Part-time teachers

The NASUWT works at school, local and national level to ensure that the interests of members working on part-time contracts of employment are represented effectively and robustly and that their particular needs and concerns are reflected in the development of its advice, guidance and policy.

While all teachers working in schools and colleges across the United Kingdom face many similar issues and concerns, the NASUWT understands that part-time teachers can face specific challenges as a result of discriminatory and exploitative practices in schools and colleges which can undermine their terms and conditions of employment and their career development opportunities.

Tackling the workload of all teachers, whether part or full time, remains a high priority for the NASUWT and the Union continues its work to ensure that the particular circumstances of part time teachers are taken into full in all areas of its activity focused on improving the working lives of members.

In England and Wales, the contractual changes introduced by the National Agreement, Raising Standards and Tackling Workload, and the workforce remodelling agenda are creating the opportunities to transform approaches to the organisation and deployment of the workforce that are enhancing all teachers’ working conditions and ensuring that teachers can concentrate on their core responsibilities for teaching and learning. The Union is committed to ensuring that part time teachers also benefit from these reforms.

The working conditions of part time teachers in Scotland and Northern Ireland are also critical issues for the NASUWT and while the Union seeks to reflect the particular circumstances and context of the education systems in each UK nation, securing high quality employment and professional conditions for all part time teachers remains a central area of work for the NASUWT wherever its part time teacher members are employed."