
Supply survey 2021
The NEU’s annual supply member survey examines a range of issues relating to supply staff and their pay and employment.
The NEU’s annual supply member survey examines a range of issues relating to supply staff and their pay and employment.
A toolkit for NEU branches & districts
Advice for branches in supporting supply members by engaging with agencies.
This NEU survey of supply worker members on employment during the COVID-19 crisis opened on 24 April, receiving 1,966 responses. Most responses were received by 28 April, although responses continued to arrive until 14 May.
Advice for members on how to secure the best deal when employed by an agency
Cutting out the middleman – a marketing approach to applying for direct supply teaching work in schools. Part of the Alternatives to Agencies (A2A) toolkit.
NEU guidance on some of the issues supply members may encounter in their day-to-day work.
Key questions and answers on pay and conditions for supply teachers.
Advice on ‘umbrella’ and ‘limited’ companies and how to spot and prevent being caught up in tax avoidance schemes.
Health and safety issues for supply teachers, including those employed directly by local authorities, schools and academy trusts and those employed via supply agencies.
What are the Agency Worker Regulations 2010 and what protection do they offer supply teachers and support staff?
How can I get the most from supply work and avoid the worst problems facing supply staff today?
Advice on your eligibility for and access to workplace pension schemes as an agency supply worker.
Supply teachers who are in a 'pool' maintained by a LA, those located through the school's own contacts, or part-timers who wish to temporarily increase their hours, are likely to be employees of the school or LA for their period of supply work.
The Covid crisis has demonstrated even more reasons to change the way that we organise the provision of supply staff in schools.
The NFER is right to note that any improvement in teacher supply due to the pandemic will be short-lived.
NEU joint general secretaries have written to the education secretary Gavin Williamson about issues affecting supply staff during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Analysis of the available Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme guidance strongly indicates that supply staff will be covered within it.
Supply teachers, agency teaching assistants and others working in the education sector must have proper financial stability, on a genuine like-for-like with their directly-employed counterparts.
Pay and conditions for supply teachers is an emotive issue for our members. New Framework Agreement is welcomed but a return to direct employment of supply teachers is needed.
Supply agencies increase costs, drive down educators' pay and reduce security.