The Council of the Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association at a meeting on Saturday 4 October 2008 gave unanimous support to a motion calling for a delay in the implementation of the Curriculum for Excellence. The full text of the motion reads: "The SSTA welcomes the general principles of Curriculum for Excellence and the commitment to a secondary curriculum delivered by subject specialists. However, given the timescale for the publication of the revised "outcome and experiences", the lack of any timetabling…
Industrial Action by other Employee Groups
In view of the industrial action by public sector unions on 20 August the following advice is offered to members. 1. HTs are likely to be viewed as "keyholders" and thus can be expected to open the school and close it at the end of the day. 2. On days of industrial action by other employee groups the employer has the right to be clear that no teacher is taking secondary action. Any member who is prevented from attending work…
Bulletin 409/08 7 June 2008
BULLETIN Bulletin no 409/08 7 June 2008 Distribution One per Member 1. CONGRESS 2008 The following are the main items from Congress 2008 held in Peebles Hotel Hydro, on 16 and 17 May. (a) Presidential Address The President, Ann Ballinger, addressed Congress on the theme of Rights & Responsibilities. The full text of the Presidential Address can be found on the Association website at https://ssta.org.uk. (b) General Secretary's Address The General Secretary, David Eaglesham, addressed Congress on Recognition. His report…
Congress 2008 - General Secretary's Report
Congress, Guests President, Colleagues, those of you who were assiduously watching the pictures you have just seen, will have faced a test of recognition. In the bye going, you will also have faced a test of gender and race awareness, but I'm sure you passed that with flying colours. However, recognition is a much more complex task than one would imagine. For 30 years, the UK and USA failed to recognise "Red China" as they called it. It was clearly…
Congress 2008 Presidential Address
Congress, Guests, Colleagues, You may have noticed an increasing emphasis on rights this year. People would seem to have an absolute right to do whatever they wish and be fully protected from the results of their actions. You may even have shared my wry smile over the gambling addict who tried claiming damages from the bookmaker he donated his money to. Scottish society has apparently changed. We no longer have a community whose ethics are based on the canny reticence…
64th ANNUAL CONGRESS - 16/17 May 2008
The Association's Annual Congress was held on the 16 & 17 May at the Peeble Hotel Hydo. The President's Address and the General Secretary's Report are now available for your information
A CURRICULUM FOR EXCELLENCE
The Association is seeking the views of members regarding the latest documents from "A Curriculum for Excellence". These documents can be found at the Curriculum for Excellence website. Members are urged to download and read these. The process which the Association asks you to use to allow you to express your views is as follows: To post your comments on the proposals for any subject please visit this link. Please contribute as soon as possible. The Association will collate these…
LINK GLOBAL TEACHER PROGRAMME - LINTHIPE SECONDARY SCHOOL - SUMMER 2007
LINK GLOBAL TEACHER PROGRAMME - LINTHIPE SECONDARY SCHOOL - SUMMER 2007 Malawi wasn't in my thinking this time last year either. Events can sometimes overtake you, and so it happened on this occasion. An e-mail from Link Community Development (LCD) circulated by the regional education office, a decision NOT to bin it for a change, and before you know it you've had an interview and are trying to get your head round exactly why you had agreed to spend your…
Link Global Teacher Programme
SSTA member Dr Archie Marshall, was one 17 Global Teachers who traveled to Malawi this in 2007 to work individually and in small groups to support the development of: Teaching methodologies & classroom management Specific curricular/learning areas School development planning Lesson planning Assessment and evaluation Resource management School management, record keeping and administration During their placements, the Global Teachers lived with host families in their homes within the school's community for five weeks - giving them a real insight into…
A CURRICULUM FOR EXCELLENCE
A CURRICULUM FOR EXCELLENCE The Association is seeking the views of members regarding the latest documents from "A Curriculum for Excellence". These documents can be found at the Curriculum for Excellence website. Proposal for Mathematics, Modern Languages, Classical Languages and Gaelic (learners) are now available from the Curriculum for Excellence website. Members are urged to download and read these. The process which the Association asks you to use to allow you to express your views is as follows: To post…
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