NAHT Member Booklet 2022

YOUR MEMBERSHIP GUIDE 2022 OVER 47,000 MEMBERS WE REPRESENT YOU’RE IN SAFE HANDS…

“I joined NAHT as a deputy head because I wanted a union which would support and develop me as a leader. Colleagues highly recommended it and I’ve never been disappointed. NAHT’s always provided excellent professional advice and I highly rate their courses.”

Grant Strudley, Head teacher, Crown Wood Primary School

“Upon becoming assistant principal I needed a union that was dedicated to supporting and working with school leaders. NAHT immediately stood out because it would help as I transitioned to headship. I was encouraged as a new professional, and I’m still championed as head of school.”

Ross Ashcroft, Head of school, Mary Elliot School

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Welcome

Introducing

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THANK YOU FOR BEING A VALUED PART OF NAHT

It’s because of your membership and support that we can continue to do what we do. We understand that one of the main reasons you join a union is for peace of mind, knowing you’ve got the very best protection.

How to log in

The NAHT website is a great resource for member benefits, advice, news and much more. Your membership number is your website username. If it’s your first time logging into the website, or if you have forgotten your password, follow the online link to reset your password.

Call us anytime Call our in-house advice team on 0300 30 30 333 (option one) to receive confidential advice and support. As a member, you also have access to our counselling helpline, available 24/7 on 0800 917 4055.

Speak to us

We have dedicated branches throughout the UK, to offer you face-to-face support should you ever need it. Find your local branch on pages 4 and 5.

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Campaigning to improve schools for everyone

NAHT the union for school leaders

TO HELP YOU IN YOUR

NAHT is a member-led union; democracy is central to our structure and our achievements have been reached as a representative, democratic union where everyone has an equal voice. It is members who determine the issues and policies that NAHT takes forward through our conferences. As a member, you can join our growing network of local communities and professional networks supporting our 47,000+ membership. Please email organising@naht.org.uk or visit our webpage www.naht.org.uk/about-us/how-we-work/representatives

NAHT EQUALITY NETWORKS

NAHT has three equality networks; Leaders for Race equality, LGBT+ and our Disabled Members network, which can be another source of support, information and networking within NAHT.

“To realise that our difficulties, confusions or conflicts we all face are shared; that’s been really supportive” www.naht.org.uk/leadersforraceequality www.naht.org.uk/disabledmembersnetwork www.naht.org.uk/LGBTPlusNetwork

‘WALKING THE DOG’

OUR WELL-BEING CAMPAIGN

To coincide with Tim Bowen’s presidency, and simply because it is needed more than ever, NAHT has launched a campaign to focus on the well-being and mental health of school leaders.

Tim said: “It’s no secret that school leaders do an incredibly stressful job, and no more so than over the pandemic, but while we often talk about these issues, we rarely focus on the things that can help.”

Tim has chosen Education Support as his nominated charity for the year, the only UK charity dedicated to supporting teachers and education staff’s mental health and well-being. Find out more about Education Support here: www.educationsupport.org.uk

SOME WAYS NAHT MEMBERS LOOK AFTER THEIR WELL-BEING

NAHT carried out a snapshot survey of members during the summer term to ask them the following: is there anything you’ve done during the pandemic that has been particularly helpful for your wellbeing or mental health? Here is a selection of what they said.

‘GOING FOR A RUN’

“Being outdoors; going for a run. Something I will hold on to forever is being able to finish work at a decent hour and spend some time with my young children (which I never got to do before the pandemic).”

A PRIMARY SCHOOL HEAD TEACHER IN SUNDERLAND

“[We’ve also implemented] a renewed emphasis on staff members’ well-being, including the training of two mental health first-aiders and a well-being strategy, which extends to governor level.

All policies are reviewed in the light of work-life balance and well-being, which staff say has impacted them positively.”

‘RUNNING, AND LISTENING TO AUDIOBOOKS’

‘WELL-BEING LUNCHES FOR STAFF’

“[We’ve put in place] counselling for pupils and counselling for staff, including ‘well-being’ special lunches for staff teams, split into each key stage.”

