
Domestic abuse and the workplace
An NEU toolkit to support members affected at work by domestic abuse. Model policy, guidance, poster, FAQs and a checklist for reps and leaders. #NEURNotAlone
An NEU toolkit to support members affected at work by domestic abuse. Model policy, guidance, poster, FAQs and a checklist for reps and leaders. #NEURNotAlone
Working against racism in education
The NEU's framework for developing an anti-racist approach
International Women's Day on 8th March celebrates women and calls for gender equity
Relationships education and health education should begin in primary school and be developed and delivered according to children’s developmental age and lived experiences.
Councillors are a bridge between the community and the local authority. The local authority can take a lead in developing a borough/region-wide approach to LGBT+ inclusion in education.
Changes to Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSE) are vital to support the social and emotional development of children and young people.
Awarded in recognition of work to challenge sexism and engage women in the union.
Black History Month (BHM) is held each year in October, to promote the history and contribution that Black communities have made to the UK helping to understand the present through our past.
Here you will find resources which have been developed and shared by teachers to help schools support refugees.
Narrative on National Education Union employee gender and pay. We are absolutely committed to continuing to reduce our gender pay gap.
A comprehensive set of teaching resources on the Holocaust and Nazi persecution, produced by the NEU and the Holocaust Educational Trust.
We want choices and rights in our lives. UKDHM formally takes place between 22nd November and 22nd December each year, though many events and activities take place outside this time slot.
A key priority of the union, to ensure all members have a voice in the union, the workplace and broader society, and do not face barriers to promotion, representation or participation.
LGBT+ education professionals, pupils and families are vital members of all nursery, school and college communities and of our union.
Advice on working through the menopause, guides and checklists for leaders and school reps and the NEU's model menopause policy.
Supporting victims and challenging the behaviour of perpetrators
A guide for leaders on how to tackle domestic violence and the workplace
A guide for members on how to tackle domestic abuse and the workplace
A guide for NEU reps on how to tackle domestic abuse and the workplace
A guide for reps on equality in schools, including a checklist to ensure that all eligible members receive pay progression.
Every school and district should be having a conversation about LGBT+ inclusion.
It is often the most unpleasant voices that we hear the loudest and whether you are out at work or not, it can be extremely isolating being a lone LGBT+ staff member.
LGBT+ inclusion involves reviewing the curriculum and lesson plans across all subjects to eliminate heteronormative bias, and ensure sexual orientations and gender identities are represented.
The most common queries NEU members have on equality in schools.
An NEU equality model statement to be used to promote equal opportunity for all staff in a school/trust.
Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) will be changing for schools in England from September 2020.
The purpose of this guidance is to suggest practical ways in which the school and college environment can be improved for women who are going through the menopause.
Education has a key role to play in countering the international, national and local climate of Islamophobia.
Who is protected from religion or belief harassment and the first steps you should take if you think you are being subjected to such harassment.
Who is protected from discrimination on grounds of religion or belief and the first steps you should take if you think you have been discriminated against at work.
Who is protected from harassment on grounds of age and the first steps you should take if you think you are being subjected to such harassment.
Who is protected from age discrimination and the first steps you should take if you think you have been discriminated against at work.
Who is protected from harassment on grounds of sexual orientation, and the first steps you should take if you think you have been harassed at work.
Who is protected from sexual orientation discrimination, and the first steps you should take if you think you have been discriminated against at work.
Who is protected from harassment on grounds of transgender status,and the first steps you should take if you think you have been harassed at work.
Who is protected from transgender discrimination, and the first steps you should take if you think you have been discriminated against at work.
Who is protected from sexual harassment and the first steps you should take if you think you are being subjected to such harassment.
Trade union victimisation, who is protected from it and the first steps you should take if you think you have been victimised at work.
The legal definition of harassment on grounds of disability, who is protected and the first steps you should take if you think you are being subjected to such harassment.
The legal definition of disability discrimination, who is protected and the first steps you should take if you think you have been discriminated against at work.
The legal definitions of sex discrimination, who is protected and the first steps you should take if you think you have been discriminated against at work.
The legal definitions of pregnancy and maternity discrimination, who is protected and the first steps you should take if you think you have been discriminated against at work.
The legal definition of racial harassment, who is protected and the first steps you should take if you think you are being subjected to racial harassment.
