NUT Model Disability Leave Procedure: Sample Letter to voluntary aided schools, foundation schools, academies and CTCs, Sixth form and FE colleges in England only.
Where employers are reluctant to introduce model disability leave policy, they should be reminded that the new public sector equality duty requires them to proactively advance equality of opportunity for disabled staff and remove any policies or practices which place disabled staff at a disadvantage in comparison to non-disabled staff.

Where employers are reluctant to introduce model disability leave policy, they should be reminded that the new public sector equality duty requires them to proactively advance equality of opportunity for disabled staff and remove any policies or practices which place disabled staff at a disadvantage in comparison to non-disabled staff.

Divisions are asked to encourage NUT members, and school reps in particular, to promote this model procedure and table the policy at meetings with the local authority to encourage the adoption of the policy at local authority level with a recommendation to schools that they apply it where appropriate.

This brief guide for NUT members outlines the legal definition of Disability Harassment, explains who is protected and summarises the first steps members should take if they are being subjected to harassment.

This brief guide for all NUT members outlines the legal definition of disability discrimination, explains who is protected and summarises the first steps you should take if you think you have been discriminated against at work.