The Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association (SSTA) is
Scotland
Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...
's second largest
teachers' union
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. It was created to focus on secondary education issues in reaction to the perception of national influence exercised by the primary education sector.
The SSTA is affiliated to the
STUC and
Education International
Education International (EI) is a global union federation (GUF) of teachers' trade unions consisting of 383 member organizations in 178 countries and territories that represents over 32 million education teachers and education support personnel fr ...
.
Aims
The SSTA aims to:
*Advance education in Scotland
*Safeguard and promote the interests of Scottish secondary teachers in all matters, especially those that affect salaries and conditions of service.
To promote these aims, the Association strives to:
*Listen to the secondary view.
*Formulate policies that reflect the views and needs of members.
*Respond to consultations on educational matters.
*Represent members and their views to
SED,
SQA,
GTCS, and other national bodies such as
SCRE and
Education Scotland
Education Scotland () is an Executive agencies of the Scottish Government, executive agency of the Scottish Government, tasked with improving the quality of the country's Scottish education system, education system. Education Scotland is respon ...
*Advise members on curricular, professional, and contractual matters.
*Campaign to maintain educational standards.
*Negotiate salaries and conditions of service in the SNCT.
*Campaign for improvement, and against deterioration, in salaries and conditions of service
Past presidents
*1944 - J G Lindsey M.A, B.Sc, F.R.S.E.
*1945 - James Porter M.A.
*1947 - W M L Dewar M.A.
*1949 - Agnes McKendrick M.A.
*1951 - Alexander Allan M.A.
*1953 - Alexander R Robertson M.A.
*1955 - Arthur D Brown B.Com.
*1957 - James Docherty M.A.
*1959 - J N C Clark M.A., Ph.D.
*1961 - Albert Anderson M.A B.Sc.
*1963 - James Miller M.A., B.Sc.
*1965 - David Low B.Sc.
*1967 - Neil Foggie D.A.
*1969 - Gladys M Cairns M.A.
*1971 - John Vallely M.A., B.A.
*1973 - E R Landsman M.A.
*1975 - L H Inglis Dip.Tech
*1977 - J McD Roy D.A.
*1979 - Alistair B Fulton M.A.
*1981 - John D Gray M.A M.Sc.
*1983 - Douglas Campbell M.A.
*1985 - Donald C Halliday B.Sc.
*1987 - Thomas Wallace B.Sc.
*1989 - Ian M Goldsack M.A.
*1991 - John Small B.Ed.
*1993 - Marie T Allan M.A
*1995 - Barbara E Clark M.A.
*1997 - William A L Guthrie B.Sc.
*1999 - William S Fitzpatrick B.A.
*2001 - George M T Sturrock M.A.
*2003 - Alan McKenzie M.A.
*2005 - Albert F S McKay B.Sc.
*2007 - Ann L Ballinger B.A.
*2009 - Peter Wright M.A.
*2011 - Margaret Smith B.A., B.Ed.
*2013 - James B Forbes M.A.
*2015 - Euan Duncan B.A.
*2017 - Kevin Campbell B.Sc.
*2019 - John Guidi B.Sc.
*2021 - Catherine Nicol B.Sc.
See also
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Education in Scotland
Education in Scotland is provided in state schools, private school, private schools and by individuals through homeschooling. Mandatory education in Scotland begins for children in Primary 1 (P1) at primary school and ends in Fifth Year (S5) a ...
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Trade Unions in Scotland
The Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) is the national trade union centre in Scotland. With 40 affiliated unions as of 2020, the STUC represents over 540,000 trade unionists.
The STUC is a separate organisation from the English and Welsh ...
References
External links
Official website
1944 establishments in Scotland
Trade unions established in 1944
Education trade unions
Educational organisations based in Scotland
Education International
Organisations based in Edinburgh
Trade unions in Scotland
Teacher associations based in the United Kingdom
Secondary education in Scotland
Trade unions affiliated with the Scottish Trades Union Congress
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