NEU Annual Conference

Annual Conference is the Annual General Meeting of the Union. Usually, every Easter holiday break, over 1000 delegates from associations all over England and Wales come together to debate motions which seek to direct the work of the Union for the coming year.

You can read reports and press releases from the 2025 Conference here.

Conference 2026

Conference 2026 will take place in Brighton on 30th March to 2nd April 2026.

If you are interested in attending as a delegate, please contact rachael.garvin@neu.org.uk

Motions

• Every association can nominate six motions and this is done during the autumn term. There are more motions submitted than can be debated during the time allocated for Conference so all properly nominated motions are then circulated as a booklet to associations for ‘prioritisation’.
• Each association can prioritise six motions. These do not have to be the same as the ones they nominated originally.

Amendments to motions

• Once the prioritisation process is complete, motions that have successfully made it through are recirculated so that associations can make amendments. This is done to refine or amend motions or to ensure they are relevant and current.

Final Agenda

• About 30 motions make it on to the Conference agenda.
• Of these, around 17 are usually debated.
• Motions are divided up into timed sections to ensure good coverage of key phases and issues.

Would you like to attend NEU Conference?

We are always keen to encourage members to attend Conference. Accommodation, meals and travel are paid for and there is an excellent creche.

If you would like to come to NEU conference next year, please contact rachael.garvin@neu.org.uk

Photos of  Tower Hamlets & the City delegates at previous NEU Annual Conferences