Protecting independent school teachers’ pensions
The NEU remains committed to protecting independent school teachers' membership of the TPS. We will support members in opposing any proposal to remove teachers’ membership of the TPS.
Collective bargaining in the independent sector
How to negotiate on pay and other forms of remuneration in the independent sector, with some relevance to Further Education workplaces or academies where there is collective bargaining.
National Councils – independent sector
Under the rules of the new union, new elected member groups have been set up to help organise and promote the interest of members working in specific Sections or specific interest groups.
Christ’s Hospital School recognition
Kevin Hannavy, joint NEU rep, reports on the recent successful recognition campaign at Christ’s Hospital School, Sussex
Working Time Regulations and independent schools
What legal protection is there on working long hours?
Independent
NEU is the largest single union in the independent sector with over 30,000 members in 1,700 schools. We represent more teachers and support staff working in independent schools than any other union.
Independent school recognition agreements
Approximately 100 independent schools recognise the National Education Union for collective negotiation of terms and conditions.
NEU in the independent sector
NEU is the largest single union in the independent sector with over 30,000 members in 1,700 schools. We represent more teachers and support staff working in independent schools than any other union.
Advice
Coronavirus : Boarding schools - members advice
NEU advice on Covid-19 for members working in boarding schools during the coronavirus crisis.
Coronavirus - independent schools
Staff in independent schools should be consulted on any proposed significant changes to working conditions during the coronavirus outbreak.
Non pensionable allowances
Pensions advice note on non-pensionable allowances in the Teachers’ Pensions Scheme.
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. This advice is designed to help those working in independent schools to deal with this unmanageable workload.
Collective bargaining starter for ten
Ten bullet points on independent sector collective bagaining.
Trade union recognition in the independent sector
How to achieve a union recognition agreement in the independent sector.
Teaching in independent schools
Guidance on matters to consider in relation to pay and conditions when working in the independent sector.
Employee rights in the independent sector
Details about your employment rights in independent schools in England, Wales and Scotland.
Pay in the independent sector
As private businesses outside the national collective bargaining structure in the maintained sector, independent schools have greater freedom to set their own terms and conditions of employment.
Blog
Staff retain TPS in South London School
Staff at a South London School persuade governors to commit to Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS)
Press release
Teachers at Colfe’s independent school to strike tomorrow
Teachers at Colfe’s School, Greenwich, have voted for strike action on Wednesday 4 March over proposals by their employer to withdraw from the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS), the pension provider to the vast majority of teachers in England and Wales.
NEU independent sector survey
NEU survey shows staff working in independent schools have increased workload, low pay and damage to pensions.
Undervalued and underpaid, NEU survey of independent school staff finds
The National Education Union’s 2018 independent sector pay & conditions survey reveals that pay in private schools is failing to keep pace with inflation, and that staff continue to experience high levels of workload, much of it unpaid.