Everybody on board for a fairer, greener and digital future.
NEU NI are delighted to confirm that the European Trade Union Confederation's (ETUC) Esther Lynch will deliver our NEU Northern Ireland Annual Lecture in 2022 on Thursday 19th May 2022.
Covid Guidance for Education Settings September 2021
The Department of Education have published their revised Coronavirus Guidance for Educational Settings.
Transitional Protection Arrangements
Consultation on transitional protection arrangements in Northern Ireland Teachers’ Pension Scheme.
Teachers’ Incremental Pay Progression 2021/22
The Department of Education, Northern Ireland (DENI) have now confirmed that temporary cover has been approved to allow the payment of incremental progression increases to eligible teachers from September 2021.
Important update for teacher members: exam results, appeals, and impact on days worked
Management and Teachers’ Sides of the Teachers’ Salaries and Conditions of Service Committee (“TNC”) recognise that responses to the Covid-19 situation have the potential to impact on the conditions of service for teachers and school leaders.
NEU Statement on the Report of the Expert Panel on Educational Underachievement
Mark Langhammer, Regional Secretary of the National Education Union in Northern Ireland (Europe’s largest union for teachers and educators) commented on the Report of the Expert Panel on Educational Underachievement.
School Starting Age Flexibility
NEU Northern Ireland lobbies the Education Minister on school starting age flexibility.
Challenging Sexism in Schools in Northern Ireland
A seminar for teachers, teaching assistants, students, governors on how to challenge sexism in our schools.
Measuring What Matters
The NEU paper, “Measuring What Matters” is not simply focussed on the symptom of workload, but on its causes.
Northern Ireland Teachers Pay increase 2019/20 & 2020/21
Subject to receipt of final approval of the pay remit by the Department of Finance, it is anticipated that the pay award will be implemented in the May/June payrolls.
Teaching and supporting remote learners online
The NEU spring webinar was held on Thursday, 25 February at 6:00pm.
NEU Education Recovery Plan, Northern Ireland
The National Education Union (NEU) education recovery plan sets out how to reopen schools and colleges in a safe and sustainable way.
Scheme to support substitute teachers during school closures
Department of Education NI introduces scheme to help support substitute teachers during the current six-week period of school closures.
Concerns about re-opening of special schools
NEU along side NI teacher unions (Northern Ireland Teachers’ Council) have written to the First and Deputy First Minister to highlight concerns regarding Special School Provision during the current lockdown.
Latest guidance from DENI for schools
To support schools, Department of Education, Northern Ireland (DENI) has prepared phase specific information.
2021 exams in Northern Ireland
Education Minister clarifies position on exams in NI 2021.
Guidance for schools and educational settings in Northern Ireland
Updated guidance in light of the current crisis in public. These replace the actions set out in the letter to schools of 31 December 2020.
SAGE advice
Seventy-fourth SAGE meeting on COVID-19, 22nd December 2020 Held via Video Teleconference
School safety action UK wide
National Education Union action on unsafe educational settings to apply to Northern Ireland members
No Teacher Performance Review and Staff Development for 2020/2021
The NI Teacher Performance Review and Staff Development (PRSD) process will be paused for 2021/2021 academic year.
Free NEU membership for students
As a student undertaking initial teacher training, you are eligible for free NEU membership.
NEU NI respond to pension consultation
NEU NI have responded to the consultation on options to address discrimination identified by the courts in the transitional protection arrangements, which were part of the 2015 reform of public service pension schemes, including the NI teachers pension scheme.
NEU Northern Ireland advice and guidance
Read all advice and guidance for members in NEU Northern Ireland.
NI Schools closed for extended half term holiday break
The NI Executive has announced that schools and other education settings will have the half-term holiday break extended from 19 to 30 October, reopening on Monday 2 November.
NEU Northern Ireland News and Blogs
Read all new and blogs for members in NEU Northern Ireland.
