Independent sector pay & conditions survey 2020
NEU survey of independent school staff finds support for measures to minimise Covid risk but more needs to be done.
NEU survey of independent school staff finds support for measures to minimise Covid risk but more needs to be done.
We are committed to protecting independent school teachers' membership of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme TPS.
How to negotiate on pay 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?
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.
More than 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 advice on Covid-19 for members working in boarding schools during the coronavirus crisis.
Staff in independent schools should be consulted on any proposed significant changes to working conditions during the coronavirus outbreak.
Pensions advice note on non-pensionable allowances in the Teachers’ Pensions Scheme.
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 matters to consider in relation to 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.
Staff at a South London School persuade governors to commit to Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS)
NEU survey of independent school staff finds support for measures to minimise Covid risk but more needs to be done.
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.
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.