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NAHT Northern Ireland represents principals and vice-principals in around two-thirds of 1,150 schools in Northern Ireland. NAHT Northern Ireland provide advice, training and support for its members on a range of issues faced by senior leaders in schools. Along with our colleagues in England and Wales, we are there to defend and extend the rights of school leaders.  

NAHT NI is democratic and member-led, and supported by its Belfast-based team of staff alongside their colleagues based in both Wales and England.

NAHT Northern Ireland
Carnmoney House
Edgewater Office Park
Belfast
BT3 9JQ

nahtni@naht.org.uk
02890 776633 

Pension fact sheets

Whether leaving a labour of love or embracing a life of leisure, there can be no doubt that retirement from school leadership marks a huge change in lifestyle. There will be adjustments to make, new challenges to take on and a range of new opportunities for you to embrace, so it’s important to make sure you are financially secure to make the most of retired life. Our fact sheets will help you to understand the options for your pension pot and avoid the pitfalls of fools' gold.

NAHT – annual allowance and tax advice

NAHT is unable to provide any tax guidance to members – as a trade union, this is something which falls outside of our remit. The annual allowance is an extremely complex area that can involve large sums of money. It is a heavily regulated area, so only firms that are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority can assist. 

You can read more about the annual allowance and tax advice in our overview for members of the Teachers' Pension Scheme.

You may already have a trusted financial advisor who can help or have a recommendation from a family member. Alternatively, if you don’t have a financial advisor or have a personal recommendation you may find the information available via this link useful: moneyhelper.org.uk/en/getting-help-and-advice/financial-advisers/choosing-a-financial-adviser.

Our most popular pension fact sheets

These fact sheets are available to NAHT members only.

To view all our pension fact sheets click here

First published 08 August 2020

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NAHT Northern Ireland events 2025

NAHT(NI) Leadership Conference – 15 and 16 May 2025 

Roe Valley Resort, Limavady

The conference theme this year is 'Navigating leadership' and we have an agenda to support school leaders as you steer schools through still and troubled waters. Find out more.

 

 

 

 

Recent consultations and other documents

NITC joint letter to management side

The five teacher unions in Northern Ireland, including NAHT(NI), wrote to the employers seeking additional payment to school leaders and teaching staff who worked significant additional hours during summer 2021 in order to ensure this work was recognised.

 

Consultation on deferring school starting age: NAHT(NI) draft response

We are concerned at the advancement of this proposal as the evidential basis for this consultation is highly limited. We contend that the current proposal should be retracted. The proposal fails to reflect the experience of pupils, school leaders, parents and the whole school community. Given the significance of this potential policy change, it is essential that the perspectives of all stakeholders are considered. We know that members are operating in a business-critical environment and will have limited or no time to engage with consultation exercises, however, we encourage members to consider responding to this important consultation and copy our response to complete your individual response.

 

Previous consultation responses and statements

First published 08 April 2020