Older teachers
This advice considers a number of health and social issues which may affect older school staff and suggests sources of further information and support.
Advice
Playground supervision
This advice sets out advice and guidance on playground supervision to allow children to play safely.
Health and safety for NQTs and student teachers
This advice contains advice about health and safety matters which both newly qualified and student teachers should be aware of when entering the profession.
Mould in schools
Mould is a health and safety issue as it can cause a variety of health problems.
Mobile phone photography
This advice focuses on the potential of mobile phone photography to lead to bullying and harassment of others within the school community.
Asbestos Management Assurance Process (England 2019) - A User's Guide
This is a guide to using the data which has been made available via the DfE Asbestos Management Assurance Process (AMAP). It aims to assist local officers in extracting information about asbestos in schools in their area, and in seeking to fill in some of the gaps.
The NEU Case Against Academisation
Academisation is driving down staff pay, terms and conditions, alienating communities and has caused the fragmentation of the education system. Despite this, English schools are still being put under pressure to become academies and to join multi-academy trusts (MATs).
Converting Schools to Academies – Know Your Rights
The Government continues to promote its academy agenda, encouraging and compelling schools to become academies as part of multi-academy trusts (MATs). This document sets out the circumstances under which this happens, and the legal rights and arguments that can be made to resist academisation.
NEU NI guidance on industrial action - withdrawal of co-operation from ETI
NEU members are strongly advised, until further notice, to withdraw co-operation from the Education and Training Inspectorate (ETI).
NEU NI guidance on assessment industrial action
NEU considers that the DE/CCEA designed assessment process places an unreasonable workload on teachers. The arrangements encroach significantly into the teaching and learning time of pupils and teachers.
NEU NI guidance on industrial action (short of strike)
NEU will continue industrial action in response to the Government’s derisory pay offer of zero per cent.
Menopause guide and checklist for leaders
NEU leadership members are key to supporting women going through the menopause in the workplace. As a leader, you’re not alone. Collaboration between leaders, governors, workplace reps, health and safety reps and a staff support network can go a long way towards creating a supportive environment for women experiencing menopause symptoms at work.
Menopause guide and checklist for reps
The menopause is an occupational health issue for women educators, as well as being an equality issue. It is important that schools and colleges are suitable workplaces for menopausal women. The purpose of this guide and checklist for reps is to signpost you to advice, and to support you in improving workplace conditions for menopausal women.
Working through the menopause
The purpose of this guidance is to suggest practical ways in which the school and college environment can be improved for women who are going through the menopause.
Professional standards for teaching assistants
Unions representing support staff have issued these teaching assistant standards for all stakeholders to promote and adopt
Islamophobia damages all of us
Education has a key role to play in countering the international, national and local climate of Islamophobia.
Residential teachers
Pay and conditions for teachers in residential establishments are aligned with those in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document (STPCD) and Burgundy Book, other than the following allowances and pay scales for pay scales for allowances.
Flexible working
Your rights to ask for flexible working, i.e. a change in your terms and conditions relating to the hours you work, the times you work or whether you work at home for all or part of the week. You are encouraged to take informal steps before using the statutory procedure.
Childcare Disqualification
The purpose of this document is to summarise the childcare disqualification arrangements operating from 31 August 2018 for members in England.
Retirement age
Guide for teachers and other school staff who wish to continue working beyond age 65
Pay framework for teachers in sixth form colleges
Guidance on the pay framework for sixth form college teachers and advice for NEU representatives for college level discussions on its implementation.
NEU Mental Health Charter
This charter, when followed, will help to ensure that the way work is organised does not cause or contribute to ill-health.
Support staff workload in the state sector
NEU believes that the increase in the quantity and complexity of work for school support staff has now reached crisis point. This advice is designed to help those working in state and academy schools to deal with this unmanageable workload.
Support staff workload in the independent sector
NEU believes that the increase in the quantity and complexity of work for school support staff has now reached crisis point. This advice is designed to help those working in independent schools to deal with this unmanageable workload.
HLTAs and cover supervisors
NEU advice giving a brief synopsis of the advent of the Workload Agreement, and the ‘dos and don’ts’ for HLTAs and cover supervisors.
