Labour are right to acknowledge that we need to be investing in school buildings. This £1.4 billion is a welcome first step, but more is needed.
The education sector has been devastated by fourteen years of neglect and mismanagement leaving the new Government a mountain to climb.
NEU wants to end the domination of commercial supply agencies by promoting and securing more direct hiring by employers for schools seeking supply staff.
Advice for all supply educators, both supply teachers or support staff, as well as home tutors. Supply members may be directly employed or work through an agency.
NEU teacher members across 32 non-academised sixth form colleges in England have taken part in today’s strike action.
Advice on teaching and learning responsibility (TLR) payments and other allowances, including SEN / ALN.
Government must ensure there is support for school leaders to stay in the profession and go where they are most needed.
Teaching and learning responsibility payments (TLRs) are an essential part of the teacher pay system.
The NEU is aware that many schools – particularly, though not exclusively, primary schools – claim that movement onto or within the upper pay range (UPR) is dependent on a teacher undertaking additional responsibilities.
A key issue for many teachers is that their school has adopted a pay policy stating that progression on the upper pay range (UPR) should only be considered every two years.
The NEU is deeply concerned that support staff members are regularly working beyond their contracted hours and taking on additional duties outside their job role without pay.