HARRY ANDERSON, PRINCIPAL AT MUNTHAM HOUSE SCHOOL, WEST SUSSEX

“The most helpful thing that has happened in our area is that local secondary heads have met once a week via Zoom to exchange ideas, solutions but also, more importantly, to share stories, empathise with one another and laugh together. It has been like group therapy.

“I also have from the outset adopted a completely transparent approach with governors and the senior leadership team. Nothing is kept back, and we share responsibility for decision-making. We also said early on that we would forget the development plan and our strategic priorities and just focus on getting through the pandemic.

‘OUR SCHOOL’S THERAPY DOG’

“We got a new school therapy dog. It’s been lots of work, but it has brought joy and fun and a welcome positive distraction for pupils and staff.”

“Finally, I knew I had to find a way to get some ‘headspace time’ that didn’t involve a glass of wine, so I took up running again and listening to audiobooks completely unrelated to work or the pandemic. Both have been extremely helpful, and as a bonus, I have lost weight!”

‘ENCOURAGING STAFF TO LEAVE PROMPTLY’

“One of the first things I did was to move the staffroom into the hall. It sounds like such a small thing to do, but it glued my (already strong) staff team together.

“They sit in there for playtimes, have lunch there, and we have our staff meetings there. It has meant the staff have reacted well to the many changes, and they have been incredibly supportive, which has helped massively with the stress of dealing with the pandemic and has also hugely helped me.

“I have also (with the staff) looked at workload again. I have actively encouraged staff to leave promptly at the end of the day and reduced workload to support this. Tired staff create additional stress for me!

It’s also given me the green light to go home early and not create work (we head teachers are all prone to that!).

“I have reduced paperwork enormously over the last year. And the school has run very well without it – as a school, we have really tried to use this opportunity to take stock. Having a strong local network of heads has also helped: as the pandemic has become ‘normal’, it’s interesting to note that the frequency of emails has reduced!”

HELEN RICHARDSON, HEAD TEACHER AT JOHN BLOW PRIMARY SCHOOL, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

KATHRYN HARPER-QUINN, HEAD TEACHER AT HOUNSLOW HEATH INFANT AND NURSERY SCHOOL

SEAN MAHER, HEAD TEACHER, RICHARD CHALLONER SCHOOL, KINGSTON-UPONTHAMES

“Bought a dog! Walking the dog means that I have to get outside, and I have to do this every night ... rather than reach for the wine!

JULIE WRIGHT, HEAD TEACHER AT ALL SAINTS CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL, WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE

Tim Bowen

NAHT president 2021/22

WE’VE BEEN WORKING HARD TO DRIVE PROGRESS FOR OUR MEMBERS.

COVID-19 PROGRESS TO DATE AND NEXT STEPS

COVID LOGISTICS, TESTING AND GUIDANCE

• Throughout the pandemic, NAHT has provided detailed guidance to members and regular FAQs in response to government policy decisions. This includes advice on managing Covid-19, professional issues, assessment, relations with other unions, mental health of pupils and a wide range of other topics.

• NAHT continued to call on the DfE to remove school leaders from the track and trace process. This led to the announcement that from July 2021, the responsibility would largely shift to NHS track and trace.

• We have continued to call for a more proactive stance from government on key issues such as ventilation in schools. The government will now be providing CO2 monitors to all schools and is running a trial of air purification systems in some schools.

• NAHT has continued to call on the government to provide better notice of changes to guidance. Following the national lockdown in January 2021, the government confirmed schools would get at least two weeks’ notice of any changes, apart form in emergency circumstances.

• NAHT ensured that schools would not be asked to remain open for Critical

Worker or Vulnerable Children during February half-term or Easter in 2021.

Next Steps:

• NAHT continue to call on the government to do more to protect pupils and staff. We will continue to lobby the government to do more to support schools to improve ventilation (including offering financial support where necessary), support schools with the cost of supply staff and change aspects of current covid guidance.

