The NEU Executive comprises the National Officers, 49 Geographical members, three equality constituency members and three sector seat constituency members.
The Executive is responsible for the governance, management and control of the Union by Rule. The Executive meets eight times per year.
Nominations for all executive seats are made by NEU districts and by workplaces (in specific circumstances as laid down in the rule) for geographical and sector seats.
All members other than associate and student members are eligible to vote in the elections for the geographical seat-holders.
In addition, members registered in the relevant employment categories (support staff, post-16 and independent) on the date the elections open (3 April) will be entitled to vote in the elections for the three-sector seat-holders.
Members who have indicated on their membership record/equality information that they are Black, disabled and/or LGBT+ by the date the elections open will be eligible to vote in the elections for the three equality seat-holders. You can update your equality data by logging onto myNEU.
Elections to the Executive and the Officer body are held biennially in alternate years. Information about these elections, and any by-elections occurring when we have vacancies on the Executive, is circulated to district officers. If you wish to know more about how candidates in these elections are nominated, please contact your district.
National Officers (2024-2025)
- President - Sarah Kilpatrick
- Vice-President – Ed Harlow
- Past President – Emma Rose
- Treasurer - Hazel Danson
- Membership and Equalities Officer – Mairead Canavan
Executive schedule of meetings
- 25 January 2025
- 13 March 2025
- 10 May 2025
- 12 June 2025 (Awayday - Provisional )
- 19 June 2025
- 17 July 2025
- 26 September 2025 (Induction)
- 27 September 2025
- 23 October 2025
- 29 November 2025
Constituencies
Equality Constituencies
- Black Member Constituency – HENRY, Denise S
- LGBT+ Member Constituency – DE GROOT, Kacey
- Disabled Member Constituency – JOHNSON, Colleen
Sector Seat Constituencies
- Independent Schools Constituency – METCALF, Brian
- Post-16 Establishments Constituency – BLACKIE, Duncan
- Support Staff Constituency – FARTHING, Emma