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.
- NEU position remains that the coming together of large groups of adults in schools, for example staff meetings, parent meetings, open days, should be suspended.
- Our advice on ventilation in Covid-19 schools and workplaces.
- Twelve points on exam cancellation for GCSEs, AS, A-levels and International Baccalaureate
- Interim guidance for detailed submissions made to OFQUAL, DE, CCEA and others on awarding for qualifications Summer 2020.
- Every child who can be safely cared for at home should be, to limit the chance of the virus spreading.
- This guidance applies to all staff - including substitute teachers and temporary non-teaching staff in response to absences because of Covid-19.
- NEU continues to meet with DENI, the Education Authority, and the PHA and to raise a wide range of concerns for staff and pupils on substantive matters of health and safety.
- NEU NI issue January guidance for NEU members in educational settings in Northern Ireland
- Our advice today is that members hold off responding to the consultation until we are able to provide a more detailed response and guidance to members.
- Department of Education NI publishes supplementary guidance to the DE Coronavirus guidance for education settings (December 2020) previously issued to all schools.
- Latest advice for principals and managers who may have staff experiencing protracted ill health as a result of COVID-19 infection.
- Latest update from the Department of Education (DENI) on annual benefit statements.
- Useful information when you’re considering applying for Ill-health retirement with the NI Teachers’ Pension Scheme.
- As negotiated by NEU along with colleague in the NITC, until individual time budgets are in place, no teacher should be directed to work more than 32.4 hours in a single week.
- Up-to-date information on a variety of pensions schemes and financial planning for retirement.
- This advice note is an update for teacher members in Northern Ireland as we move towards the end of the 2020/2021 academic year.
- Following our webinar, we have produced an advice note which contains FAQs, NEU checklist, and sources of additional information.
- The guidance is based around ‘Things you need to Do’ and ‘Things you need to Know’.
- This guidance for Northern Ireland provides the latest advice on absence, pay arrangements and staffing matters linked to COVID-19.
This guidance sets out the obligations of employers and employees in relation to notice periods and notice pay.
- What to expect from classroom observations as a trainee teacher, including feedback, professional reviews and formal assessment meetings.
- NEU advice regarding the completion of initial teacher training courses and inducation of newly qualified teachers during the coronavirus crisis.
This advice contains advice about health and safety matters which both newly qualified and student teachers should be aware of when entering the profession.
- 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.
- 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.