NUT stands for the National Union of Teachers and is a great union to be part of. They offer help and advice for teachers as well as pay calculators, courses, conferences and events and much much more. Most teachers are members of this union and it is the NUT that organised the strike for teachers pay and the way they work.

The NUT has now opened an advice line for new and existing teachers to call should they have any concerns or problems at work. If there is a dispute over a teachers’ pay for example, the NUT will assist a teacher with how they need to approach the subject and the time scales and processes involved should the situation not be sorted out immediately. Some head teachers also use the advice line to reaffirm their own understanding of a matter before relaying it to their staff.

NUT have said the sheer number of calls they receive shows that teachers are facing a number of difficulties and that they are pleased to try and be of some help.