Classroom Observations: support staff
NEU advice on observation by colleagues and others of support staff in schools.
Industrial action by other Unions
Advice to NEU members
Industrial action by staff
NEU advice to members who are head teachers and principals.
Support staff job descriptions and job evaluation
Support staff guidance on job descriptions – their accuracy, and how to go about changing them, and details on job evaluation.
Lone working: support staff
NEU advice on risks of lone working and what can be done to counter them.
Personal care of pupils
This advice aims to clarify your rights and responsibilities related to toilet-related care of pupils.
Support staff employment rights
The employment rights of support staff in maintained and academy sectors in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Umbrella and limited companies
Umbrella’ and ‘limited’ companies have been around for a while now, but they still retain the capacity to cause confusion. This guidance aims to de-mystify both concepts.
Religion or belief harassment
Who is protected from religion or belief harassment and the first steps you should take if you think you are being subjected to such harassment.
Religion or belief discrimination
Who is protected from discrimination on grounds of religion or belief and the first steps you should take if you think you have been discriminated against at work.
Age harassment
Who is protected from harassment on grounds of age and the first steps you should take if you think you are being subjected to such harassment.
Age discrimination
Who is protected from age discrimination and the first steps you should take if you think you have been discriminated against at work.
Sexual orientation harassment
Who is protected from harassment on grounds of sexual orientation, and the first steps you should take if you think you have been harassed at work.
Sexual orientation discrimination
Who is protected from sexual orientation discrimination, and the first steps you should take if you think you have been discriminated against at work.
Transgender harassment
Who is protected from harassment on grounds of transgender status,and the first steps you should take if you think you have been harassed at work.
Transgender discrimination
Who is protected from transgender discrimination, and the first steps you should take if you think you have been discriminated against at work.
Sexual harassment
Who is protected from sexual harassment and the first steps you should take if you think you are being subjected to such harassment.
Trade union victimisation
Trade union victimisation, who is protected from it and the first steps you should take if you think you have been victimised at work.
Disability harassment
The legal definition of harassment on grounds of disability, who is protected and the first steps you should take if you think you are being subjected to such harassment.
Disability discrimination
The legal definition of disability discrimination, who is protected and the first steps you should take if you think you have been discriminated against at work.
Violence and assaults against staff in schools
This model policy sets out how employer will seek to prevent workplace violence in its schools, and the procedures that will be followed if a violent incident occurs.
Tuberculosis in Schools
This briefing gives information about tuberculosis (TB) and steps to be taken when cases arise in schools among students or teachers.
Medical assessments while in employment
Issues which often arise in relation to medical assessments at work.
Sex discrimination
The legal definitions of sex discrimination, who is protected and the first steps you should take if you think you have been discriminated against at work.
Women’s health and safety
It is essential that health and safety in schools should be gender sensitive and appropriate.
Pregnancy and maternity discrimination
The legal definitions of pregnancy and maternity discrimination, who is protected and the first steps you should take if you think you have been discriminated against at work.
Workload and working time
The purpose of this advice is to summarise teachers’ conditions of service, as set out in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document (STPCD).
Harassment and bullying in schools
How to deal with cases of harassment and bullying of NEU members.
Racial Harassment
The legal definition of racial harassment, who is protected and the first steps you should take if you think you are being subjected to racial harassment.
Race discrimination
The legal definitions of race discrimination, who is protected, and the first steps you should take if you think you have been discriminated against at work.
Judges’ and firefighters’ age discrimination pension case
Following this case, the Government will be required to take action to compensate members of public sector pension schemes who were excluded from protection measures applied when schemes changed in 2014 and 2015.
Baseline FAQs
Answers to questions about Baseline for organisers and activists
Climate change action
Answers to questions about the Global School Strikes, including student strike action. Heads and principals should follow usual procedures and guidance.
Support staff term-time working
An initial section of guidance on term-time working has now been agreed between the local government employers and the recognised trade unions
Collective bargaining starter for ten
Ten bullet points on independent sector collective bagaining.
