SSTA News
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CONCERN FOR PUPIL HEALTH
CONCERN FOR PUPIL HEALTH The Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association today announced a campaign to highlight its concerns about the lack of legislative protection for children and young people with regard to health and safety whilst they are in schools. As the law stands at present, workers benefit from extensive heath and safety provisions in law…
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SSTA WARNS ON FALLING TEACHER NUMBERS
SSTA WARNS OF IMPACT OF FALLING TEACHER NUMBERS The Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association today warned of the short term impact of the increasing age profile of the teaching profession. “It is well documented that the age profile of teachers is hugely skewed to the top end and that the “bulge” is moving close to the…
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Press Release on 26 March 2003
The attached press release was issued on 26 March 2003 regarding the possibility of the Association balloting members in Argyll and Bute on industrial action over the authority’s proposal for Secondary Schools
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MAIL THE MINISTER – 9 July 2003
The SSTA will today hand to Peter Peacock, Minister of Education, a petition from secondary teachers in Scotland who are outraged at the downgrading of over 2/3rds of promoted posts in secondary schools in Scotland. The handing over of the petition, collected under the banner of “Mail the Minister” will take place at Victoria Quay…
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KIDS -V- CASH A RESPONSE TO RE-STRUCTURING IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS
KIDS -V- CASHA RESPONSE TO RE-STRUCTURING IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS What is the biggest challenge facing Scottish education today? Raising pupil attainment? Improving the quality of teaching? Introducing new, more appropriate courses and qualifications? Monitoring and improving pupil behaviour? Perhaps all of these? Given the much publicised “21st Century Agreement” between teachers, local authorities and the…
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HARASSMENT IN SCHOOLS CONDEMNED – 27 December 2003
HARASSMENT IN SCHOOLS CONDEMNED Harassment within Scottish Secondary Schools is on the increase says the Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association. “Harassment cases show the biggest upward trend among problems likely to be faced by Scottish secondary teachers. In 2003 the number of individual cases rose by over 40%. Only malicious complaints against teachers showed a trend…
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UNION WARNS ON FUTURE TEACHER SHORTAGES – 30 December 2003
UNION WARNS ON FUTURE TEACHER SHORTAGES The Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association today warned local authorities not to risk future teacher shortages by reducing management posts in schools. “Many local authorities, for reasons best known to themselves, have recently decided to reduce the number of management posts in secondary schools. This particularly affects Principal Teacher posts,…
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CONGRESS General Secretary’s Report -11 May 2007
General Secretary’s Report -11 May 2007 President, colleagues, in presenting this report to you today, I want to take the opportunity to introduce you to the latest member of the Eaglesham family, Isaac Kael Eaglesham, born on 25th April at 17:00, weight 7lb 6oz, first child of Martin and Sara, first grandchild for Doreen and…
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CONGRESS PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS – 11 MAY 2007
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS – FRIDAY 11 MAY 2007 ““YOUR CONCERNS – OUR PRIORITIES” I became an SSTA member 35 years ago in 1972, at a time when probationer teachers were arriving in schools in considerable numbers, without already having signed up to membership of any professional association and I suspect that unlike the majority of members…
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CONGRESS 2007 MOTIONS PASSED
CONGRESS 2007 MOTIONS PASSED The following motions were approved at the Association’s 63nd Annual Congress, 11-12 May 2002 , Hilton Coylumbridge, Aviemore. The following motions were approved by Congress. MOTION 1This Association believes that employers of teachers in Scottish schools should ensure that every time a pupil is excluded from school for violent behaviour, a…