Department of Education NI launch engage programme
The Department of Education NI (DENI) have announcement a major programme aimed at addressing the impact of Covid-19 on children’s learning. This is a scheme that NEU have been campaigning for as part of the school -re-start’ negotiations.
Coronavirus: New School Day
This guidance has been developed for education settings, to support a safe reopening of schools in line with the Northern Ireland Executive’s “Coronavirus Executive Approach to Decision-Making” published on 12 May 2020.
NITC and NEU call for the planned closure of schools in Northern Ireland
Schools should close now in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the NEU statement.
NEU Northern Ireland Newletters
The latest editions of newsletters for members in Northern Ireland including Reps bulletin and Frontline.
NEU NI Reps Training
NEU Northern Ireland (in partnership with INTO & UTU) also offer a series of training courses each year in both Belfast and Derry.
NEU NI CPD and Training Opportunities
Accessing professional development is an important part of being an educational professional.
Autumn Frontline 2019
Your Autumn-Winter edition of Frontline newsletter: the pay deal explained: Q&A with Mark Langhammer, regional secretary; teacher governors: things to know; CPD opportunities.
NEU Northern Ireland
Information, advice and resources for NEU Northern Ireland members.
Advice
Teachers Pensions Update
Latest update from the Department of Education (DENI) on annual benefit statements.
Teachers’ Pension Ill Health Retirement Guide
Useful information when you’re considering applying for Ill-health retirement with the NI Teachers’ Pension Scheme.
Supporting members with long covid - Northern Ireland
Latest advice for principals and managers who may have staff experiencing protracted ill health as a result of COVID-19 infection.
Thinking about retirement?
Up-to-date information on a variety of pensions schemes and financial planning for retirement.
Time budgets Spring /Summer 2021 Term
This advice note is an update for teacher members in Northern Ireland as we move towards the end of the 2020/2021 academic year.
Updated guidance for reps on the wider opening of schools
The guidance is based around ‘Things you need to Do’ and ‘Things you need to Know’.
Special schools supplementary Covid-19 guidance
Department of Education NI publishes supplementary guidance to the DE Coronavirus guidance for education settings (December 2020) previously issued to all schools.
Covid-19 risk assessments Northern Ireland
NEU continues to meet with DENI, the Education Authority, and the PHA and to raise a wide range of concerns for staff and pupils on substantive matters of health and safety.
Northern Ireland January guidance
NEU NI issue January guidance for NEU members in educational settings in Northern Ireland
Covid-19 absences & impact on pay
This guidance applies to all staff - including substitute teachers and temporary non-teaching staff in response to absences because of Covid-19.
Updated guidance for schools on Coronavirus (COVID-19)
This guidance for Northern Ireland provides the latest advice on absence, pay arrangements and staffing matters linked to COVID-19.
Understanding your teacher’s time budget
Following our webinar, we have produced an advice note which contains FAQs, NEU checklist, and sources of additional information.
Coronavirus : Northern Ireland ventilation and temperature
Our advice on ventilation in Covid-19 schools and workplaces.
Concerns about face to face meetings in schools
NEU position remains that the coming together of large groups of adults in schools, for example staff meetings, parent meetings, open days, should be suspended.
Teachers’ time budget arrangements
As negotiated by NEU along with colleague in the NITC, until individual time budgets are in place, no teacher should be directed to work more than 32.4 hours in a single week.
Northern Ireland Teachers' Pension Scheme (NITPS) - members' advice
Our advice today is that members hold off responding to the consultation until we are able to provide a more detailed response and guidance to members.
Coronavirus: Awarding for qualifications summer 2020
Interim guidance for detailed submissions made to OFQUAL, DE, CCEA and others on awarding for qualifications Summer 2020.
Coronavirus: Implementing social distancing in education settings
Every child who can be safely cared for at home should be, to limit the chance of the virus spreading.
