SSTA News
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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…
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Keynote speech by Lindsay Paterson, Professor of Educational Policy, University of Edinburgh
Printable Version st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } 1 ASSESSMENT AND CURRICULUM FOR EXCELLENCE [(1) Introduction] My intention today is to ask some questions about the role of assessment in encouraging sound learning, with particular attention to Curriculum for Excellence. I’ll be dealing with the actual proposals made for the National Qualifications, but I’ll also deal with the role…
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Advice to members employed by Glasgow City Council
The Association is aware of the decision of the Council to terminate the contracts of many long-term temporary teachers. The validity of any such dismissals will be discussed with the relevant members. The Association is also aware that the effect of the loss of these teachers will be substantially addressed by instructions to headteachers to…
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President’s Address, Annual Congress 7/8 May 2010
President’s Address Peebles Hotel Hydro 7 May 2010 It’s been thirteen years since an SSTA Congress coincided with a UK General election. The result then was rather different from the one we face today of course. But, whatever judgement History finally makes on the events of the last thirteen years, there are one or two…