NEU Councillors Network

A reminder that this is taking place today at 5pm!

Come along to hear all about the latest with teachers' strikes 👇

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Pay Up – briefing for local councillors. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Pay Up – briefing for local councillors. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

🚨Next Zoom briefing announced🚨

Join us to hear about teachers' strikes and how you can support them.

🕠5-6pm
📅Monday 6 March



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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Pay Up – briefing for local councillors. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Pay Up – briefing for local councillors. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

Today has seen thousands of NEU members take their first day of strike action in our ongoing campaign for a fully funded, above-inflation pay rise.

They don’t want to be out on strike. They want to be in the classroom, doing what they do best – teaching and supporting our pupils.

But they just can’t stand by and see education being destroyed by a Government that doesn’t seem to value educators or the service they provide for the nation’s children.

It's been incredible seeing the support from local councillors up and down the country. Our members are so grateful to every one of you for taking a stand to save our schools.

If ministers really want to stop our strikes, if they really do care about children’s education, then they should make the time to sit down and talk to us.

Now we need your help to make them listen -

1️⃣Sign our open letter to the chancellor - https://actionnetwork.org/forms/payup-save-our-schools-letter-to-chancellor

2️⃣Take our councillor pledge - https://actionnetwork.org/forms/payup-save-our-schools-pledge/?UA-1767876-40

3️⃣Find out why NEU members are taking industrial action - https://nationaleducationunion.foleon.com/pay-up-save-our-schools/save-our-schools-political/

PayUp: Save our Schools Pledge In July, the Government offered most teachers a pay rise of just 5 per cent – with inflation soaring, that adds up to a 7 per cent pay cut. NEU members are taking industrial action for a fully funded, above-inflation pay rise. Because pay is not keeping up with the cost of living, teachers and sup...

"Teachers are on strike because the government does not respect us or our profession.

At my primary school, I’ve had a front-row seat to conditions getting worse and worse over the past few years."

Cllr James McCash on why NEU members are on strike today!

Losing our art teacher was the final straw: I knew I had to strike for the sake of my students | James McAsh Growing class sizes, unqualified staff, much-loved subjects disappearing – this government is happy to offer children the bare minimum. We teachers are not, says primary school teacher James McAsh

🚨We've launched our hub for Cllrs🚨

Visit the hub to
❓Find out why NEU members are striking
✨ Show your support for them
💻 Share your support on social media


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https://nationaleducationunion.foleon.com/pay-up-save-our-schools/save-our-schools-political/

How to tackle child poverty during a cost of living crisis

📆Tuesday 8 November
⏱5.30-6.30pm

Join us to hear from experts from across the field about why we need to tackle child poverty during the cost of living crisis and how we can achieve this. We will have speakers from councils across the UK speaking about the measures they have put in place to support children in their local area, and national politicians on the campaign for the expansion of free school meals in parliament.

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How to tackle child poverty during a cost of living crisis Tuesday 8 November 5.30-6.30pm Join us to hear from experts from across the field about why we need to tackle child poverty during the cost of living crisis and how we can achieve this. We will have speakers from councils across the UK speaking about the measures they have put in place to support ch...

Read our latest newsletter for local councillors

This issue contains info on -
1⃣ Schools Bill
2⃣ LGA Conference
3⃣ TUC demo and teachers' pay
4⃣ Child poverty

And much more!

NEU Councillors' newsletter - NEU Councillors' newsletter July 2022 July 2022NEU Councillors' NetworkNewsletterWelcome to our final councillors’ network newsletter for this academic year. This issue includes:   Schools BillWhat happened at LGA conference?TUC demo and pay campaignChild povertyReplace Ofsted: Let teachers teachAssessment campaign  We hope that...

⁉️ Heading to next week?

✨Make sure to come along to our fringe event to hear all about the impact the Schools Bill will have on local authorities

🕔Wednesday 29th June 5.15pm

🏨Bronte Suite, Crown Hotel

💫Over 300 councillors and governors signed our letter to the government calling for action to be taken to protect our schools against Covid-19

✍️Today we have sent the letter to with the measures needed to keep our schools and colleges safe

All speakers now announced for our meeting next Tuesday

Join us to hear from Stephen Morgan MP, Munira Wilson MP, Vix Lowthion, Dr Mary Bousted and Louise Atkinson on Education Covid-19 Recovery.

Register now 👉https://bit.ly/cllrsandgovernorscall

💥Our open letter calling for the government to take action to prevent the transmission of Omicron in our schools and colleges has been mentioned in the BBC - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-59923536

Make sure to add your name to the letter 👇
https://bit.ly/omicronletter

Prevent transmission of Omicron in our schools and colleges I have signed the NEU councillors and governors letter calling on the government to introduce measures to prevent the transmission of Omicron in our schools and colleges. If you want to keep our children, parents and carers, teachers and support staff safe sign the letter here>> https://bit.ly/omicr...

We've a launched a letter with our sister network
NEU Governors Network

We are calling on the government to take action to prevent transmission of Omicron in schools

If you are a councillor, governor or MAT CEO add your name >>https://bit.ly/omicronletter

Prevent transmission of Omicron in our schools and colleges I have signed the NEU councillors and governors letter calling on the government to introduce measures to prevent the transmission of Omicron in our schools and colleges. If you want to keep our children, parents and carers, teachers and support staff safe sign the letter here>> https://bit.ly/omicr...

Read our latest statement on the government's response to Covid disruption in our schools 👇

Government announcement on new mitigations to be brought into schools The Government shows that it recognises the problems but has failed to provide effective solutions.

Wishing all councillors restful break this festive period🎄

📖You can read our end of term newsletter here 👇

nationaleducationunion.foleon.com/neu-councillors-network/newsletter/dec-2021/

newsletter dec 2021 - NEU Councillors December 2021 NEU Councillors' NetworkNewsletterWelcome to our final update to all members of our councillors' network for this year. It has been a hugely busy term for everyone. We hope this update is helpful and that you have a restful festive period. Yours sincerely,Kevin and MaryNEU Covid update...

🚨 NEU and NASUWT call for a pause to Ofsted inspections until after the February half term. 🚨

"At this intense moment where education recovery is so vital for our nation's young people, and where Covid-19 is leading to such disruption, the return of Ofsted inspections is an unnecessary extra burden. They need to get out of the way and let schools and colleges concentrate on their essential work."

Read the joint letter to the Secretary of State for Education here.👉 ow.ly/T3yB50H7bGm

The latest briefing from our sister network has arrived.

If you are a Governor, grab your copy below 👇

📖Our latest briefing for all Governors is available now

Inside you’ll find:
What is ?
Ending unnecessary workload
Educators deserve a pay rise
Affordable school uniforms
+much more

Grab your copy here 👇
www.neu.org.uk/governors