Jacquie White with Paul Givan at summit. Sign in from says United Kingdom.

The UK delegation at Tallinn summit. 7 people - union leaders and education ministers in front of a row of flags.

🌍 Global conversations on the future of teaching.

Jacquie White, General Secretary, recently attended the International Summit on the Teaching Profession in Tallinn, Estonia, representing the Northern Ireland Teachers’ Council (NITC) alongside Paul Givan, Minister of Education.

#ISTP26Tallinn 📚✨

Joint Union Clinic Graphic Thursday 19th February 4:00pm Online Your questions, Three Unions, Clear answers.

🤝 Joint Unions Webinar (UTU • INTO NI • NEU NI) 🍎
👶 Focus: Shared Parental Leave + TNC Q&A
📅 Thu 19 Feb | ⏰ 4pm
💻 Microsoft Teams

A supportive space to ask questions, get advice & feel confident at work 💙
📝 Register:

NI Teachers’ Pension Scheme (NITPS) Members’ Portal

NITPS Members’ Portal

An online, web-based portal for NI Teachers’ Pension Scheme (NITPS) members.

Once you’ve created a portal account, you can:
✅ Update your personal details
✅ View and print your Annual Benefit Statement (ABS)
🔗 Find full details & access links here:
linktr.ee/UlsterTeache...

Due to the adverse weather conditions the office may not be fully operational today. If you require advice or support please send your details to office@utu.edu and an Official will get back to you as soon as possible.

🚨Due to the adverse weather conditions the office may not be fully operational today.

If you require advice or support please send your details to office@utu.edu and an Official will get back to you as soon as possible.

Substitute teachers who were booked to work today in schools closed by Storm Chandra should have their booking honoured. Any substitute teachers who find themselves in the unfortunate position of having a booking cancelled are advised to contact us at office@utu.edu for guidance.

Substitute teachers who were booked to work today in schools closed by Storm Chandra should have their booking honoured. Any substitute teachers who find themselves in the unfortunate position of having a booking cancelled are advised to contact us at office@utu.edu for guidance.

Graphic. UTU. Pay Offer Accepted. Members have been emailed details.

Pay Offer Update 📢

Following consultation, the UTU CEC are in a position to accept the pay offer ✅

The offer includes:
➡️ 4% consolidated pay increase across all salary levels
➡️ Applies to Teaching & SEN allowances
➡️ For 2025–2026

Thank you to all members who engaged in the consultation 👏

🚨 IMPORTANT – PAY OFFER 🚨

Member Survey Now Open
⏰ Closes 5pm, Monday 12 January

Please check your email inbox
👉 If you haven’t received the email, check your junk/spam folder.
👉 Still not there? Please contact UTU HQ for assistance:
📩 membership@utu.edu

Your voice matters — make sure it’s heard.

Teachers' Pay Offer

Proposed New Pay Scales - 2025/2026 can be found at 🔗 linktr.ee/UlsterTeache...

📢 𝐏𝐚𝐲 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 📢

The offer proposes a 4% consolidated increase to all teacher salary scale points and a 4% increase to all allowances, backdated to 1 Sept 2025.

"Of course we will now take this offer to our members before coming back to the management side with a formal response."

Graphic explaining Pay Offer. Check email for details.

📢 PAY OFFER UPDATE 📢

An update on the pay offer has now been issued.

📧 Members are advised to check their email for full details and next steps.

🎄✨ Membership Plus ~ 12 Days of Christmas Competition – Winner! ✨🎄

🎉 Congratulations to ANDREW EWART! 🎉

Andrew, a UTU member, is one of the 12 Days of Christmas Competition winners and has bagged a fantastic £100 EXSTO Apparel gift card thanks to Membership Plus! 👕🎁

Christmas Closure Graphic

🎄 CHRISTMAS CLOSURE NOTICE 🎄

Please note that UTU Headquarters will close at 12 noon on Tuesday 23 December 2025 🕛

🗓️We will reopen at 9:00am on Monday 5 January 2026.

🎅🏻✨ Wishing all our members and partners a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 🎉❤️📚🎄

🎄✨ Merry Christmas from Ulster Teachers’ Union ✨🎄

As the year draws to a close, we would like to wish all our teacher members and our valued partners a very Merry Christmas and a peaceful, refreshing break.

