Advice sheets
Series of advice sheets for members of NEU Leadership – senior leaders in education. These advice sheets aim to give you advice on your position as an employee, which reflects your particular position as a leader and manager.
Advice for school leaders
Your contract of employment for leaders
Leaders' obligations and entitlements in their contract of employment
Managing your staffing structure
Managing the challenges of staff structures with fairness and equity
Safer social networking
NEU Leadership advice on social networking policy and avoiding the potential pitfalls of use of social media.
Effective campaigning as a school or college leader
Issues to consider when planning a campaign or other intervention in support of good causes, whether educational or in the wider community
Complaints against you
Advice for leaders on dealing with complaints against them, whether the complaint is from a colleague or parent or carer of a student
Health and safety benchmarking
The assessment tool has been designed to complement the Health and Safety Executives (HSE) national strategy for health and safety.
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Pay
The STPCD sets out an overall leadership pay range that puts an upper and lower limit on pay for all leadership teachers.
Pay progression
The statutory provisions governing pay progression for all teachers, including school leaders, in local authority maintained schools are set out in the STPCD.
NPQs
The NPQs are a suite of qualifications designed to support the development of leaders working across primary and secondary schools.
Industrial action
Advice for head teachers and principals about NEU industrial action.
Advice and support for subject leaders
This guidance aims to inform subject, middle and senior leaders of the responsibilities associated with leading a subject.
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