Trade union recognition in the independent sector
How to achieve a union recognition agreement in the independent sector.
Pay scales in academies and trusts
Details of how academies and trusts set pay scales and what pay and conditions arrangements are in place in these workplaces.
Medical Reports
Some of the most common issues arising in relation to medical reports prepared by GPs, occupational health physicians and other health professionals on behalf of employers, pension scheme trustees and health insurers.
School Direct trainee teachers
The National Education Union has produced this 22-point checklist as a guide for School Direct trainee teachers setting out the minimum expectations for their teacher training year.
Work Equipment
Employers must seek to ensure, again ‘so far as is reasonably practicable’, that non-employees are not exposed to risks to their health or safety.
NEU evidence to the School Teachers’ Review Body
The latest NEU evidence to the School Teachers’ Review Body, which is reviewing teacher pay in England, sets out our case for a fully-funded pay increase for all teacher points and allowances of 5% in September 2019, for further pay increases to restore the cuts in teacher pay since 2010 and for an urgent review to establish appropriate pay for teachers for the long term.
Teachers’ sick pay and sick leave entitlement
Most teachers will at some point need to take sick leave. This document sets out arrangements for teachers’ sick pay and sick leave.
Career average pension
The Teachers’ Pension Scheme will provide much of your retirement income so it is vital that you understand it. This guidance covers the career average section of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) in which most members are accruing pension.
Social media and online safety
Advice on how to stay safe online and protect your online reputation, and information about commonly used social media sites and how their misuse might have implications in schools and colleges.
Sexting incidents in school
What is sexting, how common is it, and what are my rights and responsibilities?
Phased return to work
Returning to work after a long illness can be daunting. A well-supported phased return can make the process easier. This guidance describes what a phased return to work is, how it operates and answers common queries.
Part time teachers’ pay and conditions
An introduction to the pay and conditions arrangements of part time teachers
Pay appeals
Advice on identifying the grounds for a pay appeal and on how members might run a successful pay appeal
Supply teachers: guaranteed work contracts
As an agency supply teacher, your rights under the Agency Worker Regulations (AWR) can be affected by entering into a “guaranteed work” contract.
Pay for leadership teachers
The most common queries NEU members have on pay for leadership teachers in schools and academies.
Health and safety for supply teachers
Health and safety issues for supply teachers, including those employed directly by local authorities, schools and academy trusts and those employed via supply agencies.
Teaching in independent schools
Guidance on pay and conditions when working in the independent sector.
The teachers' pay structure
A comprehensive overview to the teachers’ pay structure and classroom teachers’ pay scales for 2018 – 19
TLR payments and other allowances
Advice on Teaching & Learning Responsibility Payments (TLRs) and other allowances such as Special Educational Needs allowances and Recruitment and Retention payments.
Supply teachers - pay, conditions and working time
What should I expect to be paid as an agency supply teacher? What should I be paid for supply work of less than a day in duration? What happens if a school wants to offer me a permanent job? These and many other key questions are covered in this introductory guide to supply teaching.
Agency worker regulations
What are the Agency Worker Regulations 2010 and what protection do they offer supply teachers?
Supporting supply teachers
How can I get the most from supply teaching and avoid the worst problems facing supply teachers today?
Unattached teachers
This guidance summarises the position in respect of pay and conditions for unattached teachers employed by local authorities.
Starting pay on appointment
This guidance is aimed at new teachers and those returning to teaching service after a break. It explains the basics of the pay structure and gives advice on ensuring you are fairly paid and able to seek the most favourable use of pay discretions.
School pay policies
This guidance provides advice on finding out more about pay policies and their most important features.
Out of school hours activities
Guidance on the pay and conditions implications of teachers’ participation in out-of-school-hours learning activities
Agency supply teachers: workplace pensions
Advice on your eligibility for and access to workplace pension schemes as an agency supply teacher.
The 2014 local government pension scheme
An overview of the Local Government Pension Scheme, introduced in 2014
Sixth form college pay
Pay scales and updates on pay negotiations for sixth form colleges.
