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Our policy is developed from the ground up, and shaped by our members and reps in workplaces across the UK.

Check out some of our recent policy work below:

Spring Budget 2024
Spring Budget 2024
Consultation response
Human Rights at Work
Human Rights at Work
Submission to the Joint Committee on Human Rights
Low Pay Commission consultation on April 2024 National Minimum Wage Rates
Low Pay Commission consultation on April 2024 National Minimum Wage Rates
Consultation response
Calculating holiday entitlement for part-year and irregular hours workers
Calculating holiday entitlement for part-year and irregular hours workers
Consultation response
Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill
Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill
Submission to the Joint Committee on Human Rights
The Prison Service Operational Workforce
The Prison Service Operational Workforce
Submission to Justice Committee Inquiry
Spring Budget 2023 representation
Spring Budget 2023 representation
Consultation response
Comprehensive spending review
Comprehensive spending review
Consultation response
Coronavirus financial support
Coronavirus financial support
Consultation response
Economic growth
Economic growth
Consultation response
2021 budget
2021 budget
Submission
Post pandemic growth
Post pandemic growth
Consultation response
Low Pay Commission and minimum wage rates
Low Pay Commission and minimum wage rates
Consultation response
Labour’s National Policy Forum 2023 responses
A future where families come first
A future where families come first
Consultation response
A green and digital future
A green and digital future
Consultation response
Better jobs and better work
Better jobs and better work
Consultation response
Britain in the world
Britain in the world
Consultation response
Public services that work from the start
Public services that work from the start
Consultation response
Safe and secure communities
Safe and secure communities
Consultation response
Industrial policy
Commission for Carbon Competitiveness
Commission for Carbon Competitiveness
Written evidence
Community members, climate change, the green economy and just transition
Community members, climate change, the green economy and just transition
Research report
British Steel Pension Scheme redress
British Steel Pension Scheme redress
Consultation response
Green Steel
Green Steel
Environmental Audit Committee inquiry
Our Steel Industry
Our Steel Industry
Report
A test of mettle
A test of mettle
Research project
Procurement for public good
Procurement for public good
Policy document
Decarbonisation of the steel industry
Decarbonisation of the steel industry
Report
The future of work
Working for you: a manifesto for the self-employed
Working for you: a manifesto for the self-employed
Manifesto
Flexible working
Flexible working
Consultation response
Test, Trace and Forgotten
Test, Trace and Forgotten
Report
Making self-employment work for disabled people
Making self-employment work for disabled people
Policy document
Future of Education
Future of Education
Policy document
The future of self-employment
The future of self-employment
Inquiry final report
Supporting London's self-employed
Supporting London's self-employed
Research report
Skills and Post-16 Education Bill
Skills and Post-16 Education Bill
Bill
Post-pandemic economic growth
Post-pandemic economic growth
Inquiry
Equalities
Conversion therapy ban
Conversion therapy ban
Consultation response
Assessing the impacts of menopause
Assessing the impacts of menopause
Case for policy reform
Education and early years
Proposed changes to Teachers’ Pension Scheme
Proposed changes to Teachers’ Pension Scheme
Consultation response (England & Wales)
Deferring school starting age in Northern Ireland
Deferring school starting age in Northern Ireland
Consultation response (Northern Ireland)
School Attendance: Improving consistency of support
School Attendance: Improving consistency of support
Consultation response (England)
School Teachers' Review Body Submissions 2022
School Teachers' Review Body Submissions 2022
Pay review body evidence (England)
Keeping children safe in education 2022
Keeping children safe in education 2022
Consultation response (England)
Teacher Misconduct: regulating the teaching profession
Teacher Misconduct: regulating the teaching profession
Consultation response (England)
Symptomatic testing in education
Symptomatic testing in education
Joint union letter (England) (March 2022)
Availability of free LFD COVID tests
Availability of free LFD COVID tests
Joint union letter (England) (March 2022)
Consultation on Behaviour Guidance, Suspension and Permanent Exclusion Guidance
Consultation on Behaviour Guidance, Suspension and Permanent Exclusion Guidance
Consultation response (England)
Written Submission to Independent Welsh Pay Review Body (teachers' pay)
Written Submission to Independent Welsh Pay Review Body (teachers' pay)
Consultation response (Wales) March 2022
