Further education teachers

Advice and guidance

Rights and conditions

Negotiations about pay and conditions of service in FE colleges take place nationally and at individual college level.

Pay

Members in FE have seen their pay levels drift to a staggering £9k below that of schoolteachers and their counterparts in Sixth Form Colleges.

Funding for 16-19 education

The Government has announced that the 16-19 funding rate for 2025-26 has been increased to £5,026 per student.

Restructuring

When colleges are going through restructuring members understandably look to their union for support and advice.

Professional practice

Lesson observation

This guidance outlines NEU best practice models for both the conduct of lesson observations and the teaching and learning observation system (TLOS) framework within which they are conducted.

Protection of children and vulnerable adults

Staff in further education colleges have a statutory duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children under the Children Act 2004 in the same way as school staff.

Reducing accountability workload (post-16)

Your guide to reducing workload in post-16 colleges.

Pensions

Teaching staff in FE colleges, including fixed term, temporary and zero hours staff directly employed by the college can join the Teachers' Pension Scheme. Agency workers between 22 and State Pension Age and earning over the “earnings threshold” of £10,000 should be ‘auto-enrolled’ into a workplace pension scheme provided by the agency.

Teachers' Pension Scheme

The Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) will provide much of your retirement income, so it is vital that you understand it.

Supply teachers: Agency workers pensions

Advice on your eligibility for and access to workplace pension schemes as an agency supply worker.