For vast majority of attendees, it is their first NEU event and it's always just the start of their union journey.
The NEU’s pay and funding campaigns of the past few years have made us a younger and more vibrant union, but education is a calling where young people face more challenges than ever before.
The rise of school-centred initial teacher training continues to expose new teachers to exploitation and de-skilling, austerity-era funding has left many school support staff fearing for their jobs, and a decade of Tory mismanagement and sabotage has saddled educators with a dispassionate, exam-factory curriculum.
The conference will equip young activists with the networks and skills to educate, agitate, and organise. Sessions and workshops will cover a wide range of issues, including international solidarity, workplace organising and campaigning, education workers’ rights and equalities organising
As a sector, NPYW plays a key role in supporting the NEU’s ongoing efforts to share the future of education. Our NPYW conference aims to give you the skills and knowledge to become active members of our union
Registration closes on 15 May 2026.