Working Time Regulations and independent schools
What legal protection is there on working long hours?
Protecting independent school teachers’ pensions
Proposed increases in the employer contribution to the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS) could lead to some employers withdrawing from the scheme, with members taking a significant hit to their pension.
Independent
Specific advice for members in the independent school sector.
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
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.
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.
Teaching in independent schools
Guidance on 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.