National Education Union

🎨 “Festive fun for everyone!

Pupils can take part by decorating plain T-shirts with paints and stickers, instead of wearing expensive Christmas jumpers.

Find practical ideas for inclusive clothing here. 👉 https://neu.org.uk/latest/library/tackling-poverty-classroom
#NoChildLeftBehind

An increase in teacher trainees does not show that the recruitment and retention crisis is solved | National Education Union

A quarter of newly qualified teachers quit within three years, and a third within five, yet it remains in denial that below-inflation pay awards will somehow improve retention.
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Another year, and once again the government has missed its own recruitment target for secondary trainee teachers – this time by 12 per cent, even after slashing the target by a fifth.

Raising hope for children in crisis | National Education Union NEU fundraising appeal with Save the Children UK, to support children in the world’s toughest places.

Find out more about the campaign, and how you can make a donation here 👇https://neu.org.uk/about/international/raising-hope

📣 Get your school or college ready for Christmas Jumper Day on 11 December!🎄

Join the NEU + Save the Children: Raising Hope for Children in Crisis appeal by wearing a festive jumper and supporting children living through conflict and crisis.

Basic professional respect must apply to every teacher, whatever their contract. #StopTheAgencyRipOff

✍️ Write to your MP to demand change. 👉 bit.ly/4777aKx

A festive season for all | National Education Union Checklist for educators looking to make sure that cost implications do not mean that children miss out on festive activities at school.

📢This festive season, the focus is on inclusion, kindness, and supporting all pupils.

From clothing and gift-giving to low-cost activities and community support, there are ways for every child to take part.

Find out more and get practical ideas.👉 neu.org.uk/latest/libra...
#NoChildLeftBehind

The voices of division in our country are growing louder.

Join us in London on 28 March for the #TOGETHER Against the Far Right national demonstration.

It’s up to us to unite against them.

Save the date and sign-up for updates here 👉 togetheralliance.org.uk

The NEU is proud to be one of the founding members of Together Alliance.

#TOGETHER we reject narratives of division and racism.
#TOGETHER we will build solidarity across communities.
#TOGETHER we will unite against the far right.

Learn more here 👉 togetheralliance.org.uk

Last week’s Budget failed to address the crisis in our schools.

Cold classrooms, leaking roofs, broken toilets. Education is running on empty.

We do not take this step lightly, but the NEU will take whatever action is necessary to save our schools.
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After 12 weeks in post, some supply teachers are still waiting for the pay they’re owed.
This shows the system is failing. #StopTheAgencyRipOff

Write to your MP today and demand change.👉 bit.ly/4777aKx

The time for government action is NOW

Pay bargaining toolkit | National Education Union Guidance and resources for pay bargaining in your workplace to ensure teachers and support staff are fairly paid.

Learn how you can take action to win on pay in your school.👇
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Landmark victory for support staff at Cathedral Schools Trust (CST)! 💪

After 4 days of joint strike action with UNISON, NEU members at CST schools in Bristol and North Somerset reached a settlement with the employer following years of underpayment.

Through collective action, change happens.

📢 Stop the Agency Rip Off!

NEU report reveals how supply teachers are underpaid and denied pensions while agencies profit from school funding. 🔗 bit.ly/3J9LmWt

Read the full report and write to your MP today to demand change.👉 bit.ly/4777aKx

#StopTheAgencyRipOff

Teacher Strikes in 2026 'Inevitable' After Budget, Warns Union Leader The leader of the largest education union has told PoliticsHome that industrial action next year is inevitable unless schools are given more fundin...

Schools are in crisis, yet in its Budget government has failed to act. Without a change in direction and real investment in education, we will fight to save our schools.
https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/teacher-strikes-inevitable-after-budget-warns-union-leader

NEU weighs up strike action over ‘continued school underfunding’ England’s biggest education union warns it ‘will not accept another pay cut’ in response to today’s Budget

“We will not accept the continued underfunding of our schools. We will not accept another pay cut.” – Daniel Kebede, NEU general secretary responds to this week's Budget.
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Official forecasts warn that planned SEND spending could lead to a real-terms cut in per-pupil funding, but the Budget did nothing to address the continued underfunding of schools.

56% of NEU primary members said that keeping statutory assessments in place will further narrow the curriculum.

The government still has time to listen to the profession and scrap SATs in their response to the curriculum and assessment review. 🔗 bit.ly/48i1hdQ

The government is proposing reducing GCSE exam time.

In a recent survey, 60% of NEU secondary members said that students can’t show what they are capable of when assessed only using exams.

We are asking the government to go further and end exam-only assessment. 🔗 bit.ly/48i1hdQ

Budget offers nothing to an education system running on empty | National Education Union

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Although the removal of the two-child benefit cap is welcome, we cannot accept the continued underfunding of our schools.

Educators believed Labour would fix the problems in our schools and colleges, not allow them to continue.

The government must change course.

Agency fees are soaring across all school types, hitting schools supporting the most vulnerable hardest. #StopTheAgencyRipOff

✍️ Write to your MP to demand change. 👉 bit.ly/4777aKx

A new NEU survey shows that there is no support for SATs role in a broad and balanced curriculum.

We are asking the government to change tack in their response to the curriculum and assessment review. 🔗 bit.ly/48i1hdQ

London is leading the way – now we need to see #FreeSchoolMealsForAll rolled out across the rest of the country, so no child is left behind.

100 million meals delivered in London under the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan's universal free school meal scheme – an amazing achievement!

No child can learn when they’re hungry, and the NEU is proud to stand alongside such a ground breaking campaign.

75% of NEU primary members said that the curriculum and assessment review keeping primary assessments in place will damage engagement and wellbeing. 🔗 bit.ly/48i1hdQ

The government should change course now.

Free School Meals for All: Sign the open letter Tell the Government it’s time to extend Free School Meals to every child in primary. Add your name to open letter, alongside civil society and MPs, calling on the new Prime Minister to do right by chi...

🖊️ Sign the No Child Left Behind open letter to the Prime Minister, calling on him to ensure that no child in England is left behind.👇
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Today, we’re marking a whopping 100 million meals delivered in London under Sadiq Khan's #FreeSchoolMealsForAll scheme – amazing!

Our members know that children can’t learn when they’re hungry – London is living proof of what can be achieved with political will.

🎉 Today’s the day!.

Bring your banners, your mates, and your voice.

We march for public services, dignity, and justice.

📍 Downing Street | 🕕 6pm

Find out more👉 thepeoplesassembly.org.uk
#NoMoreAusterity

In a recent survey, 60% of NEU secondary members said that the government’s new Year 8 reading test will reduce time for other curriculum subjects. 🔗 bit.ly/48i1hdQ

The government must halt these plans immediately to allow for a broad curriculum in secondary schools.