Bulletin no 404/07 16 March 2007

BULLETIN Bulletin no 404/07 16 March 2007 1. COUNCIL 3 MARCH 2007 Council met on Saturday 3 March 2007 and noted the following: After scrutiny and election, the Office-Bearers for 2007-2009 and 2007-2011 (as appropriate) are the following: Ann Ballinger will be President of the Association for the period 2007-2009; Alan Taylor will be the Minutes Secretary for the period 2007-2011; Norman Geekie will be General Treasurer for the period 2007-2011; The ballot results for the election of Vice-President were:…

Bulletin no 405/07 7 June 2007

BULLETINBulletin no 405/07 7 June 2007 1. CONGRESS 2007 The following are the main items from Congress 2007 held in the Hilton Coylumbridge Hotel, near Aviemore on 11 and 12 May. (a) Presidential Address The President, Albert McKay, addressed Congress on the theme of Your concerns – Our priorities. 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 the reform of…

Bulletin no 406/07 12 October 2007

Bulletin no 406/07 12 October 2007 1. COUNCIL 6 OCTOBER 2007 • Council heard reports on the McCrone Implementation process, and in particular on Chartered Teacher. • Council also heard an extensive report on “A Curriculum for Excellence” and was directed to the latest documents at http://www.curriculumforexcellencescotland.gov.uk and follow the link “Experiences and Outcomes”. Only the Numeracy and Science proposals are as yet available. The Numeracy proposals are, however, cross curricular.Members are urged to download and read these. The process…