Pay scales 2018-19
The joint union pay scales show the impact of the uplift to the teachers’ pay ranges for 2018-19, when applied to the individual pay points on those ranges recommended in our joint advice for 2017-18.
Tackling workload in sixth form colleges
Workload in colleges and schools has reached unprecedented levels. Take action on workload in sixth form colleges today.
State pension
Information about the single-tier state pension and changes to the state retirement age.
Different pension schemes available
In whatever capacity you work in education, there is likely to be an occupational scheme available for you to join and you may have automatic membership as soon as you are employed.
Final salary pension
Information about the final salary section of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS), including how to find out if you are in this TPS section.
Voice care for teachers
Advice for teachers on voice care, including spotting problems, simple preventative measures and information on how and when to seek appropriate specialist help
Tackling stress
Excessive workload and working hours are continually cited by teachers as one of the main causes of their workplace stress. This advice explains how to tackle stress at a local level in your workplace.
Violence in schools
Advice about violence issues in schools, in particular how this should be tackled by employers.
Private tuition
It is common for teachers to offer private tuition to students. Before doing so, there are several important issues to consider, such as legal and insurance protection and health and safety issues.
Equal pay and The Equal Pay Act 1970
The campaign for equal pay has a long history; one which is still ongoing.
Severe winter conditions and adverse weather
A quick guide on what to do in severe winter conditions or adverse weather.
Supporting trans and gender questioning students
In the last few years there has been much work done, raising awareness and increasing the visibility of transgender issues. This advice aims to helps school and college staff support gender variant or questioning students in the educational environment.
10 tips to tackle disablist language based bullying in school - a guide for staff
The use of verbal abuse as a form of bullying of disabled children and young people is widespread. This has a significant negative impact on self-esteem and achievement.
The right to vote
The right to vote was a hard-won milestone in the battle for equality
Violence against women and girls
Each year across the UK 3 million women experience violence, and there are many more living with the legacies of abuse experienced in the past.
Women and poverty
The NEU is concerned about how poverty disproportionately affects women.
Equality toolkit
This toolkit is aimed at school representatives and teacher governors in all schools and FE colleges, including independent schools in England and Wales. It will also be a useful resource for Division Secretaries and Equalities Officers.
It's just everywhere - sexism in schools
The results of UK Feminista and NEU’s groundbreaking study are clear: schools, education bodies and Government must take urgent action to tackle sexism in schools. "It's just everywhere" is a study on sexism in schools and how we tackle it.
Supply teacher rights
Supply teachers who are in a 'pool' maintained by a LA, those located through the school's own contacts, or part-timers who wish to temporarily increase their hours, are likely to be employees of the school or LA for their period of supply work.
Support staff pay and conditions
Pay and conditions agreement for support staff - most LA schools use the local government pay scales to pay their support staff in conjunction with National Joint Council (NJC) terms and conditions.
Health enquiries and applicants for work
This guidance is intended to clarify the circumstances in which existing and prospective employers are entitled to make enquiries about a worker’s health and dispel some of the myths which may give rise to discriminatory practice.
Settlement agreements
What settlement agreements are, when and why they are used, and the implications of signing one.
FGM: Mandatory Reporting
Clarification of the law on mandatory reporting of female genital mutilation (FGM).
The four-week rule and redundancy payments
This guidance supplements the NEU factsheet 'Redundancy, pay and entitlements' and provides members with an explanation of the circumstances in which the four-week rule will apply.
Recording allegations of abuse
Clarifying the procedures which employers must follow when recording allegations of abuse against teachers.
References
Answers to the most commonly asked questions about job references.
Disclosing capability information
This advice explains the circumstances in which schools may disclose capability information to prospective employers.
Legal responsibilities
Like others on the way to gaining QTS, you may be feeling anxious about your legal position while in the classroom. This brief summary should help you understand your rights and responsibilities.
Relationships with pupils, colleagues and parents
There are lots of relationships to get used to when you first go into the classroom. Here are some tips for navigating relationships with pupils, colleagues and parents.
Your rights as a rep
As a workplace rep, you have certain rights under employment law.
