SSTA News
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Global Action Week 2011
Global Action Week 2011 Global Action Week is an annual campaign to raise awareness and call on governments around the world to keep their promises on the UN Millennium Development Goal of achieving Education for All. EI firmly believes that governments have the know-how and resources to ensure everyone has the chance to learn and…
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The Purpose of our Ballot
Dear Colleagues I am grateful to members who have forwarded comments made by other unions concerning the purpose of this ballot. If anyone is confused I hope the following is helpful. Consultative ballots are used by this Association to: seek members’ views on important issues inform the relevant committee make a policy decision based…
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Salaries and Conditions of Service Committee recommends rejection of the latest COSLA proposal.
Salaries and Conditions of Service Committee met today, Monday 28 March 2011, and agreed unanimously to ballot members on the new COSLA proposals and recommend rejection. The committee believes this proposal constitutes an attack on some of the most vulnerable members of our profession, further reducing their earning capacity. Other elements of…
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Secondary Teacher Union Rejects Latest Employer Offer
The Salaries and Conditions of Service Committee of the Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association today unanimously rejected the proposals from the employers’ organisation, COSLA, regarding changes to Scottish teachers’ conditions of service. The matter will now be put to a ballot of SSTA members with a recommendation to reject the offer. Speaking in Edinburgh, SSTA General…
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Full details of the revised proposed changes to conditions of service
Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers (SNCT) Proposed Changes to Pay and Conditions 2011 1. The three parties to the SNCT (the Scottish Government, COSLA and the Teachers Side) referred to below as the ‘three parties’ agree to abide by the conditions set out in Appendix 1 attached. 2. The three parties affirm their commitment to…
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Update on Proposed changes to conditions of service
SSTA representatives at the SNCT meeting on Wednesday 23 March did not accept the new proposal, making it clear that in this Association members make policy decisions. A vote on the revised proposal was taken at the Teachers’ Side pre-meeting and 6 of the 19 members did not vote in favour of accepting the proposal.…
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Consultative Ballot regarding Proposed Changes to Conditions of Services
Dear Colleagues The results of the recent consultative ballot are listed at the end of the message. These results will be formally intimated to COSLA and The Scottish Government at the next meeting of the SNCT. This will take place at 2pm on Wednesday 23 March 2011. Any Information from the outcome of the meeting…
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Secondary Teachers’ Union Rejects Employers Proposals and Backs Strike Ballot
The Salaries and Conditions of Service Committee of the Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association today unanimously rejected the proposals from the employers’ organisation, COSLA, regarding changes to Scottish teachers’ conditions of service. The matter will now be put to a ballot of SSTA members with a recommendation to reject the offer. Speaking in Edinburgh, SSTA General…
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Scottish Pensioners’ Forum
Scottish Pensioners Forum Manifesto Launch PENSIONERS FOR PUBLIC SERVICES “THERE IS A BETTER WAY” 4 April 2011 at 10.30am Tea/coffee from 10am STUC, 333 Woodlands Road Glasgow G3 6NG HUSTINGS 2011 THE CONTINUING ECONOMIC CRISIS AND THE WELFARE STATE II THERE A ‘BETTER WAY’ FORWARD ? Parties invites Communist Conservative Green Labour Liberal Democrat Scottish…
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Technologies for Learning Strategy
The Scottish Government is developing a Technologies for Learning Strategy which aims to further the use of technology in learning and assessment in a practical and organised way for the benefit of Scotland’s learners and Scotland’s economic growth. To help inform the strategy they have developed two short surveys aimed at parents/guardians and…