SSTA News

Bulletin no 401/06 30 May 2006 1. CONGRESS 2006 The following are the main items from Congress 2006 held in Coylumbridge, Aviemore on 12 and 13 May. (a) Presidential Address The President, Albert McKay, addressed Congress on the theme of Supporting Teacher Professionalism. The full text of the Presidential Address can be found on the…

Bulletin no 402/06 16 October 2006 Distribution One Per Member 1. COUNCIL 7 OCTOBER 2006 a) The following motions were approved by Council. • This Association deplores the apparent reluctance of the Scottish Executive to fully fund the recent reduction in class contact time. This is having increasingly detrimental effects on learning and teaching and…

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…

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…

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…