Reps meetings in your area

NUT letter to Mr Gove

A letter by the NUT Senior Solicitor sent to Mr Gove strenuously refuting the mistaken position of his Department that the pay checklist of the NUT and the NASUWT is in any way unlawful.

Joint NUT/NASUWT Model Pay Policy

The Joint NUT/NASUWT Model Pay Policy pay framework is now available.

Download a copy here

Guidance on the content of the policy also now available.

Download a copy here

Joint school pay policy checklist for schools and academies.

Download a copy here

The policy is fully consistent and compliant with the provisions of the 2013 School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document. It enables schools to avoid all the unwanted and needless work that the break-up of the national pay framework would bring.

Mr Gove - leave our pay, pensions and conditions alone

The Government has intensified its attacks on teachers.

• Michael Gove has confirmed his intention to dismantle our pay scales and impose PRP on every teacher
• He has also made it clear that he wants to extend the school day and the school year

He's looking to impose new and divisive pay systems and now he’s after our working conditions as well.

Go here for all the latest information on our joint campaign with the NASUWT.

1) Email your MP using these templates if you are a teacher, governor, or parent.
2) Rally for education
3) Strike when the union calls you to take action
4) Get involved
5) Find details of reps briefings in your area here.

NUT letter to Mr Gove

A letter by the NUT Senior Solicitor sent to Mr Gove strenuously refuting the mistaken position of his Department that the pay checklist of the NUT and the NASUWT is in any way unlawful.

Joint NUT/NASUWT Model Pay Policy

The Joint NUT/NASUWT Model Pay Policy is now available.

Download a copy here

Guidance on the content of the policy is also now available.

Download a copy here

Joint school pay policy checklist for schools and academies.

Download a copy here

The policy follows the structure of the DFE policy and is fully consistent and compliant with the provisions of the 2013 School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document. Adoption of the Joint Pay Policy in schools will protect members against the worst effects of the Government’s changes to the teachers’ pay structure. Contact your school representative or division secretary if you need more information about the adoption of the Joint Pay Policy in your school. Remember, where a school policy does not comply with the Model Pay Policy, the NUT and NASUWT will support members in taking sustained strike action in the school.

Protect teachers, defend education

The NUT and NASUWT have announced the next steps in our campaign to protect teachers and defend education, including strike action and action short of strike action.

We will continue to seek negotiations but because of the Government’s refusal to enter into talks so far we have no choice but to ask you to take part in an initial programme of rolling selective strike action and then in national strike action if the Government refuses to change course, as well as continuing our existing action short of strike action.

1) Email your MP using these templates if you are a teacher, governor, or parent.
2) Rally for education
3) Strike when the union calls you to take action
4) Get involved
5) Find details of reps briefings in your area here

NUT and NASUWT joint strike strategy

• First strike date set for 27 June in the North West of England
• Rest of England and Wales to strike in rolling actions before autumn half term
• All England and Wales national strike before Christmas
• Also plans for public rallies, model pay policy and escalation of action short of strike
• Michael Gove can avoid the strikes if he listens to our reasonable arguments
• Answers to all your questions

Action short of strike action

We will also be escalating our action short of strike action which began in the autumn term 2012. We are sending a clear message to the Government that its attacks on our conditions of employment and our professionalism are unacceptable.

Click here for the latest advice and details on action short of strike action.

Resources and information on the issues

• Click here for more information and resources on pay
• Click here for more information and resources on pensions
• Click here for more information and resources on appraisal
• Click here for more information and resources on workload

Campaign resources and information

• Click here for our joint NUT/NASUWT press release of 18 March
• Click here to see 10 Reasons why Michael Gove is bad for our children’s education
• Click here for the NUT's powerpoint for you to use in meetings
• Click here for answers to all your questions about the action

You can read all the NUT correspondence with Michael Gove and Leighton Andrews about the NUT disputes with the Government in England and Wales here.

Hundreds of parents, teachers, head teachers, governors and members of the public attended rallies for education in Newcastle and Cardiff on Saturday 18 May.

The rallies, jointly organised by the NUT and NASUWT, showed the opposition to Michael Gove's plans for education. They follow hugely popular rallies in Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds and Birmingham, attended by more than 2,000 people.

Speaking in Newcastle to rousing applause, NUT General Secretary Christine Blower said "Michael Gove has lost the confidence of the teaching profession and our research shows he has lost the confidence of parents too. These rallies are a chance for the voices of opposition to have their say. Michael Gove must stop, listen and reflect."

The next phase in this campaign will be a programme of industrial action starting in the north west of England on 27 June.

All other areas of England and Wales will be called on to take strike action in September or October, and there will be a national strike after the autumn half term.

Hundreds of parents, teachers, head teachers, governors and members of the public attended rallies for education in Newcastle and Cardiff on Saturday 18 May.

The rallies, jointly organised by the NUT and NASUWT, showed the opposition to Michael Gove's plans for education. They follow hugely popular rallies in Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds and Birmingham, attended by more than 2,000 people.

Speaking in Newcastle to rousing applause, NUT General Secretary Christine Blower said "Michael Gove has lost the confidence of the teaching profession and our research shows he has lost the confidence of parents too. These rallies are a chance for the voices of opposition to have their say. Michael Gove must stop, listen and reflect."

The next phase in this campaign will be a programme of industrial action starting in the north west of England on 27 June.

All other areas of England and Wales will be called on to take strike action in September or October, and there will be a national strike after the autumn half term.

Birmingham and Leeds
NUT members, parents and students took part in well-attended rallies in Leeds and Birmingham on 11 May. The rallies follow hugely successful rallies in April in the north west. The events were organised as part of a campaign to defend the education of children and young people.

The rallies were jointly organised by the NUT and NASUWT, as part of our joint campaign to protect teachers and defend education. The next phase in this campaign will be a programme of industrial action starting in the north west of England on 27 June.

All other areas of England and Wales will be called on to take strike action in September or October, and there will be a national strike after the autumn half term.

NUT General Secretary Christine Blower addressed the rally in Leeds and NUT Deputy General Secretary Kevin Courtney addressed the rally in Birmingham.

North west rallies for education
Hundreds of parents, teachers, head teachers, governors and other members of the public took part in the first NUT/NASUWT rallies for education in Liverpool and Manchester on 27 April. The rallies are being held to protest against the Government’s attacks on the education service and teachers. The NUT and NASUWT are working together to protect teachers’ pay, pensions and conditions and to defend children’s education.