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Oxon News Spring 2013

West Oxon AGM - 30th April 2013 at Chipping Norton School, Burford Road, Chipping Norton, OX7 5DY

Successful Action in Oxfordshire

NASUWT Members in Oxfordshire continue to have some spectacular successes in operating our Action short of Strike Action Instructions. More...

Pensions

Have you checked your payslip recently? I’d advise digging out one from 12 or 18 months ago and look carefully to see how much more is being deducted already. More...

Training Sessions for all School Reps and Contacts

Oxon Federation are again offering free Union training in school time so that you are better able to counter demands from management for ‘impossible work with impossible deadlines’. More...

New Health and Safety Regulations

The Coalition is pushing through a new regulation in Vince Cable’s bill which removes an employee’s right to take civil action against their employer for breach of statutory duty in Health and Safety. More...

Why can’t we get rid of annual ‘limits’ on pay increases?

Mr Gove thinks they just tie the hands of Heads who want to pay us more. More...

What NASUWT is doing locally?

We are:

• Supporting members who are insisting on their contractual rights under our Action Short of Strike Action campaign;

• Working with the County Council to make sure there remain effective forums to negotiate conditions of service issues;

• Negotiating with Academy Heads and Governing Bodies to maintain a commitment not to undercut our conditions of service;

• Representing members whose schools are being forced into Academy status by the Coalition’s policies.

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Industrial Action

91% voted “Yes” for Action Short of Strike Action (ASoSA)

Latest News: On 11 December the Secretary of State for Education sent a letter to all schools in England seeking to encourage headteachers and governors to take punitive action against teachers participating in our lawful action short of strike action ...

Members should rest assured that the NASUWT will robustly and vigorously defend any member who is threatened by their school management or governors, acting on the advice of the Secretary of State.

• every day that you take the action, you are sending a strong message of defiance against his relentless attacks on the teaching profession;
• the action is empowering you as professionals to make a stand against activities which do not enhance teaching and learning;
• not one single pupil has had their education disrupted by the action short of strike action instructions;
• the action is pupil, parent and public friendly;
• where headteachers and governors have attempted to penalise staff for participating in the action, members have stood firm and parents have rallied to the support of teachers, forcing the employers to back down.

Guidance on the implementation of the NASUWT instructions

What if my Head tells me to do something the action instructions say to refuse?

Remember that this is a National Action against the Secretary of State and is entirely justified and legally constituted. You have the legal right to take this action Try not to take action alone. Involve other members, inform your local Secretary or the Federation Secretary. Call for support from your Association, we will be happy to arrange to meet you and other members to discuss implementing the instructions. Follow the ASoSA document in giving your Head clear warning of what is wrong and how long he/she has to put it right. Engage in negotiation to resolve such a situation if you are trained and have confidence, otherwise call in reinforcements. Use the pre-printed ‘under duress’ forms available on line; then get onto your Local Secretary right away.

Work Life balance

All directions given to you by your Head Teacher or Senior management team, must be evaluated for impact on workload and working hours. More ...

Performance Management

The Coalition plans to introduce from September 2012 new Performance Management regulations which will result in a more punitive process. More ...