Redundancy pay and entitlements
Advice explaining the payments and entitlements you may receive if your post becomes redundant. In any case where redundancy is threatened, specific advice and assistance is available and should be sought from your school/college rep or division/association/branch secretary.
Fixed-term contracts
The legal definitions of fixed-term or temporary contracts and what steps members should take if they believe that they have been treated less favourably or denied a permanent contract in breach of the fixed-term contract regulations.
Redundancy
Common questions that arise when a member of staff is selected for redundancy.
Whistleblowing
The legal protection provided and union support available to members who choose to blow the whistle on employers.
Capability
NEU guidance surrounding capability proceedings
Post-16 funding crisis
Find out how to put pressure on MPs and Ministers to tackle the post-16 funding crisis.
Cyberbullying of school staff
Advice for NEU members who are victims of cyberbullying and to set out the support that can be provided by the NEU.
ALPS and performance management
The term ALPS is derived from A-Level Performance System. ALPS aims to provide value added scores to colleges and to individual courses.
Swimming safety in schools
Advice for teachers and school staff who teach swimming or supervise swimming, including qualifications, training and safety.
Sun safety
How schools can help protect pupils from sun exposure and advice around sunscreen.
Work and suicide
If someone is threatening imminent suicide call 999 and stay with them until the emergency services arrive.
Stress risk assessment
A stress risk assessment is a careful examination of what in a workplace could cause staff to suffer from work-related stress, so that you can weigh up whether you have done enough, or should do more to prevent harm.
Standards for school premises (Wales)
There is a vast range of legislation on health and safety matters which applies in whole, or in part, to schools in Wales. This briefing identifies those which will be most relevant and the areas which they cover.
Standards for school premises (England)
There is a vast range of legislation on health and safety matters which applies in whole, or in part, to schools. This briefing identifies those which will be most relevant and the areas which they cover.
The case for sprinklers in schools
Every year, many schools are damaged or destroyed by fires, affecting the education of thousands of pupils, and causing millions of pounds worth of damage. The impact of fires is significantly reduced by fitting sprinklers in schools.
Space requirements in classrooms
Overcrowding is a common problem in classrooms. Unfortunately, there are no legal minimum space requirements specifying classroom dimensions. There are, however, a number of legal provisions and sources of guidance that can be drawn upon in challenging cramped teaching areas
Slips, trips and falls
How to reduce the incidence of accidents and injuries in schools due to slips, trips and falls.
Health and safety in sixth form colleges
The basic framework of health and safety law for sixth form colleges
Sickle cell and thalassaemia
Advice for school staff to support the uninterrupted education of children with sickle cell disorder and thalassaemia.
Seat belts and car restraints
Information for school staff who transport children in their own car on the law and regulations regarding child car seats and seatbelts.
Screening and searching pupils for prohibited items
Our NEU policy and advice on screening and searching pupils for prohibited items in schools in England and Wales.
School visits
Advice about health and safety on school trips, including legal rights and obligations.
NEU Recognition & Recruitment in the Post-16 Sector in England & Wales
This advice is intended to assist in discussions in relation to recognition and recruitment in FE colleges and sixth form colleges where there are National Education Union (NEU) members.
School security
Advice about school security, in particular at security arrangements and methods to deal with intruders.
Employment rights in the further education sector
Details of your statutory rights as an employee in the Further education sector. In some cases your contract will provide you with better terms and conditions and, if this is the case, those better terms and conditions will apply.
Mental health conditions in the education profession
Excessive workload is a key cause of mental health problems among teachers and education professionals. This advice explains what to do if you are struggling with mental health and outlines the different ways you can get support.
Meningitis in schools
Information about meningitis and what should be done when an outbreak occur in a school.
Who is responsible for health and safety?
Who is responsible for the management of health and safety in schools and colleges and the respective roles of the employer, governing body, head teacher and other staff of the school.
Employment rights in sixth form colleges
Details about your employment rights under the Red Book as well as the minimum rights you are entitled to under general employment law.
Lone working
As teachers and school staff often work on their own, there are some key health and safety issues that employers must consider.
