NASUWT
Cuts to special schools leading to reduced staffing levels and increased workload, says NASUWT
The teaching union report is based on a survey of its members in NI’s special schools
New fair employment laws for teachers will ‘tackle prejudice and hatred’, says NASUWT
The Fair Employment (School Teachers) Bill passed in the Assembly in 2022 comes into operation tomorrow
Government must take action on violence to protect pupils and teachers – unions
The warning comes after two adults and one child were injured in an incident in a secondary school in Sheffield.
Fewer than two in five pupils feel safe in school every day – survey
The latest Government findings confirm the scale and depth of the ‘behaviour crisis’ in schools, a teaching union leader has said.
How common is pupil violence in schools?
The number of school suspensions in England rose to more than 260,000 in the spring term of last year, Government data shows.
Lecturers to end industrial action after accepting pay offer
Economy Minister Conor Murphy welcomed the progress.
Union to debate ‘building capacity’ to deliver strike action over teachers’ pay
It comes after a majority of National Education Union teacher members who took part in a preliminary ballot said they would strike to secure more pay.
School leaders need suicide prevention training amid ‘mental health emergency’
Delegates at the NASUWT union’s conference heard of teachers who had taken their own lives.
Teachers turning to antidepressants and alcohol to cope with work – survey
Nearly nine in ten teachers believe their job has adversely affected their mental health in the last 12 months, according to an NASUWT union poll.
Change for teachers and children can only come from new government – union chief
Nearly four in five NASUWT teacher members in England who took part in a consultative ballot voted against a formal ballot on industrial action.