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Useful Links


For Teachers
NUT National Web Site (
http://www.teachers.org.uk)

School Teachers Pay and Conditions Document (STPCD)
2012 STPCD

School Teachers Pension Scheme – Information about your pension rights and access to information about your contributions you will need your DfES number for this. (http://www.teacherspensions.co.uk/)

Employment Rights and Law

TUC Work Smart Site - Covers wide range of topics on employment rights and is targeted at all working people. (http://www.worksmart.org.uk/)

DirectGov employment rights Site – “E Government” site. (
http://www.direct.gov.uk/employment)

Institute for Employment Rights – More detailed/academic information (
http://www.ier.org.uk/)

Links For School Reps and Officers
Hearth - NUT Representatives Site (Private for NUT officers and reps)
hearth community

UnionReps is a forum for union reps - Whatever your problem, chances are that there’s someone else who has been there and solved it. http://www.unionreps.org.uk/

Labour Research Department – High quality research and information but not all of it is free. (http://www.lrd.org.uk/)

The Connected Rep - This TUC document contains some of the above plus loads more links.
http://wsta.org.uk/connected-rep.pdf (PDF file download)

Health and safety reps can go straight to the Health and Safety page from here.

Sites specifically for Union Representatives

www.unionreps.org.uk

10,000 reps from nearly all the TUC’s affiliated unions use the discussion boards to swap ideas and get help & support

www.uin.org.uk

Union ideas network – a link between unions and the academic community

www.tuc.org.uk/unionscope

an ambitious project to pull together information about exactly where unions have recognition & membership – add your data to this site

www.labourstart.org/actnow.shtml

work together with others – send off messages of support, solidarity & protest

www.paywizard.co.uk

information on average pay rates etc. – useful for negotiators – you can enter your own information

www.pensionschampions.co.uk

easy to follow training programme with detailed information and online tools

www.hazards.org

news, campaigns and practical resources on workplace health & safety

www.unionlearn.org.uk

support & guidance for trade union representatives – many free materials, resources & publications – a wide range of specialist training courses

The law and work

Listed below are a number or websites that can offer advice on the law and the workplace

www.citizensadvice.org.uk (Citizens’ Advice Bureau)

www.directgov.uk/employment  (DirectGov – employment rights)

www.ier.org.uk    (Institute of Employment Rights)

www.lawcentres.org.uk   (Law Centres Federation)

www.pcaw.co.uk    (Public Concern at Work)

www.tugroup.net   (Trade Union Group of MPs)

www.worksmart.org.uk   (workSMART)

www.parliament.uk   (UK Parliament)


Learning

Everybody has a right to access learning. These sites are designed to help those in work access appropriate training and/or learning (need not be job related).

www.basic-skills.co.uk   (Basic Skills Agency)

www.dfes.gov.uk   (Department for Education & Skills)

www.learndirect.co.uk  (Learn Direct)

www.lsc.gov.uk    (Learning & Skills Council)

www.unionlearn.co.uk  (Union learn)

www.open.ac.uk/union   (Open University)

www.wea.org.uk    (Workers’ Education Association)

www.co-op.ac.uk   (Co-operative College)

 

Organising & bargaining

www.acas.org.uk    (ACAS)

www.lrd.org.uk     (Labour Research Department)

www.worksmart.org.uk/unionfinder  (Union finder)


Pensions

www.teacherspensions.co.uk (Teachers Pension Agency)

www.dwp.gov.uk   (Department for Work & Pensions)

www.npcuk.org   (National Pensioners Convention)

www.opas.org.uk   (Pensions Advisory Service)

www.pensionschampions.co.uk (Pensions Champions)

www.pensions-ombudsman.org.uk (Pensions Ombudsman)

www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk (Pensions Regulator)


Work/life balance

www.daycaretrust.org.uk  (Daycare Trust)

www.workyourproperhoursday.com (Work Your Proper Hours Day)

www.worklifesupport.com  (Work Life Support – Well Being Programme)


