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Advice and Guidance

NAHT wishes to help members obtain the information or advice they need as quickly as possible. If you have a problem, experience has shown that is it important to share it, in confidence, with an NAHT officer at the earliest possible stage.

 

To obtain advice over the telephone please follow this link to Obtaining Advice.

 

Latest Advice from NAHT

  • Managing risk assessment processes Health and Safety iconsA requirement, of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, is that all employers who have five or more employees must carry out risk assessment processes and record their findings. An employer must also ensure a safe place of work. 08 February 2012
  • Campaign regarding change from RPI to CPI reviewing trendsPublic service Pensioners' Council is proposing further action following the outcome of the Judicial Review against the Government's decision to switch increases in pensions from Retail Price indexation (RPI) to Consumer Price Indexation (CPI). 08 February 2012
  • Managing medical needs in schools medicalneedsResponsibilities and support for children with medical needs. 07 February 2012
  • Appraisal Regulations 2012 - commentary reviewThe Appraisal regulations, which will replace the existing Performance Management Regulations on 1 September 2012, have now been published. Initial NAHT advice, in the form of a commentary, is attached. 02 February 2012
  • Advice for forced academy process Decision on academy statusThis is a very fast moving situation so please keep your ear to the ground because things can change on a daily basis. Try not to feel pressurised or intimidated by a visitation. 30 January 2012
  • A029 - Maternity leave guidance and policy maternity leave.jpgIncludes guidance and policy for head teacher, deputy head, assistant head, classroom teachers and support staff. 24 January 2012
  • A030 - Adoption leave guidance adoption leave.jpgThe Employment Act 2002 introduced new statutory rights to leave and pay for adoptive parents subject to meeting the criteria. The statutory scheme does not extend to stepchildren adoptions or foster care adoptions. (The school may wish to extend the Occupational Maternity Pay Scheme to the Adoption scheme.) 24 January 2012
  • School complaints - procedure and model policy complaintsguidanceSome Governing Bodies adopt ad hoc complaints procedures, while others have formally adopted procedures, the contents of which cover an enormous spectrum. Some of these procedures allow for adversarial hearings and/or numerous appeal stages up to and including LA level. As a result, school leaders are not infrequently faced with protracted and often spurious complaints. These generate enormous additional workload (100+ hours is not unusual) and tremendous personal stress, particularly where the complainants 13 January 2012
  • Conducting an Investigation conductinganinvestigation.jpgGuidance on conducting an investigation into alleged misconduct in relation to a disciplinary, grievance or compalints procedure. 05 January 2012
  • Summary of National Curriculum framework curriculum jigsawHere we provide a summary of the report although a commentary appears at some points. The introduction and first chapter prepare the ground for the substance that is found in succeeding chapters and hence the paper takes chapter 2 as its starting point. 03 January 2012
  • Performance Management and Pay FAQs 2012 image of person taking notesThe guidance is written from the point of view of a school with a delegated budget and is designed to assist members in the identification of any practices that need review, refinement or revision. The pronoun he is used throughout in order to be consistent with the terminology in the Document and the PM Regulations. 22 December 2011
  • MP01 - Behaviour Policy image of behaviour policyA model behvaiour policy. 21 December 2011
  • Education leaders' guide to...2012 and beyond parliament 2012Major changes coming up in the next year include the new curriculum and implementation of the new Ofsted school inspection framework in January, as well as the new schools admissions and appeals codes and major changes to the Early Years Foundation Stage. 19 December 2011
  • Rarely Cover - FAQs image of mannequin in classroomSome answers to frequently asked question on 'rarely cover'. All references are to the School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Document 2011. 09 December 2011
  • A brief guide to teacher pensions Pensions related wordsSeveral people have asked me for a quick guide to the language and issues surrounding teachers' pensions, so they can judge what is being proposed and counter-proposed. The following is a quick 'bluffers guide' to the schemes rather than the negotiations. It is not intended to be precise or comprehensive. 02 December 2011
  • Advice on NASUWT Action raised hands answering teacherNASUWT has instructed its members to take action short of strike action, beginning on 1 December 2011. The instructions were issued following a national ballot so, while members taking part are likely to be acting in breach of contract, they should be afforded limited protection from dismissal. 30 November 2011
  • Educational Visits: A guidance document Children Outside Learning imageThe educational value of learning outside the classroom is now beyond question and the integration of such activities into the curriculum of every school is supported by DfE, the National Assembly for Wales, the Scottish Executive, Estyn and Ofsted. 30 November 2011
  • SM04 - Stress Management SM004 Stress management imageThis advice document looks at stress among employees. It describes some symptoms to be aware of, likely sufferers and suggests things to do to control stress. 29 November 2011
  • GI02 Managing Security in Schools Image of GI02 - Managing Security in SchoolsAdvice to members on aspects of security such as the School Security Policy, Risk Assesment, Building Security, Trespass, Assaults and Emergency Planning. 29 November 2011
  • Reasonable expectations of teachers - TLRs teacher with chemistry classIt is sometimes asserted that a teacher cannot be expected to be a subject co-ordinator unless they receive a TLR payment. This is a myth. 25 November 2011
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