Sixth form colleges ballot and strike
The NEU is in dispute with the Secretary of State in relation to the pay, working conditions and security of employment of NEU members in the sixth form sector.
Sixth form colleges
Specific advice for members about pay and conditions in sixth form colleges (the Red Book) and information about our campaigns in the sector.
FE
Specific advice for members in Further Education (FE) Colleges.
Post-16 and Further Education
Specific advice for members about pay and conditions in Further Education (FE) Colleges and information about our campaigns in the Post-16 sector.
Advice
Pay framework for teachers in sixth form colleges
Guidance on the pay framework for sixth form college teachers and advice for NEU representatives for college level discussions on its implementation.
Sixth form college pay
Pay scales and updates on pay negotiations for sixth form colleges.
Tackling workload in sixth form colleges
Workload in colleges and schools has reached unprecedented levels. Take action on workload in sixth form colleges today.
Post-16 funding crisis
Find out how to put pressure on MPs and Ministers to tackle the post-16 funding crisis.
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.
Health and safety in sixth form colleges
The basic framework of health and safety law for sixth form colleges
NEU Recognition & Recruitment in the Post-16 Sector in England & Wales
This advice is intended to assist in discussions in relation to recognition and recruitment in FE colleges and sixth form colleges where there are National Education Union (NEU) members.
Employment rights in the further education sector
Details of your statutory rights as an employee in the Further education sector. In some cases your contract will provide you with better terms and conditions and, if this is the case, those better terms and conditions will apply.
Employment rights in sixth form colleges
Details about your employment rights under the Red Book as well as the minimum rights you are entitled to under general employment law.
Blog
Sixth form colleges – why we are taking action
The relentless attack on 16-19 funding since 2010 has resulted in job losses and increased workload for all education workers.
Press release
IFS on education spending in England
This IFS report confirms our belief that the additional money announced in the Spending Round is insufficient. They point out that even after the Spending Round, schools still have to cope with an unprecedented 13-year long funding squeeze.
16-19 Funding
Funding announcement for further education and sixth form colleges is nowhere near to closing the £1.1bn gap.
Post-16 colleges
Commenting on the passing of Motion 36 at the Annual Conference of the National Education Union, Dr Mary Bousted, Joint General Secretary of the National Education Union, said: “NEU members are calling on politicians and the public to recognise the weakened and fragmented state of the post-16 sector.
Policy
Funding for 16-19 Education and Sixth Form Colleges
In desperate times for education funding, post-16 funding has suffered even more.
Event
Post-16 Conference 2019
The Post-16 Conference will take place on Saturday 9 November at Hamilton House, London.