Performance management
Performance management occurs annually for most teachers. The NEU has produced a range of guidance to help you.
Advice
Appraisal- model policy
Joint NEU and NAHT model policy Model policy for appraising teacher performance.
Capability Procedures Model Policy - Checklist
The objective of formal and/or informal support should be to improve staff performance where appropriate, and not to penalise staff for failing to meet management expectations.
Capability procedure for school staff
This guidance may apply to all school staff except where reference is made to appraisal, which is a process applicable only to teachers.
Lesson observation in FE Colleges
This guidance outlines NEU best practice models for both the conduct of lesson observations and the Teaching and Learning Observation System (TLOS) framework within which they are conducted.
Appraisal Review Meetings
The most common queries NEU members have on preparing for a teacher appraisal review meeting.
Guidance on classroom observation protocol in England
Classroom observation is developmental and supportive, the NEU has produced guidance and protocol for conducting classroom observation in England.
Classroom observation protocol in Wales
Guidance on classroom observation protocol in Wales
Setting appraisal objectives - NEU guidance
This NEU guidance addresses the need to secure fair and reasonable objectives for teachers at the very start of the appraisal process.
Appraisal policy checklist
This checklist will help you negotiate a policy acceptable to the union.
Model policy for appraising teacher performance
The NEU and National Association of Head Teachers joint model policy for appraising teacher performance
Classroom observations of support staff
NEU advice on observation by colleagues and others of support staff in schools.
Disclosing capability information
This advice explains the circumstances in which schools may disclose capability information to prospective employers.
Capability procedure
NEU guidance surrounding capability proceedings
ALPS and performance management
The term ALPS is derived from A-Level Performance System. ALPS aims to provide value added scores to colleges and to individual courses.
Classroom observations of NQTs
What to expect from classroom observations as a trainee teacher, including feedback, professional reviews and formal assessment meetings.
Policy
Performance-related pay for teachers
Performance-related pay does not improve educational standards or outcomes, neither does it improve achievement.
Appraisal and classroom observation
Myths and misunderstandings around appraisal, assessment and OFSTED