It is welcome that the Education Minister has taken this step to try and help ensure school uniforms are not a barrier to children attending school.
It is with a great sense of regret that the NEU has given the Secretary of State for Education notice of the fact the NEU will be re balloting members for further strike action.
NEU members in sixth form colleges have voted overwhelmingly in a re-ballot to take industrial action to win an acceptable fully funded pay rise for 2022/23. This result once again demonstrates the resolve of NEU members to win a fair pay rise.
No teacher in Northern Ireland should be directed to work more than 32.4 hours in a single week.
The NEU’s No Child Left Behind campaign is fighting to break down the barriers poverty puts up around education.
Rebuilding a school system that supports all students, staff and teachers and is responsive to the particular needs of each and every child.
The Work and Families (Northern Ireland) Act 2015 provides an opportunity for parents to take advantage of additional flexibility in the way they choose to care for a new arrival to the family.
Campaign to ensure that members receive a decent, fair and equitable pay award for 2024/2025
Jane Perryman, Professor of Sociology of Education at UCL, explains why only an alternative system to Ofsted can provide the support schools deserve.
Our motivation doesn’t come from Ofsted grades and we waste precious time thinking about them.
Education journalist Warwick Mansell examines evidence that Ofsted has misused education research.
