NEU Northern Ireland

Belfast Pride 2026
Thank you to our NEU friends from across England Wales to march alongside us today.

Today is a reminder that unions stand for equality, dignity and inclusion. What a fantastic example to our young people to see their educators out in colour! 🌈

Congratulations to Zara Kelly who was one of our iPad competition winners.

Please vote and return your ballots. We understand this is an incredibly busy time of year but don't let your ballot be forgotten about!

Thank you to Micheal Wilcott from our London Bargaining Unit kicking off our 2026 summer school! Fantastic start!

CPD webinar: Primary: How to talk about race and racism using philosophical enquiry (P4C) 29 Jun 2026, 11am - 12pm

Alongside advice on how to create the conditions for constructive conversations with young children the session offers stimuli and strategies to facilitate conversations that spark curiosity and support growth in an age-appropriate way.

Primary: How to talk about race and racism using philosophical enquiry (P4C) | National Education Union 29/06/26 - This session offers insights into the potential and pitfalls of talking a philosophical approach to talk about race and racism in the primary classroom.

We are hosting a Joint INTO, NEU and UTU SEN training event with The Children’s Law Centre on Tuesday 13 October 2026 in Glenavon House Hotel, Cookstown.

The training covers the legal rights of children and young people with SEN.

This event will be open to School Leaders and SENCOs.

Please note that numbers will be limited — and also limited to one representative per school. Lunch will be provided.

Register via this link https://ti.to/jointunion/leadership-october/with/sipnxcdskt4

At the Early Years Conference in Enniskillen today. Fascinating keynote by Darryl Edwards outlining reduced physical activity in our children. Only 2.4% of 3-4 years old meeting guidelines and children play outside so much less than past generations.

NI Education Inspections Bill

NEU will continue to monitor the progress of the inspection legislation closely which passed this evening (Monday 1 June 2026) and challenge any proposals that adversely affect our teachers. We continue to engage with policymakers to ensure the voice of the profession is heard and that the rights and interests of teachers are protected.

We are committed to safeguarding your professional status, wellbeing, and working conditions and will engage with the Education Committee as part of our next steps and continue to outline our concerns about the current drafting of this bill.

Attention-we have sent teacher members an indicative ballot in relation to the NEU Dispute regarding the failure to deliver an implementation plan for the Independent Review on Workload.

This has been sent via survey monkey so please check your junk folder. The poll will close on Tuesday 26th May at 10am.