The network for student & early career teachers
Your teaching
future starts here.
Connect, grow and get the support you need — from Initial Teacher Training right through to your first post and beyond. FIT Hub is built for you.
- Placement support & guidance
- Professional rights & legal backing
- Access to events & webinars
- Pay scales & conditions explained
- Direct access to UTU officials
Becomes paid membership from date of first appointment
Everything in one place
FIT Hub isn't just a page — it's a network, a resource, and a voice for the next generation of Northern Ireland's teachers.
Quick links to what matters
Fast routes to the resources you'll actually use — from pay scales to pensions, placement to parental leave.
Understand pay points, allowances and how the NI salary structure works from M2 to UPS.
→Key points and quick links for maternity, adoption and parental leave entitlements.
→A simple entry point into the NI Teachers' Pension Scheme and your online portal.
→Insurance, discount and benefit information available to all UTU members.
→Honest conversations about teaching
FIT creates space for the conversations that actually matter — the ones other places avoid.
Common questions
Quick answers for student teachers and early career UTU members.
Be part of the
next generation.
Join NI's only PAYE teachers union — free for student teachers, with full benefits from day one.