Empowering and developing middle leaders
Heads of department, curriculum leaders, SENCOs and NQT mentors flourish in their roles when they are provided with adequate time, development opportunities and collaborative support.
NEU Leadership on Guild
Join the NEU's Leadership member community to offer and seek support, share best practice and shape the future of education.
Planning guide for primary schools and early years
NEU/GMB/Unison/Unite have produced a commentary and checklist guide for primary schools.
Coronavirus: Planning checklist for secondary schools and colleges
NEU/GMB/Unison/Unite have produced a commentary and checklist guide for secondary schools.
NEU Leadership
Schools and colleges need to be effectively led by leaders and managers who are well supported and developed to meet and succeed in an immensely challenging education environment.
Advice
Changes to the NPQML affecting middle leaders working in schools
The current National Professional Qualification for Middle Leaders (NPQML) has been developed and will look significantly different from September 2021 onwards.
Coronavirus: leadership and workload
Leadership, Workload and Covid-19
Domestic abuse and the workplace – leaders checklist
A guide for leaders on how to tackle domestic violence and the workplace
Coronavirus: sharing information on confirmed or suspected cases
Guidance for school leaders and health & safety reps including NEU advice on good practice and on privacy requirements.
COVID-19 : Risk assessments for individual staff
Knowledge about the greater risks of Covid-19 to specific individuals and groups has grown during the current crisis.
Coronavirus: school/college risk assessment
What to look out for in your school/college risk assessment
Coronavirus: ensuring safety in hubs
Leaders of schools that are being asked to join larger hubs should carefully evaluate the risks.
Coronavirus - leadership advice
The NEU is committed to helping you ensure safety in the workplace for all staff and students in schools and colleges during this very challenging time.
Ofsted inspection - advice for school leaders in England
The new Ofsted inspection framework is focused on the quality of the school’s curriculum, and as a school leader, you have difficult decisions to make to balance staffing with budget in your school.
Preventing work related mental health conditions
As a school leader, it is important to ensure that your school is a great place to work, with a happy and healthy workforce and low levels of sick leave.
Menopause guide and checklist for leaders
NEU leadership members are key to supporting women going through the menopause in the workplace. As a leader, you’re not alone. Collaboration between leaders, governors, workplace reps, health and safety reps and a staff support network can go a long way towards creating a supportive environment for women experiencing menopause symptoms at work.
Pay for leadership teachers
The most common queries NEU members have on pay for leadership teachers in schools and academies.
Pay progression for school leaders
This guide gives advice to leaders on how their pay progression system works.
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NEU leadership membership
If the National Education Union is to achieve its ambition to be a ‘game changer’ in education, it must be widely seen to speak for all education professionals, including school leaders and college managers.