Secondary Teacher
The NASUWT works at school, local and national level to ensure that the interests of members working in the secondary sector 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 secondary teachers continue to face particular challenges as a result of rapid and considerable changes to the qualifications and curriculum framework within which they operate and ongoing structural reforms within the sector.
England and Wales
Tackling the workload of secondary teachers and ensuring that their professional status is protected and enhanced remain key priorities for the NASUWT. In England and Wales, the contractual changes 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. In particular, the Union is actively engaged in making sure that the significant changes in the 14-19 sector planned in both England and Wales do not undermine the achievements the Union has secured for secondary teachers and take advantage of the opportunities they create.
Scotland and Northern Ireland
The concerns of secondary teachers in Scotland and Northern Ireland are equally as important in light of plans for further reforms to qualifications and the restructuring of aspects of secondary education provision in both nations. The NASUWT’s work In Scotland and Northern Ireland, while reflecting the particular circumstances and context of the education systems in each nation, is based on an understanding of the urgent need to drive down teacher workload and remodel the school workforce.
- 'Scottish Class Size Review Provides The Opportunity For Across The Board Change' Says The NASUWT
- Drop in teacher numbers 'deeply worrying'
- Scottish education cuts 'last thing teachers or pupils need' says the NASUWT
- NASUWT calls for 'flawed' pay system to be reformed
- NASUWT comments on Scottish draft budget
- Scottish councils not carrying out government policy says the NASUWT
Links to the NASUWT’s most recent policy and guidance materials focused on the secondary sector can be found on this page. These materials highlight the Union’s position as the leading trade union for secondary 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 secondary teachers can be sustained. By taking advantage of the many opportunities to get involved in the work of the NASUWT, secondary members will ensure that their Union can continue to protect and advance their interests and those of their colleagues.
