The impact of SENCO workload on the professional and the school
Ninety-five per cent of SENCOs told us that they need adequate protected time to carry out their role, which means the government must fund schools properly so that heads can provide it....
Initial Teacher Training
Kevin Courtney, Joint General Secretary, National Education Union has commented on the release of the trainee number census for 2018-19....
Enough is enough! March for Education
Trade unions, campaigners, councillors, parents and school students to march for education on Tuesday 20 November....
Undervalued and underpaid, NEU survey of independent school staff finds
The National Education Union’s 2018 independent sector pay & conditions survey reveals that pay in private schools is failing to keep pace with inflation, and that staff continue to experience hig...
NEU comment on teacher workload
Dr Mary Bousted, Joint General Secretary of the National Education Union, has commented on the publication of the Department for Education’s response to the Teacher Workload Advisory Group report on d...
Three education unions to simultaneously consult members after Budget fails to address funding crisis
Following the Government’s failure to address the school and college funding crisis in last week’s Budget, three education unions are taking the unprecedented step of simultaneously consulting with th...
NEU comment on IFS report on the rich and poor in education
Andrew Morris, Assistant General Secretary of the National Education Union, has commented on research by the IFS which reflects on the historical skew towards the rich in public spending on education....
NEU comment on the Budget Speech
Kevin Courtney, Joint General Secretary of the National Education Union, comments on the Chancellor’s Budget Speech, delivered today in the Commons....
Venue Change: Parents, councillors and education unions hand in petition to DfE on special needs funding for children.
Change of venue for those meeting to hand in the School Cuts coalition petition tomorrow, Tuesday 23rd October....
Parents, councillors and education unions hand in petition to DfE on special needs funding for children
The School Cuts coalition petition* signed by 36,000 people will be handed into the Department for Education on Tuesday....