What we do

The National Education Union stands up for the future of education by bringing together more than 450,000 teachers, lecturers, support staff and leaders working in maintained and independent schools and colleges across the UK.

The National Education Union is a campaigning union with a clear vision of what our education system should look like. Together, we want to shape the future of education for the benefit of teachers, support staff, leaders, and pupils. 

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    Latest

    Find the latest news, blogs and updates from the National Education Union.

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    Campaigns

    Your NEU is a campaigning union with a clear vision of what our education system should look like.

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    Learning and events

    The National Education Union is committed to bringing you the best professional development and union training.

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    Equality

    Equality is a key priority of the union, to ensure that its members have a voice in the union, in the classroom and in broader society, and do not face barriers to promotion, representation or partici

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    NEU policy

    Details about NEU policy including our position on key education issues.

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    NEU Awards

    NEU present recognition awards to members, officers or individuals who are committed to education and have made exemplary contributions in their workplace or district or branch.