National Education Union

National Education Union deputy general secretary Niamh Sweeney resigns

Former sixth form college teacher was first person elected to the role, and was not due for re-election until 2026

Ministers are trying to undermine teacher strikes. Their behaviour is counterproductive

The education secretary should be negotiating with unions in a serious and ongoing way, writes Kevin Courtney

Keegan: ‘I fully understand teacher and leader workload is too high’

The education secretary told schools in a letter she is ‘disappointed’ the NEU won’t pause strikes, but vowed to tackle workloads and staff shortages

NEU claims ‘suspected criminal operation’ trying to ‘scam’ members

Teachers’ union’s Facebook posts being ‘bombarded’ by ‘criminals trying to trick members into giving money’

Ex-head faces bullying probe amid court battle with teaching union

Mahzia ‘Pepe’ Hart faces a second investigation after allegedly intimidating staff, but accuses the NEU of harassing her

Exclusion ‘must still be available’ to keep pupils and staff safe, say NEU leaders

The sanction of exclusion “must still be available” to keep victims of sexual abuse, violence and bullying safe, the leaders of the National Education Union have said. Joint general secretaries Dr Mary Bousted and Kevin Courtney addressed the NEU’s virtual annual conference today. We believe that the sanction of exclusion must still be available if […]

NEU conference votes to survey members on teacher pay strike action

The country’s largest education union will survey its members to “build towards a ballot for national strike action” if its pay demands are not met. Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced last year that school staff earning over £24,000 a year won’t receive a pay rise in 2021, while those earning below the threshold will receive a […]

Retain ‘teaching technologies’ and online parents’ evenings after Covid, say NEU members

New ways of working with technology in teaching developed over the past year and online parents’ evenings should be retained as we emerge from the pandemic, members of the country’s largest education union have said. The genie is out of the bottle so there is no reason to stick by the dead wood of a […]

Profile: Dr Robin Bevan, NEU president and grammar school head

Given newspaper headlines about militant union bosses plotting against ministers’ plans over the past year, it is perhaps surprising that the president of the generally anti-selection National Education Union is the headteacher of a boys’ grammar school. But Dr Robin Bevan, who has found himself having to help lead the country’s largest education union at […]