Written Supplementary Evidence to Independent Welsh Pay Review Body (teachers' pay)
Written Supplementary Evidence to Independent Welsh Pay Review Body (teachers' pay)
Consultation response (Wales) March 2022
Supporting schools that are not making necessary improvements
Supporting schools that are not making necessary improvements
Consultation response (England)
Eligibility for the free early education entitlement for two-year-olds from families with no recourse to public funds
Eligibility for the free early education entitlement for two-year-olds from families with no recourse to public funds
Consultation response (England)
The Independent Review of Education In Northern Ireland
The Independent Review of Education In Northern Ireland
Response to the review
Appropriate body reform and induction assessment
Appropriate body reform and induction assessment
Consultation response (England)
2022 SEND Review
2022 SEND Review
Consultation response (England)
Implementing the Direct National Funding Formula
Implementing the Direct National Funding Formula
Consultation response (schools) (England)
Childcare: Regulatory changes
Childcare: Regulatory changes
Consultation response (England)
Response to STRB's 32nd report
Response to STRB's 32nd report
Letter to Education Secretary in response to report by School Teachers' Review Body (2022) and the Government's response (England)
Functions delivered by the General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland
Functions delivered by the General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland
Consultation response (Northern Ireland)
Changes to the early years educator level 3 criteria
Changes to the early years educator level 3 criteria
Consultation response (England)
Written Submission to School Teachers' Review Body (STRB) - March 2023
Written Submission to School Teachers' Review Body (STRB) - March 2023
Pay body evidence (England)
Supplementary Evidence to the School Teachers' Review Body (STRB) - April 2023
Supplementary Evidence to the School Teachers' Review Body (STRB) - April 2023
Pay body evidence (England)
Support for childcare and the early years
Support for childcare and the early years
Evidence to Commons Education Committee Inquiry
ITT core content framework and early career framework:
ITT core content framework and early career framework:
Policy response to the call for evidence (England)
The use of restraint and restrictive practices in schools 2023
The use of restraint and restrictive practices in schools 2023
Policy response to the call for evidence (England)
Teachers’ Pension Scheme Transitional Protection Regulations Consultation
Teachers’ Pension Scheme Transitional Protection Regulations Consultation
Consultation response (England and Wales)
Belonging, engaging and participating
Belonging, engaging and participating
Response to Welsh Government consultation on Guidance on improving learner engagement and attendance.
The Early Years Foundation Stage
The Early Years Foundation Stage
Consultation response (England)
Generative artificial intelligence in education
Generative artificial intelligence in education
Consultation response (England)
Early years funding – extension of the entitlements
Early years funding – extension of the entitlements
Consultation response (England)
STRB's 33rd Report
STRB's 33rd Report
Response to the School Teachers' Review Body (STRB) (England)
New registration categories for the Education Workforce Council 2024
New registration categories for the Education Workforce Council 2024
Response to Welsh Government consultation
Mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse
Mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse
Response to Home Office call for evidence
Creating a smoke-free generation and tackling youth vaping
Creating a smoke-free generation and tackling youth vaping
Consultation response (England)
Minimum Service Levels for Education
Minimum Service Levels for Education
Consultation response (England)
Length of the School Year in Wales
Length of the School Year in Wales
Response to Welsh Government consultation
School Teachers' Review Body Evidence 2024
School Teachers' Review Body Evidence 2024
Written submission to pay body (England)
Professional Registration of the Childcare and Playwork Workforce in Wales
Professional Registration of the Childcare and Playwork Workforce in Wales
Consultation response (Wales)
Gender Questioning Children
Gender Questioning Children
Consultation response (England)
Independent Welsh Pay Review Body (IWPRB) Evidence 2024
Independent Welsh Pay Review Body (IWPRB) Evidence 2024
Written evidence to teachers' pay body (Wales)
Advanced British Standard
Advanced British Standard
Consultation response (England)
Supplementary Evidence to the STRB
Supplementary Evidence to the STRB
Evidence to School Teachers' Review Body (England)

Find out about our policy on workers and technology here.  

Find out about our climate change policy here.   

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