Advice for school leaders

Your contract of employment

For NEU members employed as leaders in the maintained sector or employed by or transferred to multi-academy trusts, many contractual terms and conditions are covered by the statutory School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document (the STPCD or Blue Book).

Managing your staffing structure

Managing your staffing structure in the right way is one of the toughest challenges school and college leaders face.

Safer social networking

This briefing is designed to help NEU Leadership members review their school or college’s policy on social networking and avoid the potential pitfalls of use of social media.

Effective campaigning as a school or college leader

As a school or college leader, you occupy a position which can allow you to make your voice heard in support of good causes, whether educational or wider community issues.

Complaints against you

It is essential that every establishment has a clear, robust complaints policy that allows complaints to be the subject of fair and thorough investigation.

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.