Pension scheme auto-enrolment
Advice and frequently asked questions on pension scheme auto-enrolment for April 2021.
The National Education Union represents more than 40,000 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 NEU 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 Green Book and Associated Matters
This guide has been produced for the use of local Officers and school Reps when dealing with support staff issues in maintained and academy school.
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
Support staff advice and guidance
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Professional standards for teaching assistants
Unions representing support staff have issued these teaching assistant standards for all stakeholders to promote and adopt
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Advice 
Support staff pay and conditions
Pay and conditions agreement for support staff - 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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Support staff employment rights
The employment rights of support staff in maintained and academy sectors in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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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.
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Support staff term-time working
An initial section of guidance on term-time working has now been agreed between the local government employers and the recognised trade unions
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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.
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Classroom observations of support staff
NEU advice on observation by colleagues and others of support staff in schools.
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Lone Working: Support Staff
NEU advice on risks of lone working and what can be done to counter them.
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Support staff job descriptions and job evaluation
Support staff guidance on job descriptions – their accuracy, and how to go about changing them, and details on job evaluation.
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HLTAs and cover supervisors
NEU advice giving a brief synopsis of the advent of the Workload Agreement, and the ‘dos and don’ts’ for HLTAs and cover supervisors.
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The 2014 local government pension scheme
An overview of the Local Government Pension Scheme, introduced in 2014
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Personal Care of Pupils
This advice aims to clarify your rights and responsibilities related to toilet-related care of pupils.