Regional Committee
The Regional Committee will normally hold two General Meetings and its Annual General Meeting each year.
Dates for future meetings TBC.
Seminars & Workshops
CASEWORKER THOMPSON BRIEFINGS (SUPPLEMENTARY ACCREDITIATION REQUIREMENT)
These briefings consider issues of particular interest to NASUWT caseworkers and Local Secretaries. They focus on current developments in employment law, sharing good practice and other relevant issues identified by local representatives.
Accredited Casework Representatives must attend these events on a regular basis in order to keep their skills and knowledge up to date and to keep their accreditation valid. The South West Regional Centre dates are:
| Caseworkers Briefing | 30 November 2018 |
| Caseworkers Twilight session | 29 January 2019 (5pm – 7pm) |
| Caseworkers Twilight Support session | 12 March 2019 (5pm – 7pm) |
| Caseworkers Briefing | 30 April 2019 |
| Casework Briefing | 10 June 2019 |
Discrimination Courses
This one-day course will equip caseworkers with practical skills and knowledge for identifying and tackling discrimination cases.
The course will cover the Union’s legal avenue for addressing discrimination casework, as well as give an overview of discrimination law and how this should be applied in practice. It includes practical case studies on identifying the different strands of discrimination and the prohibited conduct to be applied in each case.
11 February 2019
Training
For training courses in the South West see the Training page
Conferences
South West Regional Conference, Holiday Inn, Taunton – 13th October 2018
National Conference in Belfast Waterfront – Friday 19th April – Monday 22nd April 2019
Local Associations
The Annual General Meeting shall be held each year between the months of January and April inclusive and notified to members in accordance with the rules.
General Meetings shall be held not less than three times each academic year, spread evenly on the basis of the terms in that academic year.