FUNDING

• NAHT secured some emergency funding support for schools in the most precarious financial position as a result of Covid through the exceptional costs scheme and the Covid workforce fund.

• Despite the limitations of the scheme, NAHT sought and received clarification that teaching assistants, learning support assistants, therapists and other non-teaching staff in special schools and AP were included in the Covid workforce fund

• Secured an additional £1b in Covid recovery funding at the 2021 budget and a further £4.7b in core funding by 2024-5.

Next Steps:

• NAHT will continue to campaign on school funding and make the case that

a return to 2010 levels is not sufficient. There will be a particular focus on SEND funding within this.

• We will continue to call on the government to reimburse schools for their additional Covid related costs, and support schools with additional supply costs. NAHT will continue to campaign for a sufficient, long-term funding solution for the Maintained Nursery Sector.

ASSESSMENT, EXAMS AND PERFORMANCE DATA

• Ensured that the government cancelled all forms of primary statutory assessment in 2020/21.

• Represented the views of secondary members influencing the decisions of government about the awarding of grades in 2021 through numerous consultations and meetings..

• Ensured that there will be no school level performance data published or used for accountability purposes in 2021.

• Ensured that the results of primary tests and statutory assessments will not be published in KS2 performance tables in 2021/22.

Next Steps:

• NAHT will continue to represent members views regarding exams and assessments in 2022, including the contingency plans should exams not be able to go ahead.

• NAHT will continue to challenge the decision to go ahead with the full suite of primary statutory assessments in 2021/2022.

• NAHT will continue to raise member concerns around the use of performance data in 2021/22.

OFSTED AND ACCOUNTABILITY

• Successfully ensured that there would be no return to routine inspection in the spring and summer terms 2021

and that monitoring inspections for Inadequate and double RI schools would focus on how well schools are educating pupils in the current circumstances rather than progress since last inspection.

• Took the first steps to commence judicial review proceedings against Ofsted in order to challenge the legal basis for their visits to schools in autumn 2020.

• NAHT issued detailed guidance on monitoring inspections advice for members on how to handle a call from Ofsted following a parental complaint about remote learning.

Next Steps:

• NAHT will continue to set out a vision for an approach to inspection that supports rather than penalises schools, and where the high stakes, perverse incentives and unintended consequences of inspection are reduced, line with the recommendations of our Accountability and School Improvement Commissions.

EDUCATION ‘RECOVERY’

• Ensured that schools have significant freedom and autonomy to decide how any additional ‘recovery funding’ is spent, including increased flexibility in relation to how tutoring funding is spent.

• Secured an additional £1b for recovery funding in the 2021 budget.

Next Steps:

• NAHT will continue to call for additional funding to support schools with their ongoing recovery work, particularly in relation to pupil mental health. We will also continue to call for schools to have the freedom to determine how money is spent.

• NAHT will oppose any simplistic attempts to extend the school day.

MAKE YOUR MEMBERSHIP GO FURTHER

RECEIVE A DISCOUNT ON YOUR CONTINUED PROFESSIONAL EMPOWERMENT

We support our members with their continued professional empowerment, and we’re excited to offer an exclusive discount on NAHT Discovery Education Pathway, empowering teachers and leaders to flourish in their careers. See pages 16 and 17 to learn more about NAHT Discovery Education Pathway and how it can help you and your team develop professionally and personally in your careers. You’ll also save on our extensive range of courses and conferences. See pages 14 and 15 to find out more.

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR SPECIAL PARTNER OFFERS AND RATES

Cover the cost of your membership, and more, by taking advantage of specially negotiated offers from our carefully selected partners. See pages 12 and 13 for more details and find out how you and your school can save money. Visit www.naht.org.uk/membershipbenefits for the latest discounts and benefits.

