NEU and support staff
The NEU represents more than 25,000 support staff members across the UK in the maintained, academy, free school, independent, further education, sixth form and university sectors, and this number is growing all the time.
The National Education Union welcomes into membership all professionals working in the education sector: teachers, teaching assistants, examination officers, technicians, librarians, lecturers, managers, administrators and ancillary staff.
The Green Book
The National Agreement on Pay and Conditions (more commonly referred to as the “Green Book”) covers nearly all support staff who work in the maintained and academy sectors in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The Way Forward Agreement
The “School Support Staff - The Way Forward” Agreement was finalised in 2003. It was negotiated and agreed at the same time as the Workload Agreement (“Raising Standards – Tackling Workloads”), the primary focus of which was to address teacher workload.
“The Way Forward” Agreement contains a number of sections:
- Model Role Profiles for various school support staff jobs
- Guidance on Training & Development for school support staff
- Guidance on the use of fixed-term contract support staff in schools
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Advice 
Support staff pay scales and conditions
There are no national pay scales for support staff employed in the state sector. But most LA schools use the local government pay scales to pay their support staff in conjunction with National Joint Council (NJC) terms and conditions.
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Event 
Support staff conference
The first National Education Union (NEU) Support Staff Conference took place on Saturday 2 March.
Latest content
Advice 
Support staff workload in the independent sector
NEU believes that the increase in the quantity and complexity of work for school support staff has now reached crisis point.
Advice 
Support staff workload in the state sector
NEU believes that the increase in the quantity and complexity of work for school support staff has now reached crisis point.
Advice 
HLTAs and Cover Supervisors: your questions answered
This advice gives a brief synopsis of the advent of the Workload Agreement, and the ‘dos and don’ts’ for HLTAs and cover supervisors.
Advice 
Classroom Observations: Support Staff
This document offers advice on observation by colleagues and others of support staff in schools.Introduction
Advice 
The 2014 Local Government Pension Scheme
A new Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) was introduced in 2014. From April of that year, all members are in the new scheme, and accrued benefits from that time forward on a career average basis. This factsheet gives an overview of the LGPS, including those changes.
Advice 
Support staff job descriptions and job evaluation
NEU receives many enquiries from support staff members about job descriptions – their accuracy, and how to go about changing them, and job evaluation – what is it, and how to get your job re-evaluated to take account of changes (normally an increase) in responsibilities?
Advice 
Lone Working: Support Staff
This advice looks at the risks of lone working and what can be done to counter them.
Reps training 
Representing Support Staff in the State Sector (pilot)
This one day course will take an in-depth look at advising and representing support staff members working in the maintained sector and in academies.