Supply teacher survey 2020
The NEU’s annual supply member survey examines a range of issues relating to supply staff and their pay and employment.
Bargaining for alternatives to agencies (A2A) for supply educators
A toolkit for NEU branches & districts
Supply worker employment and the COVID-19 crisis: NEU survey report 2020
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
Getting the most out of your agency
Advice for members on how to secure the best deal when employed by an agency
Securing direct employment on a supply basis
Cutting out the middleman – a marketing approach to applying for direct supply teaching work in schools
Coronavirus: checklist for supply educators
This National Education Union (NEU) checklist for supply members gives advice on working via supply agencies or directly with schools and colleges from September 2021.
Supply teachers - pay, conditions and working time
Key questions and answers to supply teaching pay and conditions.
Coronavirus: supply educators guidance
We know that supply educators have experienced real difficulties since the pandemic began, particularly during school closures. Those difficulties continue, however, even with schools and colleges open.
Umbrella and limited companies
Umbrella’ and ‘limited’ companies have been around for a while now, but they still retain the capacity to cause confusion. This guidance aims to de-mystify both concepts.
Health and safety for supply teachers
Health and safety issues for supply teachers, including those employed directly by local authorities, schools and academy trusts and those employed via supply agencies.
Agency worker regulations
What are the Agency Worker Regulations 2010 and what protection do they offer supply teachers?
Supporting supply teachers
How can I get the most from supply teaching and avoid the worst problems facing supply teachers today?
Agency supply teachers: workplace pensions
Advice on your eligibility for and access to workplace pension schemes as an agency supply teacher.
Supply teacher rights
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.
Press release
Supply Staff
The Covid crisis has demonstrated even more reasons to change the way that we organise the provision of supply staff in schools.
Teacher labour market
The NFER is right to note that any improvement in teacher supply due to the pandemic will be short-lived.
Letter to Gavin Williamson on behalf of supply members
NEU joint general secretaries have written to the education secretary Gavin Williamson about issues affecting supply staff during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Agencies must support supply staff in education sector
Analysis of the available Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme guidance strongly indicates that supply staff will be covered within it.
Action for supply teachers
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.
Policy
New Framework Agreement for supply teachers
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 teachers
Supply agencies increase costs, drive down teachers' pay and reduce security.