Please don't forget to get those General Secretary voting papers posted back. Remember that our Stockport local Association in the Emergency General Meeting and the NASUWT national executive, as well as many other associations, endorsed Matt Wrack as their candidate. Please post now if you haven't already, so that it can get there in time.

Stockport association members and our families had a fantastic time at Durham miners gala last weekend joining in one of the largest annual gatherings of trade unions from all industries.

The weather was hot and sunny in stark contrast to last year incessant rain! All of our members are invited to come along, if you're interested in getting involved next year please let me know. https://www.durhamminers.org/gala

Matt Wrack, NASUWT Acting General Secretary, addresses Durham Miner's Gala 2025, saying teachers across the UK go 'above and beyond' every day to support children who are being failed by a funding crisis in schools.

© Durham Miners' Gala

Hopefully you've already received the invitation to by part of NASUWT at Manchester pride NASUWT.

It starts from 10am, we have a room at The Castlefield Hotel, M3 4JR booked for breakfast rolls, tea and coffee and for you to get dressed up and ready for the parade. The parade is due to start at 12 noon and we are likely to finish walking the parade at about 3pm. We will be joined by The Riverside Band.

You need to register to walk the parade on the Eventbrite page - link below. If you are bringing a guest/s please make sure that you allocate how many walkers are in your party when booking. We have a maximum number of walkers that we can take on the parade and a wristband will be issued for each walker.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1405690711759?aff=oddtdtcreator

Our activist summer started with being part of the parade at the Durham Miners Gala 13th July, a fantastic weekend in a beautiful historic city, although a bit damp!

The following weekend 19-21st July we supported the Tolpuddle Martyrs festival in Dorset -  The origins of trade union movement. The Tolpuddle Martyrs were persecuted for what they believed in. But their struggle for justice inspired a movement and inspired a nation. They showed that, if we stand together in solidarity, we can change the world and we can change the future. Unions grew to over 200 million members today and have won rights for workers around the world.

Click through the gallery to see the photos. 

The independent School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB) has recommended a pay award of 5.5% to uplift the pay and allowances for teachers in England from 1 September 2024.

The government has accepted the recommendations and has also announced a package of additional funding for schools to help them meet the extra costs of the pay award.

Please see our Pay Award (England) page for further details of the implementation process.

Sir Martyn Oliver became Ofsted Chief Inspector in January 2024, saying he wants to improve and change the way Ofsted goes about its work and as part of that promise, Ofsted has begun the ‘Big Listen’.

In this interview, NASUWT General Secretary Dr Patrick Roach put our members' key concerns to Sir Martyn and set out our vision for the future of inspection and accountability in England.

The principles that we believe underpin effective behaviour management policies and practices in schools and colleges. 

Make sure you know your rights on your working hours.
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