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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…

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…

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…

63rd ANNUAL CONGRESS 2007 – 11/12 MAY 2007 The Association’s Annual Congress was held on the 11 & 12 May at the Hilton Coylumbridge, Aviemore. Details of motions passed, President’s Address and the General Secretary’s Report are now available for your information

GENERAL SECRETARY’S REPORT – FRIDAY 12 MAY 2006 President, Colleagues,I rise today to present to you the report of the General Secretary. I now do this for the 10th time, re-enacting my first speech to you here in Aviemore in 1997. You may recall that day well, but it will almost certainly be for reasons…

PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS – FRIDAY 12 MAY 2006 “SUPPORTING TEACHERS PROFESSIONALISM” Since becoming SSTA President in May last year, I have been privileged to represent the Association at a wide variety of events throughout Scotland, the UK and Ireland and occasionally in Europe, and, on such occasions, I have been tremendously impressed and encouraged by the…

The following motions were approved at the Association’s 62nd Annual Congress, 12-13 May 2006 , Hilton Coylumbridge, Aviemore. EMERGENCY MOTION The Association welcomes the publication by Audit Scotland of “A Mid Term Report – a first stage review of the cost and implementation of the teachers’ agreement ‘A Teaching Profession for the 21st Century’”, and…

62nd ANNUAL CONGRESS 2006 – 12/13 MAY 2006 The Association’s Annual Congress was held on the 12 & 13 May at the Hilton Coylumbridge, Aviemore. Details of motions passed, President’s Address and the General Secretary’s Report are now available for your information

General Secretary’s Report Congress 13/14 May 2005 President, Colleagues, My text for today can be found in the 10th book of Bill Bryson, modestly entitled “A Short History of Nearly Everything”. For those of you who have read Bill Bryson’s works, this magnum opus would have come as a bit of a shock. First of…

PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS – FRIDAY 13 MAY 2005 “MAKING SCHOOLS WORK” Sometimes in rare opportunities of introspective reflection or when under the latest moment of crisis, one is impelled to ask the ultimate question of existentialism – WHY ARE WE HERE? Whether it is a question that creeps into your consciousness during an interminable committee meeting…