What is an Education Union?

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What is an Education Union?
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Unions are organisations that negotiate on behalf
of their members to support better working
conditions. Teachers unions or education unions
have likewise been around for decades to better
represent the interests of those working in the
educational sector. The aim of an education union
is to help educators improve how the education
system functions. In this article, well be
looking at how education unions can achieve this
and what is it precisely that they can do for
workers.
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• Who is an Education Union for?
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• Education unions are for everyone passionate
  about education. Education unions can service a
  wide variety of roles within the education and
  early years sector, such as
• Early Years and Childcare providers
• Heads, teachers and school leaders
• Teachers and Tutors
• On-site support Staff 
• Vocational students
• Newly Qualified Teachers
• Nannies
• Common Issues Educators Face
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• The retention rate of teachers in the UK is
  gradually decreasing. From 2010 to 2019 retention
  rate fell from 86.5 to 84.5 for those with just
  one year of service. This figure increases
  exponentially for those who have been teachers
  for longer durations of time. What is the cause
  of this drop? Common problems educators may face
  can relate to

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• Disciplinary issues This is related to how
  policy is implemented in an education setting.
  Unclear policies or unwarranted discipline
  tactics come from problems associated with the
  management of education policy. They may occur at
  the level of the teaching setting or at a
  governmental level. A factor in these
  determinations may also be related to how staff
  competencies are assessed and how staff are
  hired.
• Early retirement The current laws in the UK
  prohibit a person from being forced into early
  retirement. A person may continue to work past
  the age of 65 if they choose. However, if an
  employer forces retirement, they must provide a
  valid reason as to why. Some educators can come
  up against this situation and must defend their
  ability to work.
• TUPE TUPE refers to Transfer of Undertakings in
  Protection of Employment. A regulation stipulates
  when an education provider is taken over by a new
  company, such as during conversion to academy
  status, that staff members should automatically
  transfer over their contract. For example,
  educators may find that their role/position has
  been drastically altered by the change and no
  longer perform their job correctly.

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• Discrimination and unfair dismissal UK
  legislation protects workers against dismissal
  based on discriminatory factors such as age,
  gender and ethnicity. However, gathering evidence
  to support an unfair dismissal claim may be
  necessary for an employer to be held liable.
• What Do Educations Unions Do?
• An education union can protect educators from
  these problems. They can offer legal advice,
  represent members in front of a board and conduct
  investigations on peoples behalf. When difficult
  situations occur, sometimes workers need someone
  to fight in their corner. That is the benefit of
  a union - a sense of support and community so
  educators can keep doing the job they love.
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• To find out more about what a union can do for
  you, consider joining our community.

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