The Consultation The most important consultation exercise the profession has been involved in within the last twenty years is to be undertaken this year. It does not relate to the curriculum, to conditions or to faculty arrangements: it relates to the structure and operation of the GTC (or GTCS as it has become). There must be no mistaking the intent: what is proposed is a radical change, intended to reduce the influence of teachers on the GTC. The Government did…
Bulletin no 414/09 - 31 May 2009
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SSTA Attacks SNCT Agreement on Chartered Teacher Status
The Association today attacked the agreement reached by the SNCT on 27 May relating to the "Role of the Chartered Teacher". The SNCT agreed a Code of Practice which the SSTA representatives vigorously opposed. General Secretary, Ann Ballinger led the opposition: "Since the first days of Chartered Teacher status the employers have been determined to assign duties to CT status. The SSTA has opposed this from the outset: the post-McCrone agreement is totally clear that the contractual duties of Chartered…
Presidential Address - Annual Congress 15/16 May 2009
President's Address Peebles 15 May 2009 Congress, Guests, Colleagues, Congress may recall that last year the part of my speech reported in the press was the section on bullying. I discussed the effect bullying had on staff and the need for all of us to stand up to bullies and support victims. Although I was prepared for the response in the press, particularly from those who have a vested interest in denying that such problems could every exist, I was…
SSTA appoint new General Secretary
The Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association representing 9000 teachers in Scotland's secondary schools has appointed Ann Ballinger as its new General Secretary. Mrs Ballinger is currently President of the Association. The other candidate for the post was Mr George Sturrock, a Past President of the Association. In a ballot of members conducted during April, Mrs Ballinger received 57% of the votes to Mr Sturrock's 43%. Mrs Ballinger will take up her post in June of this year. For further information, please…
Election of General Secretary
The result of the ballot for the post of General Secretary is shown below. The ballot closed at noon on Friday 1 May. Candidate Valid votes cast Ann Ballinger 1069 George Sturrock 817 Spoiled papers 3 Turnout 27.5% Ann Ballinger will therefore serve as General Secretary until 2014. The full result as detailed in the balloting agent's report will be sent to all members via a bulletin following Congress later this month. JIM DOCHERTY Acting General Secretary
SSTA Consultation on Outcomes & Experiences
The Outcomes and Experiences relating to Curriculum for Excellence are now published on the Learning Teaching Scotland website and should be in schools in paper form by 15 May. The Outcomes and Experiences aren't subject to formal consultation but the Association wishes to know members views. Your responses can be made on each subject by clicking on the appropriate link below. Members should note that there are a number of cross curricular areas. Please respond in as many areas as…
Teacher union criticises consultation on new exams
The Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association, representing 9,000 teachers in Scotland's secondary schools, today attacked the consultation exercise conducted to gauge support for the new examination system proposed for fourth year students in Scottish schools. In a letter to members, Association President, Ann Ballinger, and Acting General Secretary, Jim Docherty, criticised the validity of the questions posed in the consultation and the methods used to assess support or otherwise for the proposals. Ms Ballinger commented "It is clear that many of…
Association criticises consultation on new S4 qualifications.
The Association has written to the Cabinet Secretary condemning the mechanism used to consult on the new examinations intended to replace Standard Grades and the Intermediate National Qualifications. The consultation took place earlier this session. Many members responded on an individual basis. Additionally, a formal SSTA view was submitted. Regardless of the merits (or otherwise) of certain of the proposals, the Association commented unfavourably on the questions posed in the consultation, noting that many were loaded towards the provision of…
ETUCE Conference - Work Related Stress for Teachers
ETUCE Conference - Work Related Stress for Teachers Brussels 16/17 February 2009 - attendee F Dalziel, Professional Officer The objectives of the Conference were: � to bring together Unions in Europe to share and agree best practice on drawing up and carrying out Risk Assessments on teacher stress � to share the results of surveys already carried out on the health of teachers in relation to work related stress including a particularly useful one originated by the German government Work…
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