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Featured News
8 May 2012
Curriculum of Access?
Dear Minister for Children,
We are deeply disappointed you are quoted proudly stating that “the number of children in nursery with access to a teacher has increased from 66 percent to 75 per cent during the past three years.” Just as we argued our children deserve more than mere “access” to a teacher; our children deserve more than a defensive statistic from you. Read more
Latest News
4 May 2012
What Do We Have in Common?
The answer to this question will be made evident on Tuesday. There is no room for any organisational egos on…
19 April 2012
April 28, 2012
A year to the day the Sell Out Deal was accepted on behalf of teachers, members of the Scottish Primary…
5 April 2012
A Teacher by any other name? A TEACHER!
The recent announcement by the Scottish Government to allocate £6 Million to improve PE lessons is cautiously welcomed by primary…
SPTA Campaigns
Supply Watch
It seems there has been a belated recognition of the difficulties created by the pay-less deal for supply teachers. Some…
Nursery Watch
In 2010, there were 2450 nurseries and 1613 nursery teachers. This number of teachers is 25 fewer than in 2009….