Union organisations and other useful sources

www.certoffice.org  (Trade Union Certification Officer)

www.tuc.org.uk   (TUC)

www.uin.org.uk   (Union Ideas Network)

www.cbi.org.uk   (Confederation of British Industry)

www.dti.gov.uk   (Department of Trade and Industry)

www.incomesdata.co.uk  (Incomes Data Services)

www.statistics.gov.uk  (National office of Statistics)

www.neweconomics.org  (New Economics Foundation)

www.paywizard.co.uk  (PayWizard)

www.theworkfoundation.com (Work Foundation)

www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index  (CIA)

(the CIA library site has a wealth of data about individual countries – useful for research and  making comparisons with other nations)

 

Environment

www.foe.co.uk    (Friends of the Earth)

www.sustainableworkplace.co.uk  (Sustainable Workplace)

www.carbontrust.co.uk   (Carbon Trust)

www.defra.gov.uk   (Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs)

 

Equalities

Homophobic Bullying  - EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

 LGBT History Month - every february.

 Click on the logo to go to the home page.

Click here to go straight to the resources section 

LGBT history month
 Out in School THT resources
Terence Higgins Trust Resources
on Homophobia

Click on the logo to Download as PDF

Schools Out Resources
Tackling Homophobia, 

Click on the logo to Download

as Word file

 Schools Out
 
Lancashire Rainbow Generation 

Rainbow Generation DVD 

Secondary Resource Pack to accompany

the Rainbow Generation DVD 

For a copy of the DVD, or the resource pack in Word format, please contact:

Joanne Latham (Young People's Service)

or

Kirsty Houghton (Young People's Service)

 

SOURCES OF GUIDANCE AND INFORMATION ABOUT HOMOPHOBIA

 

Education for All - Stonewalls campaign against Homophobic bullying in schools. A excellent e-campaign with loads of information and resources.

 Stonewall logo

Education for all logo

Safe to Learn - DCSF Guidance on Homophobic bullying in schools. 

 Teacher net logo

 

GIRES Gender Identity Research Society - Information for trans people, their families and the professionals who care for them

 Gires logo

 

Other Equalities Strands

www.ageconcern.org.uk   (Age Concern)

www.cre.gov.uk    (Campaign for Racial Equality)

www.disabilityalliance.org.uk  (Disability Alliance)

www.drc-gb.org    (Disability Rights Commission)

www.discrimination-law.org.uk  (Disability Law Association)

www.uaf.org.uk    (Unite Against Fascism)

www.eoc.org.uk    (Equal Opportunities Commission)

 

Health & Safety

www.doh.gov.uk    (Department of Health)

www.hazards.org   (Hazards Magazine)

www.hse.gov.uk     (Health & Safety Executive)


Unions Online

www.e-unions.org   (e-Unions)

www.unionweb.co.uk    (unionweb)

www.labourstart.org.uk   (Labourstart)


Trade Unions

These sites can provide a wealth of information and resources. The Public Sector unions are especially good. This is only a selection of the Trade Union sites available.

www.teachers.org.uk    NUT

www.amicustheunion.org    AMICUS

www.aslef.org.uk    ASLEF

www.bectu.org.uk    BECTU

www.bfawu.org    BFAWU

www.communityt-tu.org    Community

www.cwu.org     CWU

www.gmb.org.uk     GMB

www.musiciansunion.org.uk  MU

www.num.org.uk     NUM

www.tgwu.org.uk    TGWU

www.tssa.org.uk    TSSA

www.ucatt.org.uk    UCATT

www.unison.org.uk    UNISON

www.unitytheunion.org.uk   UNITY

www.usdaw.org.uk    USDAW

www.napo.org.uk    NAPO

www.teachersunion.org.uk   NASUWT

www.aspect.org.uk    Aspect

www.fbu.org.uk     FBU


This is not a comprehensive list and never can be, but if you know of a particularly useful site please let us know

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