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NEU NI are delighted to confirm that the European Trade Union Confederation's (ETUC) Esther Lynch will deliver our NEU Northern Ireland Annual Lecture in 2022 on Thursday 19th May 2022.
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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Covid Guidance for Education Settings September 2021
The Department of Education have published their revised Coronavirus Guidance for Educational Settings.
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Transitional Protection Arrangements
Consultation on transitional protection arrangements in Northern Ireland Teachers’ Pension Scheme.
Advice and guidance
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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.
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Advice 
Supporting members with long covid - Northern Ireland
Latest advice for principals and managers who may have staff experiencing protracted ill health as a result of COVID-19 infection.
Blogs
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.
Blog 
Safe schools – reappraisal required?
As teachers and staff take a well-earned extended break at Halloween, Mark Langhammer, Northern Ireland regional secretary reflects on the ‘school restart’.
Press releases
Press release 
Northern Ireland primary and post-primary schools to extend remote learning
Full National Education Union Statement, 3rd January 2020
Press release 
NEU urge education minister to let go of GCSEs
The National Education Union has urged the Minister of Education to “let go” of GCSEs as a means of coping with the pandemic and as a way of de-stressing schools from relentless and obsessive testing, tracking, monitoring and assessment.
Press release
Coronavirus: FAQs on NEU NI school restart programme
Advice from the Department of Education, Northern Ireland guidance on School Restart Programme, including responses to the questions asked by NEU members at the recent Zoom meeting.
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.
