NASUWT offers special subscription rates for students, newly qualified teachers and members on maternity/adoption leave, as well as rewards when you recruit new members. Previous years’ subscription rates are also included to enable you to claim back tax relief.
Students, School Direct and Teach First
Newly qualified teachers
On maternity, shared parental or adoption leave
Retired members
Claim back tax relief on your subs
Students, School Direct and Teach First
NASUWT provides FREE membership to students taking any route to qualified teacher status for the full duration of their training.
If you are currently undertaking or are about to start your initial teacher training, it is vital that you join a teachers’ trade union. You can join NASUWT online or email our Membership Team.
Teach First students moving into their newly qualified teacher period in the second year of their studies are entitled to our newly qualified teacher offer below.
Newly qualified teachers
Early Career Teachers, Newly Qualified Teachers and Probationer Teachers
If you qualify as a teacher in 2026, your NASUWT membership is free for the rest of 2026.
If you agree to pay future subscriptions by direct debit, you'll then benefit from reduced membership fees as you begin your teaching career:
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2026 - FREE
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2027 - £1 for the year
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2028 - ⅓ of the full membership fee
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2029 - ⅔ of the full membership fee
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2030 onwards - standard membership rate
To discuss offers available, you can email our Membership Team or call on 03330 145550 (Option 2) between the hours of 9am and 6pm weekdays.
You can also join NASUWT online.
On maternity, shared parental or adoption leave
NASUWT offers discounted subscription fees for members who are on maternity, shared parental or adoption leave.
To find out more, please contact our Membership Team.
Please have the start and finish dates of your maternity, shared parental or adoption leave available when you contact the Membership Team.
The maternity leave subscription discount can only be applied when members inform us they are going on maternity leave. The discount cannot be provided retrospectively for periods of maternity leave previously taken.
Retired member status
For full details of our retired member offer, please see our Retired Member page.
Claim back tax relief on your subs
Full information about claiming professional fees and subscriptions is available on the government web page Claim tax relief for your job expenses.
Any guidance given by NASUWT is advisory and has no binding force, as decisions on individual claims will depend on the individual facts and circumstances. NASUWT does not recommend any particular organisation offering tax claims, as much will depend on particular individual circumstances.
Subscription rates in previous tax years
Please log in using the button at the top of the page to see details of subscription rates charged in previous years.
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