The legal definitions of race discrimination, who is protected, and the first steps you should take if you think you have been discriminated against at work.
The government announced a public consultation seeking views on how to remove the discrimination caused by the transitional protections in July 2020. The NEU has now responded and favours the Deferred Choice Underpin option of the two options presented.
The campaign for equal pay has a long history; one which is still ongoing.
In the last few years there has been much work done, raising awareness and increasing the visibility of transgender issues. This advice aims to helps school and college staff support gender variant or questioning students in the educational environment.
The use of verbal abuse as a form of bullying of disabled children and young people is widespread. This has a significant negative impact on self-esteem and achievement.
The right to vote was a hard-won milestone in the battle for equality
The NEU is concerned about how poverty disproportionately affects women.
This toolkit is aimed at school representatives, teacher governors and NEU officers to use to promote good policies and practices in schools and colleges.
The results of UK Feminista and NEU’s groundbreaking study are clear: schools, education bodies and Government must take urgent action to tackle sexism in schools. "It's just everywhere" is a study on sexism in schools and how we tackle it.
The Equality Act 2010 requires employers to make reasonable adjustments to premises or working practices to ensure that employees are not disadvantaged because of their disability.
The NEU Trans Equality Toolkit provides information for education staff on transitioning in school/college.
22 June 1948 ‘Citizens of the British empire’. Britain’s schizophrenic approach to migrants continues to this day. Rodeane Henry-Grant on Windrush.
15th-21st June. What would our schools, communities, cities, and planet look like if you made the rules?
International Women’s Day on the 8 March is a chance to celebrate women’s achievements around the world as well as shine a spotlight on the continuing inequalities and injustices that women and girls face.
On Martin Luther King Day, the NEU wants to make the links between poverty and racism better understood.
Today August 2, marks the 75th anniversary of the murder of 2,897 Sinti and Roma in the gas chambers at the German Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp.
NEU to speak at Petitions Committee hearing on Black history and the curriculum
The National Education Union is deeply concerned by the recent comments made by the Women and Equalities Minister Liz Truss which have caused unnecessary distress and anxiety for trans and non-binary workers.
NEU Cymru have written to the Minister for Education, Welsh Government to express deep concerns about the injustices and racial disparities that have been highlighted by the virus and by the horrific events of brutality against black people in the United States.
NEU has today written to the Prime Minister with 5 recommendations for urgent action to tackle racism.
The National Education is proud to host an exclusive Black Lives Matter solidarity webinar, with guests including the Reverend Jesse Jackson Snr, and Diane Abbott MP, on Monday 15 June at 3pm.
Urgent action is needed to address widespread stereotyping, discrimination and the fear and violence caused by racism.
The NEU calls on the Government and Public Health England to develop urgent advice on the issues of greater health risk identified in the Fenton Review.
National Education Union, has written to the Prime Minister about the hiring of Andrew Sabisky
While schools do a great deal to provide all students with a broad and balanced curriculum, as this report shows, gender continues to shape the subjects chosen by pupils at GCSE.
We support Plan International’s call for a remodelling of education, one that puts gender equality and social and emotional learning at it’s heart.
Ahead of World Teachers’ Day (5 October), the National Education Union (NEU) will be screening the new documentary from British filmmaker and former teacher Jon Seal.
New research from the National Education Union and UK Feminista – “It’s just everywhere”: Sexism in schools and how we tackle it - shows that the sexual harassment of girls in schools is widespread.
Kevin Courtney, Joint General Secretary of the National Education Union, comments on today’s written statement on Keeping Children Safe in Education.
75 million children, of whom 41 million are girls, do not go to primary school.
Building LGBT+ inclusion through reading. Part of the Union’s Breaking the Mould series of resources, for nursery and primary phase teachers to think about books to use in the classroom.
Despite Government promises, for teachers, the gender pay gap persists.
With recent explosion in anti-racist organising across the world, this workshop will expand on the role of educators in challenging systematic racism.
This webinar looks at sexual harassment, sexist language and gender stereotyping which are commonplace in school settings.
Hear from experienced and award-winning LGBT+ Teachers and organisations on the scope and pivotal role LGBT+ inclusion has in today’s modern schools.
Access. How far have we come? How far have we to go? UK Disability History Month 2020: 18 November –18 December