SSTA News
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General Secretary responds to the Cabinet Secretary for Education, Mike Russell
Dear Colleagues, You may have been aware of recent attacks on this organisation by the Cabinet Secretary for Education, Mike Russell. Long memories are a rare asset in politics. Mr Russell was elected to the Scottish Parliament in 2007 as a list MSP. He was elected by 27.8% of the 58% who voted,…
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Special offer for new members
Join Now and get 50% OFF Subscription Fees for the First 12 months. We believe that it is essential that the views of secondary teachers are firmly represented. Secondary teaching is not simply more specialised primary teaching. The current problems associated with CfE should make this clear. If you wish your views…
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Pension Proposals Update
Recent press reports suggest that the Government may be planning to amend the legislation to break the current link between annual increases in pension payments and the RPI, replacing it with a link to the much lower CPI. Teacher unions throughout the UK are working together to stop this proposal ever happening. At present…
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Financial Statement to members
As required by the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 the Association’s financial statement to members for the period 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009 can be downloaded here. Adobe Acrobat reader is required to open the document and can be downloaded from http://get.adobe.com/reader/
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16+ Learning Choices Policy and Practice Framework
16+ Learning Choices is being implemented across Scotland as the Scottish Government’s mechanism for ensuring an offer of a place in post-16 learning for every young person who wants it. The 16+ Learning Choices Policy and Practice Framework has been developed to support implementation and sustainable delivery. It sets out the Scottish Government’s…
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Indicative Ballot on Industrial Action but not Strike Action
Indicative Ballot on Industrial Action but not Strike Action: Closing Date 25 June 2010 The Association has had a series of meetings with the Cabinet Secretary over the last few months to explain our concerns over the implementation of Curriculum for Excellence. At every stage we have been clear about what teachers need to successfully…
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Teacher Union Ballots on New Curriculum
The Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association, representing 8500 Secondary Teachers, is to hold an indicative ballot on the Scottish Government’s proposals for a new curriculum for Scottish schools. Following a meeting of the Executive Committee today SSTA General Secretary, Ann Ballinger commented “Our members will be balloted on the same issues which have concerned us since…
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Bulletin no 418/10 – 28 May 2010
PrintableVersion 1. REDUCING OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT Many of you will have received a copy of the Association CfE survey by email. The Association hopes to use this method of communication as often as possible for 2 reasons To reduce our carbon footprint To reduce our postal costs and to assist in maintaining our annual subscription…
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SQA Subject Working Groups
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SQA’s Curriculum for Excellence Progress Reports
The first of SQA’s Curriculum for Excellence Progress Reports are now available to view on the dedicated Curriculum for Excellence pages of the SQA website. The Reports represent the next stage in the development process of the next generation of national qualifications to support Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) and are an important…