If you have any feedback, or you’d like to suggest new partners, please email affinity@naht.org.uk

SAVE EVEN MORE WITH NAHT EXTRAS

As a member of NAHT, you’ll benefit from more than just discounts from our partners. You can also access our new and improved NAHT Extras, an online discount platform, available 24/7. See pages 18 and 19 to find out how to register. Download the app and start saving today.

CLAIM TAX RELIEF ON YOUR MEMBERSHIP FEES

Did you know that you can claim tax relief on your membership subscription fees? Once more, 62% of NAHT members who opted to have their tax codes checked discovered that HMRC had issued the wrong code, resulting in them paying too much tax – on average £359.96 each.*

Call HMRC on 0300 200 3300 to discuss your professional needs. We’re always on the lookout for the best money-saving deals and regularly update our member offers.

DON’T FORGET TO REFER YOUR FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES TO NAHT We’ll say thank you for every member you refer to us with a voucher, plus the member that joins will receive a voucher too! See page 27 for more information.

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ENHANCEMENTS

AUTUMN

CONFERENCES

EQUALITIES CONFERENCE

29 September 2022 Virtual

Keynotes from: Mabel Davis CBE, Jonathan Charlesworth and Andrew Copson.

Plus, take part in 2 interactive workshops. By shining a light on different aspects of equality through an intersectional approach, this conference will ask tough questions and provide answers in working towards building anti-racist and gender-equal settings; in providing a transparent and honest dialogue for equity of outcomes for all.

SEND CONFERENCE

19 October 2022 Manchester Keynotes yet to be announced. Plus, take part in interactive workshops.

Join us at our annual SEND Conference in Manchester and give yourself the opportunity to get the bird’s eye view on the rapidly changing landscape of education across the range of provision. Let thinking and planning for your context be enhanced by hearing from outstanding colleagues who are in a position to support us with interpreting and assimilating the implications of the SEND Review for leaders and learners.

EARLY YEARS CONFERENCE

9 November 2022

The Manufacturing Technology Centre, Coventry

Keynote from: Dr Sam Wass. More keynotes to be announced Plus, take part in interactive workshops. Our Early Years Conference on 9 November will explore the theme of how research can inform our practice to bring us together – innovative, groundbreaking research translated into great, achievable practice. HMCI recently announced that the inspectorate will be shining their light on Early Years for the next five years, come and hear their strategy!

PRIMARY CONFERENCE

10 November 2022

The Manufacturing Technology Centre, Coventry

Keynotes from: Sharon Warmington and Roy Leighton. More keynotes to be announced Plus, take part in interactive workshops.

Our Primary Conference on 10 November will explore the wider leadership challenges in developing our school communities. There are plenty of external forces that can throw obstacles in your path. But most often, it’s our own thoughts, feelings and ways of reacting to situations that can create some of the biggest hurdles in leadership.

CONVENIENCE

CUSTOMISE

LEFT THE TEACHING PROFESSION?

Don’t lose the valuable protection you received from NAHT. You’re still going to need it.

HOW CAN I BENEFIT FROM HAVING A MENTOR?

• Receive independent advice about your professional development

• Develop the capabilities and skills you need to succeed as a leader, including knowledge of discipline-related and nontechnical skills

• Access support and overcome challenges with the support of a mentor who has been through the same experiences.

HOW CAN I BENEFIT FROM MENTORING OTHERS?

• Develop your coaching and mentoring skills, which can contribute towards your continuing professional development (CPD) plan

• Pass on your experience as an employer or employee, and gain a new perspective on your experiences

• Use your communication and leadership skills, and industry knowledge

• Networking opportunities.

“We all need someone to champion and guide us through life. I’m a great believer in developing people because successful leadership isn’t just about authority, it’s also about influence. I hope to share my experience and guide leaders by focusing on areas they need support with most.”

www.naht.org.uk/mentorplatform

Asma Maqsood-Shah, Head teacher

This platform provides a space for school leaders to share and gain knowledge that will benefit those starting their leadership journey as well as seasoned leaders.

