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Working through the menopause poster to display in your workplace.

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Menopause toolkit

Advice on working through the menopause, guides and checklists for leaders and school reps and the NEU's model menopause policy.

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Working through the menopause

Workplace checklist

All women should be able to:

  • work through the menopause in an environment that is supportive
  • control room temperature in their classrooms (and through negotiation the staffroom as well)
  • access a toilet during breaktimes – and expect systems to be in place in the workplace that ensure that if a member of staff wishes to use the toilet during lesson time they are able to do so
  • expect understanding from managers and colleagues regarding any condition that may require reasonable adjustments
  • work in an environment where reasonable adjustments are made to achieve a comfortable working environment for all.

Questions to raise in your workplace:

  • are all staff menopause-aware so that women do not need to raise it as an individual issue?
  • is there a climate of openness where women are able, if they so choose, to disclose their symptoms to colleagues and management and request adjustments?
  • is there adequate ventilation and temperature control in each classroom and in other areas of the school, such as the staffroom?
  • is there a procedure for providing brief cover arrangements for women workers who may need to use toilet/ washing facilities during a lesson
  • or when they are working with an individual pupil?
  • is there ready access to cold drinking water?
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