🌟🎅 Thank you for your continued commitment, professionalism and support throughout the year

🎄✨ UTU CHRISTMAS COMPETITION ✨🎄
Calling UTU teacher members! 👩‍🏫👨‍🏫

Get festive with your class and showcase their creativity 🎨🎶

🌟 Fantastic prizes to be won

Let your class shine this Christmas ✨

🔗 Full details in bio

📣 The Winter Edition of SHOUT UNION is here! ❄️📘

We’re delighted to share the latest issue, packed with inspiring stories, member voices, school features, and updates shaping education across NI. 👩‍🏫✨

🔗read by clicking the link ➡️https://linktr.ee/UlsterTeachersUnion

Photo of Stephen McCord DGS UTU at EI conference

Photo of colleagues from UTU, INTO, TUI, IFUT and ETUCE President, John MacGabhann. At EI Conference.

David Edwards the General Secretary of Education International.

Stephen McCord DGS attended the EI Global Conference on AI, held in Brussels, Belgium, from 4-5 Dec 2025, marking the first global gathering of member organisations to explore the opportunities and challenges posed by Artificial Intelligence in education and research.

#HumanCentredAI #GoPublic

No algorithm can replace the connection between teacher and student. The ❤️ of education will always be human.
#HumanCentredAI #GoPublic @eduinternational.bsky.social

AI should enhance, not undermine, teachers’ autonomy and working conditions. Educators demand clear policies and fair training so AI is a tool for quality education, not control.

#HumanCentredAI #GoPublic

🗨️ Do not look away! The fight here is about making sure the teachers have the power, the resources, so that any AI tool supplements, not supplants, the human endeavour of teaching.
- @rweingarten.bsky.social, president of @aft.org

#GoPublic #HumanCentredAI

Keeping humanity at the center: Accessibility and artificial intelligence in education In a classroom in upstate New York, a special education teacher pulls up a set of Tobii eye-tracking devices, each calibrated to a student’s unique gaze patterns. Around the room, quiet concentration ...

🔓 Unlocking voices: Discover how AI is transforming classrooms for students with disabilities.
Read about inspiring stories. ⬇️
#IDPD2025
https://eiie.io/4auGDKd

No algorithm can replace the connection between teacher and student. The heart of education will always be human.

#HumanCentredAI #GoPublic

At EI’s Global Conference on AI, @wayne-holmes.bsky.social of @ucl.ac.uk challenges myths about AI and education. What does a human-centred approach look like?

#GoPublic #HumanCentredAI

🗨️ AI reforms aren’t linear—they’re contested and political.
- @Kyungmee_Lee of @SeoulNatlUni unpacks the realities behind billion-dollar EdTech projects and their impact on classrooms.

#HumanCentredAI #GoPublic

How do we protect teacher autonomy, guarantee equity, safeguard privacy, and keep education public when Artificial Intelligence enters our schools? Education unions from around the world are coming together to build the #FutureWeNeed.
#HumanCentredAI #GoPublic

@eduinternational.bsky.social

📅 Today is International Day of Persons with Disabilities!

We call for increased investment in education, education support personnel and the teaching profession to recruit and retain educators essential for achieving inclusive education for all.

#IDPD2025 #GoPublic

Joint Union Health & Safety Rep Training 🦺💪

A productive day in Belfast as UTU, INTO & NEU came together for joint training — strengthening our shared commitment to safe, supported schools. 💙

#StrongerTogether #UnionTraining #HealthAndSafety

Discover our practical advice, helpful resources, and downloadable posters — all designed to support a wide range of disabilities and mental health needs — available to download here 🔗 www.utu.edu/disability-p...

Together, we can create schools that are accessible, compassionate, and inclusive for everyone. 💪

#WorldArthritisDay #ArthritisAwareness #InclusiveEducation #TeachersCare #EducationForAll

The pain, fatigue, and mobility challenges it brings can make learning and working in schools even more demanding.

The Ulster Teachers' Union continues to advocate for supportive workplaces, flexible adjustments, and greater understanding of invisible conditions like arthritis.

📅 World Arthritis Day | 12 October

Today we stand in solidarity with all teachers, school staff, and pupils living with arthritis. 💙

Arthritis can affect people of all ages — including colleagues in our classrooms and the children we teach.