Autumn Webinar: Gambling With Lives Pilot in Schools
The NEU NI Autumn Webinar highlighted an innovative new pilot programme for Northern Ireland schools.
NEU Northern Ireland has a staff of four Regional Officials campaigning to ensure that the Northern Ireland Assembly and education authorities provide the best for education professional and pupils in every educational institution in Northern Ireland.
Agreement on teachers' pay and conditions of service is reached through the Teachers' Salaries and Conditions of Service Committee (Schools) which comprises the employing authorities/employer representatives, the Department of Education (DE) and the five recognised teachers' unions NEU is one of the five unions that make up the Northern Ireland Teachers Council (NITC).
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NEU leading the debate on the Independent Review of Education
We have an opportunity to review where we are right now with the Independent Review of Education and ask some big questions about where we’re heading.
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Our Ten Demands
NEU NI has submitted initial views to the independent review of education in the form of ten demands or asks to be addressed.
Advice and guidance
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Advice 
Teacher’s Attendance and Sick Leave
The policy includes advice on the monitoring of teacher absence reported as sickness absence and does not apply to other authorised absences.
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Advice 
Teachers Pensions Update
Latest update from the Department of Education (DENI) on annual benefit statements.
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Advice 
Teachers’ Pension Ill Health Retirement Guide
Useful information when you’re considering applying for Ill-health retirement with the NI Teachers’ Pension Scheme.
Blogs
Blog 
Self Help Africa - A cost effective way to becoming carbon neutral in your School
Denny Elliot - Self Help Africa’s Head of Northern Ireland, writes about the charity's initiative to plant a million new trees both in Northern Ireland here and in Africa.
Blog 
Peter Weir's executive dysfunction
Ciaran O’Halloran, NEU member, head of drama at a school in Belfast, and an examiner for Welsh Joint Education Committee (WJEC) shares his thoughts on the ministerial decision on WJEC exams in Northern Ireland.
Blog 
The Covid-19 emergency deepens – concern about low isolation figures
Mark Langhammer, Northern Ireland regional secretary's shares his concerns on the effect of low isolation figures on Covid-19 transmission in Northern Ireland.
Press releases
Press release 
Consultation on Deferring School Starting Age: Have your say.
We have been involved in the campaign to bring flexibility to Northern Ireland’s school start for over a decade, and this consultation is a welcome step.
Press release
Healthy happy minds pilot for primary schools
NEU NI welcomes £5million ‘Healthy Happy Minds’ pilot for primary schools.
Press release
Northern Ireland primary and post-primary schools to extend remote learning
Full National Education Union Statement, 3rd January 2020
Training in Northern Ireland
NEU Northern Ireland is committed to helping members develop throughout their careers. Members can access a comprehensive range of continuing professional development (CPD) courses through NEU, most of which are free to all members.
Newsletters
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NEU Northern Ireland Newletters
The latest editions of newsletters for members in Northern Ireland including Reps bulletin and Frontline.
