Employment Relations Motions

Created on: 27 May 2022 | Last modified: 16 Feb 2023

Motions

Resolutions

32. Council

"That this AGM instruct Council to investigate and report on the GTCS Fitness to Teach process and its efficiency, effectiveness and impact on members."

Carried

33. Stirling Local Association

"That this AGM instruct Council to investigate and promote the recruitment and training of Health and Safety Representatives to STUC Stage 2 Level, and to set up a National EIS Health and Safety Representatives Network"

Carried

34. Dundee Local Association

"That this AGM instruct Council to campaign to maintain Covid-19 and its variants as a notifiable disease and continue to be treated as such by section 6.34 of the SNCT Handbook."

Carried

35. North Lanarkshire Local Association

"That this AGM instruct Council to investigate and report on the provision available from Local Authorities and other providers to support teachers' health and wellbeing and to make recommendations to enhance this support."

Carried

36. Edinburgh Local Association

"That this AGM instruct Council to investigate and report by October 2022 on the possibility of offering a telephone helpline for members who are experiencing bereavement or stress."

Carried

37. South Lanarkshire Local Association

"That this AGM call on Council to campaign for safer, cleaner and more affordable routes to school for all school users including access to affordable bikes, scooters and public transport, and risk assessment of journeys to schools and pollution levels in school playgrounds and environs."

Carried

38. Fife Local Association 

"That this AGM call on Council to renew with vigour our campaigning against violence and aggression in schools. This to include:

  1. A public re-statement of our complete detestation of violence and aggression in schools.

  2. A demand that every Scottish Local Authority enables, as a matter of urgency, effective behaviour management systems in every one of their schools.

  3. A demand that proper risk assessment systems underpin behaviour management systems in every school

A re-invigoration of our advice to Local Associations and members."

Carried.