AsaTeachingmemberyouwillcontinuetoreceiveSTATNews(theSTATnewsletter)threetimesa yearandtheAlexanderJournalonceayear.Teachersalsoreceiveaninvitationtoattendthe AnnualGeneralMeetingwithfullvotingrights,andtheF.M.AlexanderMemorialLecture,aswell asthefollowingbenefits:
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ContinuousProfessionalDevelopmentWorkshops(whereavailable)
AccesstoPublicitymaterials
BenefitfromSTATMarketing/PRactivity
Accesstousefulinformationonthemembers’sectionofthewebsite
Contactandinteractionwithcolleaguesandaccesstothemembers’Forum
Aguidetosettingupyourteachingpractice
STATisacompanylimitedbyguaranteerunforitsmembers.Allmembersareencouragedtotake partintheorganisationofeventsortohelpbyvolunteeringtohelpwitheventsorservingon committeesortheCouncil,whichmanageSTAT. Ifyouareinterestedinhelping,pleasecontactthe STATofficeon stat@alexandertechnique.co.uk
MembershipsubscriptionfeesforUKTeachersis£309andthemembershipyearrunsfrom JanuarytoDecembereachyear.Newteachersalsoreceivea£100discountfortheirfirstyearof membershiptosupportthemtosetuptheirbusinesses.
Wewouldencourageyoutobrowseoverourwebsiteasitisausefultoolforkeepinguptodatewith STATeventsandkeepingincontactwithothermembersoftheSocietyandtheAlexanderTechnique world.
Asaregisteredteacher,youcanchoosewhenyouwantanaddresstobedisplayedonyourpublic profileonthewebsite. Asateacher,younowhaveaTeacher’sprofileonSTATwebsitewhichis visibletothepublic. Youcanfindinformationonhowtomakeitinviting here
YoualsohaveaccesstotheSTATarchive– www.statarchives.org.uk whichholdspreviousand currentarticlesfromawealthofpublicationsontheAlexanderTechnique.
AdvertisingguidelinesforSTATmemberscanbefoundinthelinksbelow:
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STATnews:https://alexandertechnique.co.uk/advertising-statnews
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Advice needs updating........current advice:
From1stApril2009allmemberspracticingintheUnitedKingdomarerequiredtohavehadan enhancedDisclosureandBarringService(formerlyCriminalRecordsBureau)check.Fulldetailscanbe foundinthelinkbelow.
YouarecoveredforuptosixweekswithoutanEnhancedCertificatebyourinsurancecompany,but afterthattimeyourmembershipwouldlapseuntilwearenotifiedoftheissueofyourEnhanced Certificate–sopleaseapplyassoonaspossiblebecauseDBScheckscantakeafewweekstocome through!
YouwillreceiveahardcopyoftheEnhancedCertificateandtheSTATofficewillbenotifiedsothereis noneedtosendyourcertificatetotheoffice.ThecurrentcostofDBSchecks(tobebornebymembers) is:£53.60.
STATusesanagency,CBScreening,toprocessDBSCertificates. PleasecontactCerysConwayon cerys.conway@cbscreening.co.uk/telephone:01443799900
YoucanelecttosubscribetotheUpdateServicesothatyouareDBScheckedonceonlyandthenpaya subscriptionfeeeachyearwhichwillallowyourEnhancedCertificatetobefullyportable. Toqualify fortheupdateserviceyouneedtoactwithin30daysofyourEnhancedCertificatebeingissued.Click here formoreinformation.
MemberspracticingintheUnitedKingdomarerequiredtosubscribetoSTAT’sgroupCivilLiability insurance.
Acopyoftheinsurancecertificatecanbefoundontheinsurancepageofthemembers’sectionofthe STATwebsite here. Thecertificateisvalidfrom1stJanuaryofthecurrentyearuntil31stDecember inclusive. Ifyouneedapersonalisedcertificate,pleasecontacttheSTATofficeon stat@alexandertechnique.co.uk
TheinsurancecoverincludesPublicLiabilityandProfessionalIndemnity. Thepurposeofthecoveris toprotectateacheragainstclaimsmadeagainstthemfornegligence.
Inadditionwehavenowpurchasedextrainsurancecoverfortheprotectionofourmemberstoinclude afreelegaladvicehelplineandlegalexpensescoverupto£25,000incertaincircumstances.
Moreinformationanddetailonthiscoverisavailableonourwebsite here
PleasebeawarethatitisaconditionoftheSTATinsurancethatSTATmemberscarryoutarisk assessmentatanypremiseswhereyoumaybeteaching.
Ifyouareworkinginpremisesthatyoudonotownorrentthenitisimportantthatyoucheckoutwhat insurancecoverisalreadyinplaceandthatyouareclearastowhereyourresponsibilitiesbeginand endsothatyouknowwhatyouareriskassessing.
ThereiscurrentlynorequirementtoreturnanyformtotheSTATofficebutyouareadvisedtokeepa completedriskassessmentforyourrecords.
Riskassessmentinformationandaformcanbeaccessedinthemembers’sectionoftheSTATwebsite.
InthemajorityofprofessionsthereisaneedforContinuingProfessionalDevelopment.
Asamemberofaprofessionalorganisationyouhavearequirementtokeepabreastofdevelopments relatingtotheAlexanderTechniqueandyourpractice. AsaSTATmemberyouarerequiredtokeepCPD recordsand,ifrequested,tobeabletoprovideSTATwithevidenceofyourCPDactivities.
TheCPDyearrunsalongsideyourmembershipyearandyouarerequiredtocompleteaminimumof20 CPDhourseachyear.
TheSTATwebsitehasaCPDpagecalled‘WhatisContinuingProfessionalDevelopment?(AGuideto CPDforSTATteachingmembers)’whereyouwillfindinformation,theCPDpolicyandupcoming workshopsandeventsofinterest. Pleaseclick here tofindoutmore(membershiploginrequired).
AsaSTATmember,STATcanverifythatyoumeettherequirementsforCNHCregistration.
RegisteringwiththeCNHCiscompletelyvoluntaryandisachoiceforeachindividualteacher;itdoes notaffectyourindividualSTATmembership.
FulldetailsofhowtoapplyandinformationaboutthebenefitsofCNHCregistrationcanbefoundonthe STATBusinesspageinthemembers’sectionoftheSTATwebsite here
AdditionalinformationcanbefoundontheCNHCwebsite: www.cnhc.org.uk.
IfyouwouldbeinterestedinjoiningtheCNHC,pleaseeitherclick here foranapplicationformor contacttheSTATofficeon: stat@alexandertechnique.co.uk