Coronavirus: Advice and guidance on exam cancellation (Northern Ireland)
Twelve points on exam cancellation for GCSEs, AS, A-levels and International Baccalaureate
Blog
Self Help Africa - A cost effective way to becoming carbon neutral in your School
Denny Elliot - Self Help Africa’s Head of Northern Ireland, writes about the charity's initiative to plant a million new trees both in Northern Ireland here and in Africa.
Peter Weir's executive dysfunction
Ciaran O’Halloran, NEU member, head of drama at a school in Belfast, and an examiner for Welsh Joint Education Committee (WJEC) shares his thoughts on the ministerial decision on WJEC exams in Northern Ireland.
The Covid-19 emergency deepens – concern about low isolation figures
Mark Langhammer, Northern Ireland regional secretary's shares his concerns on the effect of low isolation figures on Covid-19 transmission in Northern Ireland.
Safe schools – reappraisal required?
As teachers and staff take a well-earned extended break at Halloween, Mark Langhammer, Northern Ireland regional secretary reflects on the ‘school restart’.
Back to school: Full week one
We did it, we’re back and we’re making it work! Colette Thompson, literacy specialist and vice-chair of Fighting Words, Northern Ireland reflects on the first full week back at school.
School restart across Europe
With school restart imminent in Northern Ireland, and many teachers confused by rushed, often contradictory advice and guidance, Mark Langhammer looks at the school-restart experience of some of our neighbours across Europe.
Coronavirus: Keep your distance and beware of complacency!
Mark Langhammer, Northern Ireland regional secretary's blog on social distancing, hiring more teachers, a 1 to 10 ratio, secondary spikes and a cautionary note from Azerbaijan.
Coronavirus: Changed economy, changed schools and colleges?
How has Northern Ireland’s economy coped with lockdown, and how might the workplace change as we gradually emerge? By Mark Langhammer, Northern Ireland regional secretary.
Coronavirus: Reopening schools: Looking for international ‘outs’ – New Zealand and Denmark
Mark Langhammer, Northern Ireland regional secretary writes about why Government should only reopen schools when it is safe to do.
Coronavirus: When should schools and colleges re-open?
NEU’s Regional Secretary, Mark Langhammer's blog on NEU's ten demands for a proposed return for schools, colleges and educational settings.
Coronavirus: Should we trust the UK Government?
Week of 30 March, Professor Scally published important articles in the Irish Times and Irish News which were widely read and debated, and get to the heart of the UK Government’s approach to the Covid-19 crisis. Prof. Scally’s article is reproduced here in full, without the need for further comment.
Coronavirus: We are living in extraordinary times
NEU’s Regional Secretary, Mark Langhammer continues his weekly blog in this second week of school closures in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis.
Extent of the Covid-19 or coronavirus
Thoughts on a slow-motion catastrophe – Making up for lost ground? By Mark Langhammer, Northern Ireland regional secretary
Press release
Northern Ireland primary and post-primary schools to extend remote learning
Full National Education Union Statement, 3rd January 2020
NEU urge education minister to let go of GCSEs
The National Education Union has urged the Minister of Education to “let go” of GCSEs as a means of coping with the pandemic and as a way of de-stressing schools from relentless and obsessive testing, tracking, monitoring and assessment.
Northern Ireland teachers’ council accepts teachers' pay offer
Today, the Northern Ireland Teachers’ Council (NITC) – the body which makes up the Teachers’ Side of the Teachers’ Negotiating Committee has announced that it will be accepting the terms of the Pay and Workload Agreement presented to them on 8 April 2020.
Coronavirus: FAQs on NEU NI school restart programme
Advice from the Department of Education, Northern Ireland guidance on School Restart Programme, including responses to the questions asked by NEU members at the recent Zoom meeting.
Coronavirus: Schools restart in Northern Ireland
A joint letter of agreement has been agreed and issued further to the announcement confirming that as a consequence of the current exceptional circumstances, the start of the academic year 20/21 will be from week commencing 17 August 2020.
Event
NEU Northern Ireland Annual Lecture
The NEU Northern Ireland annual lecture took place on 20 May 2021 as a webinar via zoom.