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National Education Union

Meetings with ministers

30

In the last 12 months

5

Different ministers

10

Lobbying firms used

1

Meetings with ministers

DateMinisterPurpose, as published
16 March 2026Bridget PhillipsonDfERoutine engagement with union to discuss priorities for education
19 February 2026Bridget PhillipsonDfEBriefing ahead of publication of the Schools White Paper (SWP) and SEND Consultation Document
26 November 2025Bridget PhillipsonDfEMeeting with stakeholder following 2025 Autumn Budget
10 November 2025Rachel ReevesHMTRoundtable with trade unions ahead of Autumn Budget
29 October 2025Bridget PhillipsonDfEStakeholder briefing related to School Teachers' Review Body (STRB)
17 October 2025Darren JonesHMTTo meet TUC members about the public sector pay round
11 September 2025Georgia GouldDfEIntroductory call for the new Minister to engage with key stakeholder and discuss stakeholder priorities
8 September 2025Bridget PhillipsonDfETo discuss government response to consultation on school accountability
21 August 2025Catherine McKinnellDfEStakeholder Call to discuss Results Day
14 August 2025Bridget PhillipsonDfETo engage stakeholders following A-level results day
22 July 2025Bridget PhillipsonDfETo engage stakeholders following publication of the remit letter for the School Teacher Review Body pay round
11 June 2025Bridget PhillipsonDfETo discuss the Spending Review outcome for schools
10 June 2025Stephen MorganDfETo discuss the recent financial outlook survey on Maintained Nursery Schools
28 May 2025Rachel ReevesHMTRoundtable with Trade Unions on public services ahead of the Spending Review.
28 May 2025Darren JonesHMTA roundtable to discuss priorites ahead of the Spending Review, jointly with the Chancellor
21 May 2025Bridget PhillipsonDfETo discuss the School Teachers' Review Body
30 April 2025Catherine McKinnellDfEBilateral meeting as part of ongoing engagement with key sector partners
25 April 2025Bridget PhillipsonDfETo discuss the School Teachers' Review Body
26 February 2025Alison McGovernDWPRoundtable to discuss the Child Poverty Strategy
2 February 2025Bridget PhillipsonDfETo discuss Ofsted reform, the accountability consultation and wider standards
20 January 2025Bridget PhillipsonDfEA meeting with employer organisations, unions and the Department on Improving Education Together
8 January 2025Alison McGovernDWPRoundtable to discuss Statutory Sick Pay
9 December 2024Bridget PhillipsonDfETo discuss the School Teachers' Review Body written evidence ahead of its publication
21 November 2024Minister MaddersDBTTo discuss the Employment Rights Bill and fire and rehire
18 November 2024Minister MaddersDBTTo discuss reforms to trade union legislation, collective bargaining and right of access
30 October 2024Bridget PhillipsonDfETo discuss the implications of the Budget for education immediately after the Autumn Budget 2024
17 October 2024Rachel ReevesHMTIntroductory roundtable with the General Secretaraties and representatives of 14 trade unions to discuss their priorities and the government's plans on industrial strategy, Make Work Pay, public sector pay, skills and tax & pensions.
1 October 2024Angela RaynerMHCLGTo discuss unfair dismissal and the Employment Rights Bill
17 September 2024Jim McMahonMHCLGTo discuss the Local Government Pensions Scheme
17 September 2024Jim McMahonMHCLGTo discuss the Local Government Pensions Scheme

Consultant lobbying firms

  • Inflect Partners Limited
    April to June 2026; January to March 2026; October to December 2025; July to September 2025; July to September 2024
About these records. Each row is one entry in a minister’s published meetings return, so a meeting with two ministers appears once for each. Dates and purposes are shown as the department published them. Published under these names too: “National Education Union (NEU)”. Sources: GOV.UK ministers’ meetings transparency returns and the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists quarterly returns, both under the Open Government Licence v3.0.