NEU help and advice pages comprise FAQs and other guidance which address common employment workplace issues and are entirely problem focused. These documents, along with our current top 5 FAQs posed by members, represent the quickest way to get support if you need it.
Other ways to get help
Your first point of contact is your workplace reps - they are best placed to discuss your next steps to dealing with your issue. If you don't know who that is, contact your branch for assistance. Find the contact details here.
You also contact the Employment AdviceLine - however, please be advised that this national service deals with a very high volume of emails and calls and your waiting time for a response may be long.
If you can't find the answer to your question below, speaking to your rep or branch secretary will be the quickest way to answer your query.
- This advice explains the circumstances in which schools may disclose capability information to prospective employers.
- 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
Providing cover for absent colleagues is not a good use of teachers’ time - and the inappropriate use of support staff to provide that cover is a major and growing problem in schools.
- Staff in independent schools should be consulted on any proposed significant changes to working conditions during the coronavirus outbreak.
- Our major priority, during this awful crisis, is the health and safety of our members who are continuing to go to work to care for vulnerable pupils and the children of key workers.
- Advice for school leaders on coronavirus - with many schools and colleges remaining open for some students, we are keen to help you ensure clarity and safety in the workplace, while supporting all of you to help continue support for all staff and students.
- NEU advice to branch and district officers regarding Coronavirus Covid-19
NEU advice and FAQs for sixth form members regarding Coronavirus Covid-19
- Guide for National Education Union workplace representatives and how to support your members during coronavirus outbreak.
- Frequently asked questions on keeping staff and pupils safe in special schools and pupil referral units.
- During the coronavirus pandemic, many NEU members will be working from home, either on days they are not on the rota to be in school, or because they fall into the categories of those who should not be in school because they are vulnerable.
- Relevant extracts from the Burgundy Book and Green Book sick pay schemes
- Frequently asked questions for special school leaders.
- Frequently asked questions for special school reps.
- Further advice will continue to be made available here as matters become clearer, along with advice on what school staff can and should do and cannot and should not do whether working in school or at home.
- For leaders in education, the first and most important consideration during this crisis is the safety and wellbeing of the staff and students of your school or college.
- Ten things you need to know on special school closures
- Twelve points on exam cancellation for GCSEs, AS, A-levels and International Baccalaureate
- Ten points on exam cancellation for GCSEs, AS-levels, A-levels and the Skills Challenge Certificate
- Schools are closed and there are lots of different opinions on what learning will look like over the next few months. In this unprecedented time, parents cannot expect that their children will be accessing a normal timetable or individual support on a regular basis.
- Read our advice and guidance for primary school educators.
- Read our advice and guidance for school leaders.
- Read our advice and guidance for secondary school educators.
- Leaders of schools that are being asked to join larger hubs should carefully evaluate the risks.
- Advice for educators on GCSEs, AS, A levels and BTEC
- NEU advice for primary educators on assessment during coronavirus
We know that supply teachers are particularly concerned about what will happen if they are unable to work or if schools and colleges are closed.
- NEU guidance on the creation of school hubs to bring students from different schools together.
- Advice on ways NEU members can argue for, and develop, adequate CPD for teaching and educational professionals.