SSTA News
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Secondary Teachers Tell SQA To Think Again
The SSTA conducted a survey of members delivering national qualifications following the SQA announcement that National Qualifications course assessments in session 2023-24 will return to full requirements – including reinstating coursework and exam assessment and the National 4 added value unit. The majority of SSTA members are opposed to the change with only 19% wanting…
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SQA 2024 – 90% of Teachers say their Pupils are not ready
Following the SQA announcement that National Qualifications course assessments in session 2023-24 will return to full requirements – including reinstating coursework and exam assessment and the National 4 added value unit – the SSTA sought views of members. In responding to the survey, secondary teachers who are delivering national qualifications were clearly opposed to a…
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SSTA ready to Boycott the SQA Exams next year
The SQA has announced that National Qualifications course assessments in session 2023-24 will return to full requirements – including reinstating coursework and exam assessment and the National 4 added value unit. Seamus Searson SSTA General Secretary said: “The SQA pushed this decision out on a day when all focus is on Holyrood, just two days…
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Teachers Face “Aggression Epidemic”
The SSTA Additional Support Needs and Education Committees organised a members’ consultative survey to assess the increasing evidence of disruptive pupil behaviour in secondary schools. 2478 members responding to the survey. The survey revealed both the extent of verbal and physical aggression being faced by teachers in Scottish secondary schools as well as systemic failures to…
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Teacher Pay Settlement 2022 – 2024
At the SNCT Teachers’ Panel meeting on Wednesday 14 March to consider the 2022-2024 pay offer. The pay offer was formally accepted by all unions and the decision was communicated to employers at the close of the meeting. The SNCT Handbook is to be updated to include Local authorities will be planning to make the…
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SSTA Pay Ballot – Vote to Accept
The SSTA conducted a formal pay ballot of members on the latest pay offer from the employers (COSLA). Members voted overwhelmingly to accept and brought the SSTA pay dispute and further industrial action to an end. The SSTA members returned a 85.3% in favour of accepting with 14.7% rejecting the latest offer. The formal ballot had…
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SSTA FORMAL PAY BALLOT – 6 March 2023
The SSTA has launched a formal ballot on the improved pay offer received from COSLA . The SSTA is advising all members to consider carefully the details of the pay offer. Please note that it is structured differently from the previous pay offer that members were asked to consider in the consultative survey in February. The offer is…
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Teachers’ Pay Dispute 2022-2023
The SSTA National Executive met today to consider the next steps of the SSTA pay campaign. The Executive had identified dates for further industrial action in the event of the employers failing to produce an improved pay offer. However, just after 3.00pm today an improved pay offer was received from COSLA and as previously agreed by the…
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SSTA STATEMENT TO MEMBERS – PAY DISPUTE – 24 FEBRUARY 2023
Following a meeting of the SSTA Salaries and Conditions of Service Committee and National Executive this evening the following statement has been released. The SSTA conducted a consultative survey of all members in local authorities, to gauge members’ views and comments on the employers pay offer (14 February 2023). The committees would like to thank all…
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SSTA Consultative Survey on 14 February Pay Offer
The SSTA Salaries and Conditions of Service Committee decided at its meeting on Wednesday 15 February to consult with members on the latest employers’ pay offer in order to gauge members’ views. The Committee believes it is important to consult members on any significant development in the pay dispute. All members employed by a local…
