NEU Northern Ireland advice and guidance

Thinking about retirement?

Up-to-date information on a variety of pensions schemes and financial planning for retirement.

Time budgets Spring /Summer 2021 Term

This advice note is an update for teacher members in Northern Ireland as we move towards the end of the 2020/2021 academic year.

Updated guidance for reps on the wider opening of schools

The guidance is based around ‘Things you need to Do’ and ‘Things you need to Know’.

Updated guidance for schools on Coronavirus (COVID-19)

This guidance for Northern Ireland provides the latest advice on absence, pay arrangements and staffing matters linked to COVID-19.

Special schools supplementary Covid-19 guidance

Department of Education NI publishes supplementary guidance to the DE Coronavirus guidance for education settings (December 2020) previously issued to all schools.

Covid-19 risk assessments Northern Ireland

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.

SAGE advice

Seventy-fourth SAGE meeting on COVID-19, 22nd December 2020 Held via Video Teleconference

Coronavirus : Northern Ireland ventilation and temperature

Our advice on ventilation in Covid-19 schools and workplaces.

Covid-19 absences & impact on pay

This guidance applies to all staff - including substitute teachers and temporary non-teaching staff in response to absences because of Covid-19.

Guidance for schools and educational settings in Northern Ireland

Updated guidance in light of the current crisis in public. These replace the actions set out in the letter to schools of 31 December 2020.

Updated guidance for schools on Coronavirus (COVID-19)

This guidance for Northern Ireland provides the latest advice on absence, pay arrangements and staffing matters linked to COVID-19.

Northern Ireland January guidance

NEU NI issue January guidance for NEU members in educational settings in Northern Ireland

Coronavirus: New School Day

This guidance has been developed for education settings, to support a safe reopening of schools in line with the Northern Ireland Executive’s “Coronavirus Executive Approach to Decision-Making” published on 12 May 2020.

Concerns about face to face meetings in schools

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.

Teachers’ time budget arrangements

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.

Northern Ireland Teachers' Pension Scheme (NITPS) - members' advice

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.

Coronavirus: Awarding for qualifications summer 2020

Interim guidance for detailed submissions made to OFQUAL, DE, CCEA and others on awarding for qualifications Summer 2020.

Coronavirus: Implementing social distancing in education settings

Every child who can be safely cared for at home should be, to limit the chance of the virus spreading.

Coronavirus: Advice and guidance on exam cancellation (Northern Ireland)

Twelve points on exam cancellation for GCSEs, AS, A-levels and International Baccalaureate