All of the resources are based on the social model of disability and are aimed at promoting a collective response to supporting NEU Disabled members in the workplace.
Disability equality toolkit
The Disability Equality Toolkit is designed to provided information and advice for Disabled members, as well as to be used by NEU workplace reps to support Disabled members.
Disability equality tools
Workplace disability discrimination guide for members
Guidance on what to do if you experience workplace disability discrimination.
Disability workplace checklist poster
Poster covering what disabled people should be able to expect at work and questions to raise in your workplace.
Reasonable adjustments and case studies
Changes to the workplace that enable disabled staff to work safely and productively.
Talking about disability equality
Disability language dos and don’ts.
Social model of disability
How to use the social model to bargain for disability equality in schools and colleges.
Disability equality FAQ
Frequently asked questions from NEU members.
Practical guide to using social model of disability in schools and colleges
The social model of disability argues that people are disabled not by their impairment or difference but by barriers in society.
Reasonable adjustments passport
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…
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.
Reps resources
These tools can be used:
- when a member requires support to negotiate reasonable adjustments,
- when a specific issue arises for one or more members in a workplace
- to take an anticipatory approach towards greater disability equality for all in your workplace.
Disability discrimination guide for reps
Guidance on what to do if your members experience workplace disability discrimination.
Disability equality step-by-step
Flow chart of steps workplace reps can take to bargain for disability equality.
Bargaining for reasonable adjustments for neurodivergent educators
Reasonable adjustments are changes to the workplace that enable you to work safely and productively.
Disability equality toolkit: checklist for reps
A workplace checklist for reps to bargain for disability equality.
Using the social model checklist for school and college reps
With the current drive by government to include more SEN and Disabled students in mainstream education now is the time to embed social model approaches into schools/colleges.
You could, for example, discuss the Checklist with your workplace Union group and then school leadership team. This may then lead on to negotiating a Disability Leave Policy in your workplace. Every workplace should also make sure they have the poster displayed for all staff.
Resources
Access to Work
Access to Work provides financial assistance for employers to cover the costs of support over and above reasonable adjustments for Disabled workers, with the express purpose of keeping them in work.
Disability leave model policy
The aim of this model policy on disability is to provide a framework that schools can adopt to provide disabled employees with reasonable paid time off work for reasons related to their impairment.
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.
For leaders
Disability equality toolkit: checklist for leaders
A checklist for leaders on disability equality.
Using the social model checklist for school and college leaders
With the current drive by government to include more SEN and Disabled students in mainstream education now is the time to embed social model approaches into schools/colleges.
Downloadable toolkit
Disability equality toolkit complete
A range of tools for members, reps and members to use to ensure disabled teachers are supported in the workplace.
Long Covid
To ensure that Long Covid is managed fairly and consistently, and that staff are treated properly, joint unions (NEU, ASCL, NAHT, NASUWT, Unite, GMB and Voice Community) have agreed a protocol for workplace management of those diagnosed as having Long Covid. The protocol is a basis for negotiation with employers, NEU members and reps are encouraged to negotiate its implementation in the workplace.
Coronavirus: medically vulnerable and higher risk groups – This is joint unions advice (NEU, GMB, UCU, Unison and Unite) for staff working in schools who are medically vulnerable or at higher risk from Covid-19 and focuses on employers undertaking individual risk assessments.
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