Sixth Form College Teacher

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The NASUWT works at college, local and national level to ensure that the interests of members working in sixth form colleges are represented effectively and that their particular needs and concerns are reflected in the development of its policy its advice and guidance.

While teachers working in all sectors of the education system across the United Kingdom face many similar issues and concerns, the NASUWT understands that teachers in sixth form colleges face particular challenges as a result of their incorporated status and their unique role in educational provision in the post-16 sector.

Tackling the workload of teachers in sixth form colleges and ensuring that their professional status is protected and enhanced remain key priorities for the NASUWT. The contractual changes in the maintained schools sector in England and Wales heralded 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 teachers’ working conditions and ensuring that teachers can concentrate on their core responsibilities for teaching and learning.

The Union, through its work in negotiating on behalf of members in sixth form colleges, is working to make sure that the advantages experienced by colleagues in the state-funded schools sector are shared by members working in incorporated sixth form colleges in all the education systems across the United Kingdom.

Links to the NASUWT’s most recent policy and guidance materials focused on the sixth form college sector can be found on this page. These materials highlight the Union’s position as the leading trade union for sixth form college teachers as they all reflect and address the direct experiences and concerns of its members. It is only through the active participation of members that the Union’s vital work on behalf of sixth form college teachers can be sustained. By taking advantage of the many opportunities to get involved in the work of the NASUWT, members working in sixth form colleges will ensure that their Union can continue to protect and advance their interests and those of their colleagues.