invitation to serve on the First Ever GTC Scotland Appointments Committee

    The General Teaching Council for Scotland will, in April 2012, become the world’s first independent self-regulating professional body for teaching. As part of this statutory change, the GTCs are looking to appoint GTC Scotland Registered Teachers and Lay people to serve on an independent Appointments Committee to recruit and select members of the governing Council…

  • Bulletin No 421/11 – March 2011

    The March 2011 edition of the SSTA Bulletin can be downloaded from here. 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/