Salaries Motions

Created on: 29 May 2023 | Last modified: 09 Jun 2023


Motions

Resolutions

23. Council

"That this AGM instruct Council to campaign to ensure that future pay increases for teachers and associated professionals address restoration of the value of teachers' pay, as established following implementation of the 2001 Teachers' Agreement: A Teaching Profession for the 21st Century."

 Carried

24. Dumfries and Galloway Local Association

"That this AGM instruct the EIS to campaign to have SNCT contract holder pay linked to the rate of RPI inflation, once the spending power of said pay has reached it real terms value following the implementation of A Teaching Profession for the 21st Century in 2001."

 Carried

25. Council and Renfrewshire Local Association

"That this AGM galvanise member engagement from the pay campaign, instruct Council to prioritise a reaffirmed commitment to the 20/20 campaign and to continue to seek meaningful reductions in class contact time and class sizes through negotiation at the SNCT."

 Carried 

26. Council

"That this AGM instruct Council to campaign for the Normal Pension Age (NPA) within Scottish Teachers' Pension Scheme to be 60 years of age and to be de-coupled from the state retirement age permanently."

 Carried

27. West Dunbartonshire Local Association

"This AGM instructs Council to pursue improvements in the recognition of elements in the job sizing toolkit to impact on improved salary points in relation to, but not exclusively in:

  1. The increasing responsibility placed on Pastoral care staff
  2. The increasing responsibility given to Principal Teacher roles in Primary schools and in Early Years establishments."

 Carried

28. Glasgow Local Association

"That this AGM instruct Council to investigate and report on the provision for emergency family leave across all Local Authorities and use this information to campaign for improved emergency family leave provision."

 Carried

29. Dumfries and Galloway, Renfrewshire and West Dunbartonshire Local Association

"That this AGM instructs Council to campaign to provide a mechanism to have maternity, paternity and adoptive leave pay payments spread equally throughout the period of one's leave.

Furthermore, that this AGM instructs Council to pursue improvements in the pension provision of members who temporarily leave the pension scheme during Maternity Leave."

 Carried

30. Edinburgh Local Association

"That this AGM calls on Council to campaign at SNCT to implement miscarriage leave (before 24 weeks) as a specific pregnancy related absence that does not contribute towards general absence records."

 Carried

31. Dumfries and Galloway Local Association

"That this AGM instruct the EIS to campaign to enshrine the right to time off for non-Christian religious holidays and festivals within the SNCT, in recognition of the multi-cultural and multi-faith reality of our profession."

 Carried

32. Scottish Borders Local Association

"That this AGM instructs Council to investigate and report on the use of commercial accreditations as essential criteria for employment in promoted posts and Lead Teacher roles."

 Carried

33. Inverclyde Local Association

"That this AGM calls for a Pupil Support Assistant (PSA) staffing formula to be developed and adopted – with ringfenced funding to Local Authorities."

 Carried

34. South Lanarkshire Local Association

"That this AGM calls on Council to overtake a survey of Local Agreements pertaining to caseload and class contact time of Guidance/Pupil Support teachers."

 Carried