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 in the workplace

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.

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 can 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

Workload bargaining toolkit

Guidance and resources for workload bargaining in your workplace to reduce teacher and support staff workload.

Appraisal and accountability bargaining toolkit

Guidance and resources for appraisal and accountability bargaining in your workplace to secure reduced workload and ensure educators can develop their professional practice.

Pay bargaining toolkit

Guidance and resources for pay bargaining in your workplace to ensure teachers and support staff are fairly paid.

Pay appeals checklist and model letters

Pay appeals can be used to challenge unfair pay decisions.

Reps directed time letters

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

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.