The following motion were passed by Congress 2002 on 10/11 May 2002 at Hilton Dublane Hotel.

MOTION: A

Congress calls on the Scottish Executive to reiterate its commitment to allow all fully registered teachers employed in local authority schools to enter and progress through the Chartered Teacher Programme and to ensure that sufficient funds will be made available to enable all such teachers to complete the programme free of charge.

MOTION: B

This Association expresses its concern about statements made by a number of local authorities about the process of assimilation of APTs and STs.  Congress reiterates the Association's position that after 1 August 2003 all APTs and STs will cease to perform their existing duties.

MOTION: C

Until such time as the national job sizing exercise is completed and the Chartered Teacher programme is established, the SSTA will vigorously oppose any attempt to reduce the number of promoted posts in Scottish secondary schools. 

MOTION: D

This Association urges local authorities to ensure that the appointment of first year probationers under the terms of the McCrone Agreement is not at the expense of teachers currently on temporary contracts.

MOTION: E

This Association expresses its concern at the lack of strategic planning in relation to the “probationer induction programme”.  

MOTION: F

This Association totally refutes the assertion of HAS that teachers are failing to deliver their part of the McCrone Agreement.

MOTION: G

This Association expresses its concern at the lack of progress being achieved through the SNCT and calls for more active participation by the Minister for Education in the internal negotiating process.

MOTION: H

This Association calls on Local Education Authorities to ensure that any proposals devised by them for the management of secondary schools must be able to demonstrate the capacity to deliver challenging learning experiences, an orderly teaching environment, effective pastoral care and a management structure for Scottish education in the 21st century.

This Association also reiterates its belief that it is vital that subject departments in Scottish secondary schools are headed by appropriately qualified principal teachers, and that the grouping together of subjects, led by a “Faculty Head”, would lead to an increased workload for teachers

MOTION: I

This Association calls on the Scottish Executive to provide sufficient resources and national co-ordination to ensure that all schoolchildren in mainstream education in Scotland benefit from the Social Inclusion Initiative.

MOTION: J

This Association urges the Scottish Executive to show its commitment to improving the health and welfare of schoolchildren by ensuring that adequate funding is made available to provide good quality, nutritionally balanced food in all Scottish schools.

MOTION: K

This Association urges the Scottish Executive to re-establish the previous structure of HSDU National Trainers under the organisational umbrella of Learning and Teaching Scotland.

MOTION: L

This Association seeks clarification of SEED intention with regard to the position of Modern Languages in the curriculum, following the report of the Ministerial Action Group on Languages and subsequent conflicting ministerial statements.

MOTION: M

The Association welcomes the Scottish Executive’s document ‘Better Behaviour, Better Schools’, which recognises the right of all children to an education free from stress and disruptions, and urges the Scottish Executive to provide appropriate resources to ensure the successful implementation of these recommendations.

MOTION: N

This Association calls on the Scottish Executive Education Department to provide specific funding for training for all teachers in “Framework for Intervention” procedures and for the creation of permanent posts for behaviour support.

MOTION: O

This Association urges the Chancellor of the Exchequer to recognise that the use of PPP/PFI as a means of providing education to young people is fundamentally unsatisfactory and not in the long-term public interest. 

EMERGENCY MOTION: 1

This Congress condemns North Lanarkshire Council for breaching the McCrone agreement by imposing on schools strict conditions on the use of time for meetings.

EMERGENCY MOTION: 2

Congress condemns those local authorities who are allegedly misdirecting funds provided by the Scottish Executive to implement the McCrone agreement. Congress calls on the Scottish Executive and all local authorities to ensure that a satisfactory audit trail exists which clearly demonstrates that all aspects of the McCrone agreement are fully funded.

EMERGENCY MOTION: 3

This Association condemns the recent announcement by the Minister for Education which fails to address the problem of workload and stress for pupils and teachers caused by the current internal assessment arrangements in National Qualifications.

This Association is concerned at the lack of any progress following the major consultation exercise on internal assessment and calls on the Minister to have urgent discussion with Teacher Unions.