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HAVE YOU CONCERNS REGARDING POSSIBLE SCHOOL CLOSURES OR AMALGAMATIONS, AND THE IMPACT ON YOUR FUTURE EMPLOYMENT<More

Meeting of the Education & Policy sub-committee<More

Meeting of the Southern Area Association <More

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR MEMBERS REDUNDANCY 2013 - The Department of Education (DE) has advised UTU and INTO that the compensation paid to teachers who are the subject of voluntary or compulsory redundancies in this academic year will remain at the level offered in the 2012 redundancy round; i.e. redundancy compensation payments will be made up to a maximum of 90 weeks salary based on three times the teacher’s redundancy payment entitlement.<More

UTU/INTO JOINT LEADERSHIP SEMINAR FOR PRINCIPAL AND DEPUTY HEADS - Workload Agreement <More

UNVEILING OF SIR SAMUEL DILL PLAQUE - An unseasonable day in the middle of June brought heavy rain to an otherwise pleasant and convivial occasion at the Headquarters of the Ulster Teachers' Union when the plaque dedicated to Sir Samuel Dill was unveiled before an audience of over fifty people.

TEACHERS PLAN FOR A GREAT BOOST FOR EDUCATION - Steven Savage, a P7 teacher at Cairnshill Primary School in Belfast, was speaking following news this week that six signature projects worth £26m will create more than 200 jobs across Northern Ireland for recent health and teaching graduates. <More

2012 ASSESSMENT ARRANGEMENT <More

MENTORING PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMME - A new UTU: Mentoring Partnership Programme (MPP) has been created to help and support teachers. The idea is that we should support each other in our profession and give guidance and
support particularly, to NQT’s who are entering the highly respected profession. <More

WORKLOAD & COVER UPDATE MEETINGS FOR MEMBERS <More

CERTIFICATION OFFICER REPORT <More

INDUSTRIAL ACTION UPDATE <More

UPDATED NEWS ON SEVERANCE WITH READY RECKONER <More

UTU 2013 CONFERENCE <More

HOMEWORK CLUB TEACHERS<More

NASEN <More

ICTU UNION POST

ATTACKS ON TEACHERS - UTU is aware of the increased incidence
of both verbal and physical attacks on teachers, including principals,
from a variety of sources. The Department of Education in conjunction
with the Northern Ireland Teachers’ Council and the employing authorities to develope clear guidelines to schools.

ACADEMIC SELECTION - Schools have been left in limbo regarding this issue and time is slipping away. The UTU has made representations to the political parties at many levels, and will continue to do so, in an attempt to move matters forward. <more