Sex and gender equality

Teachers and support staff rights to time off to deal with family-related issues, from child birth to a death in the family.

All teachers and educational professionals have specific protection from discrimination at work on grounds of sex, marriage, civil partnership, pregnancy, maternity and transgender status, and to equal pay under the Equality Act 2010.

Women are more likely to experience persistent poverty.

The rights of pregnant teachers and support staff - to privacy and dignity at work, individual risk assessments, safe and fair working arrangements.

How to help secure safety, privacy, dignity and equity for women who are breastfeeding on return to work from maternity leave.

Support for teachers and support staff in schools and colleges experiencing pregnancy loss or termination.

This toolkit aims to help NEU members take the steps needed to prevent sexism and sexual harassment.

Advice on working through the menopause, workplace guidance and checklists for leaders and school reps.

This NEU toolkit is designed to support members affected at work by domestic abuse and to help other members, reps and leaders support them.

This report of is the result of a roundtable at Westminster, convened by the NEU and the All-Party Political Group on Race and Equality in Education in December 2022, to discuss the issue of adultification of Black girls in secondary schools.

A study on sexism in schools – and how we tackle it.

Resources for the classroom help girls learn about female role models in STEM subjects and support their aspirations and subject choices.

The NEU worked with five primary schools over two years to consider how ‘traditional’ gender stereotypes could be challenged in nursery and primary classrooms.

If ever there was a moment in time to evaluate the progress made towards gender equality, that moment is now.