Reps resources

Recruiting colleagues

Recruitment materials

Order all trainee and general recruitment materials including application forms, flyers and posters, along with recruitment publications for leaders and educational professionals

Reps’ guide to recruitment

This guide covers everything you need to know to recruit new members – from how to have recruitment conversations, to ordering recruitment materials for your noticeboard.

Growing a stronger union

Five tips to recruit new members.

Organising

Workplace representatives' guide

NEU's guide to being a workplace union representative.

Trade union facilities time

The role of the NEU representative has many different responsibilities including advice, representation, and negotiation; to effectively carry out this role, reps need time off with pay.

Members' contact details

Reps quick start guidance on using the NEU membership system.

Data protection for workplace reps

Reps’ responsibilities relating to data protection.

How to organise a great workplace meeting

Organising a workplace meeting as a rep could be a bit of a hassle. Here are some tips to get you organising.

Leaders in union meetings

Guidance on including leadership members and managing workplace union meetings.

Using WhatsApp

An overview of how to use WhatsApp effectively for union communications: chats without chattering

Collective bargaining, model letter, model policies and checklists

Pay model policy

The aim of this model policy on pay is to provide a framework that schools can adopt to ensure teachers are paid fairly and in line with the provisions of the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document.

Pay progression data

Using equality data in tackling pay progression.

Pay progression appeal checklist and model letters

A checklist to help prepare for meetings or appeal hearings following a recommendation or decision to deny pay progression.

Reps directed time letters

Template letters to request for meeting to discuss workload, follow up and final letter if there's no response.

Reps model directed time meeting presentation

Starting to tackle workload: the directed time calendar.

Behaviour policy checklist for schools and colleges

The aim of this checklist on behaviour is to provide a framework that schools can adopt to enable the support, appropriate information and understanding that is needed for success.

Behaviour policy checklist for early career teachers and mentors

The aim of this checklist on behaviour for early career teachers (ECTs) and their mentors is to provide a framework that schools can adopt to enable the support, appropriate information and understanding that is needed for success.

Health and safety

Suicide prevention : Reps guidance

Suicide prevention steps for NEU reps and safety reps to take.

Toolkits and additional resources

Harassment or bullying questionnaire for reps and local officers

This questionnaire may be used by NEU workplace representatives or safety representatives who are assisting NEU members who are being harassed or bullied or who wish to survey members in their school to ascertain the extent of a bullying culture.

Toolkits

NEU toolkits for members and reps.