Disclosing your pregnancy
A guide for pregnant teachers and support staff on your rights when you disclose your pregnancy to your school or college.
Topic: Rights at work
Being pregnant at work
The rights of pregnant teachers and support staff - to privacy and dignity at work, individual risk assessments, safe and fair working arrangements.
Your right to be accompanied
NEU members, like all workers, have a statutory right to be accompanied by a work colleague or trade union official where they are required, or invited, by their employer to attend certain disciplinary or grievance hearings.
Teachers’ terms and conditions
Details of the legislation and negotiated agreements that make us the terms and conditions of teachers in Northern Ireland.
Workload and working hours
Teachers in the UK continue to work more intensively and for longer hours than any other profession. There is no better time to act to reduce workload in your workplace.
Model reasonable adjustments disability passport
The reasonable adjustments disability passport is a tool to record the reasonable adjustments agreed between a worker and their line manager. It is designed to provide a documented record of an individual’s needs, which will allow them to function to their full potential in a supportive and encouraging environment.
Reasonable adjustments disability passport model policy
The aim of this model policy on reasonable adjustments is to provide a framework that schools can use to ensure that policies, practices, and culture do not discriminate against disabled people.
Flexible working model policy
The aim of this model policy on flexible working is to provide a framework that schools can adopt to enable workers to work flexibly.
Education, the law and you (Bilingual)
Teachers in Wales work within a legal framework involving rights and duties. These lecture notes in English and Welsh provide information on the legal framework for teachers beginning their careers.
Maternity rights
All teachers in Northern Ireland are entitled to one years’ maternity leave consisting of 26 weeks ordinary and 26 weeks additional leave.
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