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School Reps

UTU School Reps

Support your colleagues. Strengthen your school.

A quick, practical hub for UTU School Representatives — key downloads, posters, and a toolkit for common member queries.

 
 

Key downloads

Guidance and posters for the staffroom

Health and Safety in School

Practical H&S guidance for schools — useful for reps and safety committees.

Membership fees

Quick link to the current membership fees and subscription information.

 

Your School Rep Poster

Put this up in the staffroom so members know who to contact.

Print A4 Print A3 Staffroom

Next School Meeting Poster

Use this to advertise rep meetings and encourage attendance.

Print A4 Print A3 Meetings
 

School Rep Toolkit

Common queries — fast signposting

Grievance procedure

When a member wants to raise a formal concern — the correct route and process.

Open guidance ↗

Disciplinary procedure

Understand stages, representation, and what members should do first.

Open guidance ↗

Workload agreement

A quick reference for directed time, meetings, and workload expectations.

Open guidance ↗

Classroom observation guidance

What’s reasonable, what to expect, and how observations should be handled.

Open guidance ↗

Teacher attendance procedure

Absence management and sick leave processes — what members should record.

Open guidance ↗

Bullying & harassment of teachers

Guidance for bullying/harassment issues in the workplace and escalation routes.

Open guidance ↗
 

What a School Rep does

Clear, calm, confident support

Listen & clarify

  • Take a quick overview of what’s happened.
  • Ask what outcome the member wants.
  • Note key dates, meetings, and paperwork.

Signpost fast

  • Direct to the right UTU page, policy, or document.
  • Encourage members to keep records.
  • Know when it needs officer support.

Escalate smart

  • Contact UTU for complex, sensitive, or formal cases.
  • Support members through meetings.
  • Maintain confidentiality and professionalism.
 
Quick links

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