Lifting and handling
Advice on the health and safety issues relating to lifting and handling that school staff face while at work
Trade union recognition
Trade union recognition is a formal agreement with an employer for a particular union to undertake collective bargaining on behalf of that employer's staff.
Employee rights in the independent sector
Details about your employment rights in independent schools in England, Wales and Scotland.
Pay in the independent sector
As private businesses outside the national collective bargaining structure in the maintained sector, independent schools have greater freedom to set their own terms and conditions of employment.
Legionnaires’ Disease in schools
The symptoms, treatments and preventative measures that should be taken in schools to avoid outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease.
Administering medicines
Advice for teachers and support staff on the administration of medicines
Tackling workload together
Our workload guidance will help you identify tasks or activities which are unnecessary, have no education benefit and cause the most stress.
Acoustics in schools
Advice on classroom acoustics and reducing the risk of vocal strain on teachers
Accidents and injuries at school
Advice on what to do when reporting accidents and injuries which happen in schools.
Infectious diseases in schools
General advice about how to manage cases of infectious illness in schools, including when children should be absent.
Individual pupil behaviour risk assessments
Advice on the ways in which violent or threatening pupil behaviour can successfully be tackled using standard risk management techniques.
The Health and Safety Executive and its relationship with schools
Advice on the role of the Health and Safety Executive in schools
Hygiene control in schools
Advice on the appropriate hygiene procedures for schools which will help to prevent the spread of blood-borne viruses such as HIV and hepatitis A, B and C, and conditions such as dysentery.
Hot weather and classroom temperature
Hot summers bring regular queries about the maximum temperatures under which staff and pupils should be expected to work in schools.
Hepatitis in schools
Advice on what precautions to take when a case of viral hepatitis arises in a school or where a known carrier of the disease is a pupil in the school.
Head lice in schools
How to tackle the problem of head lice in schools, including facts about head lice and head lice treatment
Cold weather and classroom temperature (England)
Advice on the heating levels in schools and classrooms in England, and how to deal with the various types of heating problems which are commonly encountered during cold weather and snow.
Cold weather and classroom temperature (Wales)
Advice on the heating levels in schools and classrooms in Wales, and how to deal with the various types of heating problems which are commonly encountered during cold weather and snow.
First aid in schools
Advice on the requirements for first aid provision in schools
Epilepsy in schools
Advice on how to deal with epilepsy and seizures in schools, including how to recognise when a pupil might be having a seizure.
Emergency procedures in schools
Advice on the procedures for dealing with emergencies in schools.
Facts about asbestos in schools
At least 86 per cent of schools contain asbestos, all of it old and much of it deteriorating. Unless your school was wholly built after 1999, it is extremely likely that it contains asbestos.
Asbestos in schools
Advice on dealing with asbestos problems in schools, including the law on asbestos removal and management in schools.
High classroom temperatures
Supporting NEU members in schools which suffer particularly badly in times of extreme heat.
Model health and safety policy for academy trusts
A model health and safety policy for academy trusts, where no such policy is in place or where the existing policy is considered to be inadequate.
Pay progression for school leaders
This guide gives advice to leaders on how their pay progression system works.
Social media
Tips for trainee members on using social media responsibly, including student contact on social media and privacy.
Work outside of the classroom
Advice for trainee members on the additional work outside the classroom you may be involved in.
The role of a mentor
Advice for trainee members on the role of a mentor, how to work best with your mentor and what to do if you feel you are not being supported.
Winning pay appeals
This guide gives advice on securing pay progression by persuading governors not to accept a recommendation to deny pay progression or by appealing successfully against a decision to deny progression.
School maintenance and construction work
Advice on legal requirements and good practice for construction work in schools and a stage-by-stage guide to the role of safety representatives.
Electrical safety
NEU guidance on the law and practical advice on electrical safety in schools
Securing pay progression
This is a guide on steering a course through your appraisal and the pay decision process to ensure that you can secure pay progression.
Standards for food safety in schools
NEU guidance on health and safety issues with safe preparation of food in schools.
Safe use of data projectors
Precautions to be taken to avoid discomfort and possible damage to the eye when using data projectors
Understanding pay progression
This guide gives advice on how the pay progression system for classroom teachers works.
