Press releases

Seven in eight respondents tell us the SEND resources they do have are insufficient.

The NEU will work with other support staff Unions to ensure that all support staff receive the respect and renumeration that they so clearly deserve.

The NEU will continue putting pressure on the Government to live up to its commitments to reduce workload and working hours

SATs are not a useful or accurate way of assessing what children can do.

Expecting teachers to work for free is not acceptable. No teacher should be required to undertake additional responsibilities without appropriate TLRs. .

We should be developing a curriculum for children and young people that supports the democratic values of a diverse Britain.

Ofsted causes more harm than good and we need urgent and fundamental reform.

The NEU values the early years sector. It’s about time the government did too.

The majority of teachers are struggling with workload.

82% of teachers surveyed believe Ofsted should be replaced with a new system of inspection.

Clearly, the best place for students is in school but there are many factors causing our current absence figures.

These figures only refer to the capacity of each school and do not even consider the staffing crisis within schools, where we know recruitment targets are missed year after year.