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.
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.
Kevin Hannavy, joint NEU rep, reports on the recent successful recognition campaign at Christ’s Hospital School, Sussex
What legal protection is there on working long hours?
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.
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.
Approximately 100 independent schools recognise the National Education Union for collective negotiation of terms and conditions.
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.
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.
Ten bullet points on independent sector collective bagaining.
How to achieve a union recognition agreement in the independent sector.
Guidance on pay and conditions when working in the independent sector.
Details about your employment rights in independent schools in England, Wales and Scotland.
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.
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.
The NEU independent schools conference will take place on 23 November at DoubleTree by Hilton Tower of London, 7 Pepys Street, London EC3N 4AF.