Continence and toilet issues in schools
Guidance on issues regarding pupil incontinence, and how schools can adopt policies to help.
Flooding in Schools
Advice on responding to flood alerts in schools and dealing with the aftermath.
Computer safety
Guidance on health and safety precautions for teachers and pupils working with information and communications technology (ICT) equipment.
Dust in schools
Advice on what employers need to do to protect staff from the problems caused by wood dust and MDF dust.
Classroom ergonomics
The issues around ergonomics in classrooms and good practices for school staff.
School car parks
Frequently asked questions in relation to staff car parking on school premises. It includes information on provision of school car parks, charges for car parking, car park safety and malicious damage to cars.
School teacher pay: frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions on school teacher pay increase and how to make sure you receive it.
School teachers’ pay from September 2019: initial NEU advice on implementation
This is the NEU’s advice for local officers, school and academy reps on securing pay increases in line with the Government’s decisions on school teacher pay from September 2019.
Organising for international solidarity
Solidarity is a key trade union value. The NEU stands in solidarity with the many teachers around the world who are unable to carry out their vocation as they languish in prison, simply because they are trade unionists.
Class Sizes
Guidance on maximum class and room sizes
Asthma in Schools
Guidance on what asthma is, what can trigger it, and how to support pupils at risk
Anaphylaxis in schools
A guide to what anaphylaxis is, and how to support pupils at risk
Animals in education and guidance on farm visits
Advice on the main health, safety, welfare and legal factors surrounding animals in schools.
Diabetes in schools
Information and guidance for school staff to support the uninterrupted education of children with diabetes.
Soulbury officers
Information on pay and conditions for Soulbury paid officers in England and Wales.
Reasonable adjustments at work
The Equality Act 2010 requires employers to make reasonable adjustments to premises or working practices to ensure that employees are not disadvantaged because of their disability.
Allegations of abuse against staff
What may happen and what you should do when allegations of abuse are made against you.
Meetings with management
Practical tips to help when asked to attend an urgent meeting with the head or principal at short notice without being given an agenda or an indication of its purpose
Notice periods
This guidance sets out the obligations of employers and employees in relation to notice periods and notice pay.
Trans educators toolkit
The NEU Trans Equality Toolkit provides information for education staff on transitioning in school/college.
Making work fit
The duty to make reasonable adjustments requires school and college leaders to proactively identify barriers (both physical and attitudinal) to the inclusion of disabled people in the workplace.
Maternity rights
As well as statutory maternity rights, most teachers are also covered by the maternity rights scheme for teachers, set out in the Burgundy Book national agreement on conditions of service.
Winning an acceptable pay policy
This guide explains how to challenge unfair pay policies and secure a fair pay policy in your school.
Observations
What to expect from classroom observations as a trainee teacher, including feedback, professional reviews and formal assessment meetings.
Induction checklist
What you should know before you start your induction, the support you should expect during the induction programme, your timetable, raising concerns and professional development.
Behaviour tips for trainee teachers
Tips for trainee members on managing behaviour in the classroom, including tips for your first lesson and managing conflict.
Managing behaviour
Advice for trainees on managing behaviour in the classroom, including physical and social contact and infatuations.
Lesson planning
Advice for trainee members on lesson planning, timing and pacing, and tips on how to save time.
Starting your teaching placement
What to expect on your teaching placement, including advice on what you should and should not be asked to do in the classroom.
Before you start your teaching placement
Guidance on what you can do to ensure you have the best start on your trainee placement, including a visit to the school and familiarising yourself with policies and procedures.
Pay scales 2017-18
Details of the recommended NEU pay scales for teachers and leaders, which we wish to see all schools adopt.
Workload : marking
The Independent Teacher Workload Review Groups were established by the DfE to report on, and suggest solutions to, unnecessary burdens associated with marking, planning and data management.
How to develop a workload campaign in your school
Any actions to tackle excessive workload and working hours will be more effective if taken together, with staff and leaders working collaboratively to make a positive change across the whole workplace.