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The NEU is calling on all employers to uphold breastfeeding women’s rights at work. Find out what teachers and support staff told us about their experiences of returning to work while still breastfeeding, and how members can work together to improve conditions at work.

NEU reps can use this checklist to support new mothers and make your workplace breastfeeding-ready.

A checklist on how you can, as a leader, adopt good practice to accommodate, support and retain breastfeeding women at your school or college.

Job quality of educational professionals before and after the pandemic

The aim of this model policy on breastfeeding women at work is to provide a framework that schools can adopt to secure risk assessment, suitable rest facilities, flexible adjustments and breastfeeding breaks for new mothers at work.

A sample notice from a workplace rep seeking appropriate facilities and arrangements to support new mothers who are still breastfeeding.

A campaign poster outlining the NEU’s key demands for breastfeeding women at work.

NEU disciplinary procedure complaint form for members.

Guide on directed time for NEU workplace representatives and members.

A guide on your rights at work as a breastfeeding mother and recommended actions for you to take to before, during and after your maternity leave.

The NEU's guide to enable you to calculate your school's directed time.