SPREAD THE WORD

Stronger together - ensure your SLT is with NAHT. Ensure your SLT is aligned and receiving high-quality advice and support whenever it’s needed. We’ve got you all covered.

Refer a colleague or friend to NAHT membership and be rewarded with a gift card. There’s no limit to the amount of times you can refer*.

www.naht.org.uk/referral

*Terms and conditions apply. New joiners must apply online and provide the referring person’s name and membership number. NAHT membership is for heads, executive heads, principals, vice principals, deputy heads, assistant heads and school business managers. Full terms and conditions can be found at naht.org.uk

Invest to spoil the kids or the grandkids. Invest for that once in a lifetime holiday. Invest for the retirement you spend your days dreaming about. Invest for whatever it may be. Invest in the future you.

With NAHT Personal Financial Services, you don’t need to be an expert to invest in your financial future. If you’re happy putting your capital at risk, one of our expert advisers could help you to understand your options when it comes to getting more from your money.

We’ll take the time to get to know you, find out what’s important and what it is you’d like to achieve.

We could come up with a plan built around your personal needs. A clear road map of how you could get more from your money – there’s no pressure to go ahead with our advice either.

Our recommendations are likely to include stock market-based investments. These are not like bank and building society savings accounts as your capital is at risk and you may get back less than you originally invested. The value of your investments and any income from them may fall as well as rise.

Your financial future is in…

Expert hands

NAHT Personal Financial Services is provided by Skipton Building Society, who have been offering a financial advice service for over 30 years – we’re proud to have been partnered with Skipton since 2006.

Trustworthy hands

As of October 2020, Skipton’s advisers have an average rating of 4.8 out of 5 on VouchedFor – one of the UK’s largest rating service websites for financial and legal advisers.

Your hands

You’ll have the time you need to think over Skipton’s recommendations, with no obligation to act. There’s no upfront fees to pay to hear their advice either. It’s all part of Skipton’s No Pressure Promise. And a fee will only apply if you decide to go ahead with their recommendations.

Accessible hands

Skipton have advisers nationwide, with appointments available over video link and telephone. You choose.

free to find out more

With NAHT Personal Financial Services it costs nothing to find out if you could benefit from our advice through a free initial consultation. This friendly chat will help you to find out if financial advice might be right for you.

today on 0800 012 1248

*To help maintain service and quality, some calls may be recorded and monitored. 0800 numbers are free from landlines and mobiles for consumers. NAHT Personal Financial Services is a trading name of Skipton Building Society. Skipton Building Society is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority, under registration number 153706, for accepting deposits, advising on and arranging mortgages and providing Restricted financial advice. Principal Office, The Bailey, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 1DN. Should you act on advice from Skipton Building Society, NAHT will receive a fee for the introduction.

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Students are invited to explore new places, unlock rich media content, and get to know real people through powerful and inspiring short films.

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Supporting the mental health and wellbeing of all teachers and school staff

Education Support believes that better mental health leads to better education.

Our services help you and your team improve your mental health and wellbeing, making a real difference to the lives of school leaders, teachers and all education staff.

As an NAHT member, you can access our dedicated, confidential counselling helpline on 0800 9174055 for emotional and practical support.

Check out our website to sign up for our wellbeing services for school leaders – spaces are limited! educationsupport.org.uk

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ADVICE AND SUPPORT

Receive expert advice on managing your school and benefit from individual legal support. Call 0300 30 30 333 (option one) from 8.30am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.

We help nearly 2,000 members every month with advice and legal support. Call us to see how we can assist in your day-to-day role or with any difficulties you may face in your career.

As well as our advice hotline, members can benefit from individual consultations, support from regional officers and help with litigation casework. You can also use the Education Support 24/7 counselling line on 0800 917 4055. Calls made to this number are completely confidential and access to this service is included as part of your membership.

MEMBERSHIP SUPPORT

If you need to let us know about a change of role or circumstance, please call the member support team on 0300 30 30 333 (option two) from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. We take more than 1,000 calls from members every month, ensuring they have the right membership to suit their role.

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