
The State of Education: Staff Workload, Wellbeing and Retention
Survey of NEU members on their working lives over the past year, and how they view it in the months and years to come.
Survey of NEU members on their working lives over the past year, and how they view it in the months and years to come.
Building inclusion in schools and colleges
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a marked impact on mental, as well as physical health in the UK and elsewhere.
Ten points on how to protect staff mental health during the Covid-19 crisis.
What you need to know about supporting child mental health and wellbeing
This guidance document is aimed at NEU members who are worried that their mental health is suffering because of the demands of their work. It will also be of use to NEU members who are considering returning to work following a spell of absence due to a mental health condition.
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.
It is important to understand the extent of governing body’s responsibilities for managing health, safety and welfare of teachers and ways in which the NEU and governors can work together to safeguard the mental health of teachers.
This advice explains the ‘resilience’ approach, why it does not lead to meaningful improvements for employees and how safety reps should instead seek to tackle work related stress in their school or college.
This charter, when followed, will help to ensure that the way work is organised does not cause or contribute to ill-health.
Excessive workload and working hours are continually cited by teachers as one of the main causes of their workplace stress. This advice explains how to tackle stress at a local level in your workplace.
If someone is threatening imminent suicide call 999 and stay with them until the emergency services arrive.
A stress risk assessment is a careful examination of what in a workplace could cause staff to suffer from work-related stress, so that you can weigh up whether you have done enough, or should do more to prevent harm.
Excessive workload is a key cause of mental health problems among teachers and education professionals. This advice explains what to do if you are struggling with mental health and outlines the different ways you can get support.
What did we learn from the first lockdown that can help us better manage this and future disruptions?
Last year's Clean Air Day saw over 550 events taking place nationally and this year's event on Thursday June 20th is set to be even bigger. Clean Air Day aims to raise awareness of how we can all take action, and support action, that will make the air we breathe cleaner and safer for all.
Dr Mary Bousted, joint general secretary of the NEU writes about the impact of school funding cuts on pupils with SEND and poor mental health.
Natasha Devon looks at some possible solutions to the crisis in mental health provision.
Natasha Devon is putting Gove-o-philes, the Department of Education, and Theresa May on notice: something has to change to solve the crisis in mental health provision.
The Government claims that its new Schools Bill will level up education opportunity. It will do no such thing. It displays an alarming lack of aspiration and ambition.
Comment on the passing of Motion 18 at the Annual Conference of the National Education Union
The NEU's State of Education survey findings on the mental health challenges in schools
The findings of the select committee are damning but not surprising to those in the education sector.
Extra money for mental health support for the education workforce should mean that schools are able to identify and support staff with their wellbeing.
We hope this policy will increase take up of free school meals
Schools work hard every day to engage and support pupils who for whatever reason are absent from class.
NEU NI welcomes £5million ‘Healthy Happy Minds’ pilot for primary schools.
We agree with the LGA that more school-based counselling would be a sensible step given the increased number of young people with anxiety and mental health issues.
National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) report on an increase in pupils with mental health issues.
We need a holistic approach to education recovery over the coming year because of the strong relationship between mental health and learning.
The consultation on behaviour management in schools should focus on wellbeing not phones.
Government must properly fund all schools and conduct an urgent review of high-needs funding.
In advance of the National Education Union’s annual conference, held online this week, more than 10,000 teachers, leaders and support staff from across the UK and in all school and college settings have made clear their views on the State of Education and the conditions under which they work.
The NEU supports the call that all children should have access to on-site mental health support, including on-site counsellors and interventions to support parental support programmes.
NEU joint general secretaries have written to the education secretary Gavin Williamson about issues affecting supply staff during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Extra £1.25 million for school counselling services will be invaluable to support the anticipated increase in need for mental health services as a result of social distancing and school shut down measures.
TALIS shows us that under normal circumstances, teachers are overworked, stressed and looking to leave the profession.
The findings of this report are further evidence of the chronic underfunding of children’s mental health services and the lack of available support for so many children and young people who need it.
There is no doubt that the excessive demands upon education staff and the poor working practices they endure in schools and colleges are helping create a toxic work environment, leading to mental ill-health among both teachers and support staff.
The EPI report makes for alarming reading and chimes with the concerns raised by our members.
Wales’s largest education union has called on the Welsh Government to support the rights of every child to a fully funded and equal education.
Young Minds survey shows that academic pressure has significant impact on students mental health.
On the eve of this year’s GCSE results, the National Education Union (NEU) has carried out a snapshot poll of members about their perceptions of how recent reforms to the qualifications have impacted on the students they teach.
On the eve of this year’s A-Level results, the National Education Union (NEU) has polled members about their perceptions of how recent reforms to the qualifications have impacted on the students they teach.
Commenting on an announcement by Theresa May that every new teacher will be trained in spotting the signs of mental health issues, Dr Mary Bousted, joint general secretary NEU, said: “The aspiration to train school staff to spot signs of mental illness amongst pupils is welcome, but it will amount to little more than a sticking plaster."
Mental health problems amongst young people hit “crisis point”, according to findings of NEU survey
Almost half (49%) of education staff say secondary school pupils have been suicidal because of stress they are under, according to a survey of the National Education Union (NEU), released at the ATL section annual conference.
Children crying, having nightmares and being so stressed they needed extra support to cope with SATs were highlighted by primary teachers in a National Education Union (NEU) survey on the primary assessment.
Capita is set to make a vast profit at the expense of young primary children’s mental health and well-being, after the award of a £109 million contract by the government, says the NEU.
Congratulations to students and staff but warning that there is increase in mental health issues and a narrowing of the curriculum with new assessment model, NEU says.
Changes to this year’s GCSEs and A-levels have damaged students’ mental health, according to a snap-shot poll by the National Education Union.
A webinar to explore some of the mental and physical wellbeing challenges members may face due to the coronavirus crisis.