Asbestos removal Date: 01/07/2025 The NEU fully supports the reinforcement of a commitment to remove asbestos from all public buildings. Health and safety School environment
Health and safety in education – learning from Grenfell Date: 17/04/2025 We must learn the lessons of Grenfell and other deaths as a result of political choices to underfund, ignore and delay. NEU2025 Health and safety School environment
Violence in the education sector Date: 16/04/2025 There is an increase in behaviour that challenges, and education staff are bearing the brunt of it. NEU2025 Behaviour Health and safety
Shift in policy on asbestos removal Date: 07/02/2025 The ambition to remove asbestos entirely from all public buildings is very welcome and must begin as soon as possible. Health and safety
Teacher wellbeing index Date: 20/11/2024 Lack of funding for SEND and mental health specialists has real consequences. Health and safety Mental health
Working conditions in adverse heat Date: 05/04/2024 Students cannot concentrate nor can teachers teach effectively in extreme heat. Health and safety School environment
Workplace suicides Date: 05/04/2024 Suicides have been linked to unmanageable workloads, national assessment procedures including inspections and league tables, and long working hours. NEU2024 Health and safety Ofsted
Labour’s child health action plan Date: 10/01/2024 Schools should be able to deliver these programmes free from the worry of budget constraints and increases to staff workload. Child poverty Health and safety
Latest Government update on RAAC in school Date: 06/12/2023 Still no coherent Government plan or even a commitment to remove RAAC from schools. Health and safety School environment
Union leaders call for an end to deadly asbesto legacy Date: 08/10/2023 Coalition of Trade Unions calling for the removal of asbestos from all public buildings within the next 40 years Health and safety School environment
Joint call to solve school buildings crisis Date: 25/09/2023 Eight unions and the NGA call on the Prime Minister to invest £4.4bn+ per year to get a grip on the school buildings crisis Funding Health and safety School environment
RAAC Latest List Date: 19/09/2023 This list is the product of years of neglect by Government. Health and safety School environment
