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Request To Continue Working Beyond Retirement: Sample Letter For Members

This document provides a sample letter for teachers who are members of the National Union of Teachers to use when requesting to continue working beyond their retirement date. The letter must be submitted to the employer 3-6 months before the retirement date. It confirms the intended retirement date based on contractual entitlements and age, but requests to continue in the current role under UK regulations. The letter states whether indefinite, specific period, or certain date employment is being requested, and provides reasons for wishing to continue teaching like being competent and fit. It notes an NUT representative may attend any discussion meeting.

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Request To Continue Working Beyond Retirement: Sample Letter For Members

This document provides a sample letter for teachers who are members of the National Union of Teachers to use when requesting to continue working beyond their retirement date. The letter must be submitted to the employer 3-6 months before the retirement date. It confirms the intended retirement date based on contractual entitlements and age, but requests to continue in the current role under UK regulations. The letter states whether indefinite, specific period, or certain date employment is being requested, and provides reasons for wishing to continue teaching like being competent and fit. It notes an NUT representative may attend any discussion meeting.

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NATIONAL UNION OF TEACHERS FEBRUARY 2007

SAMPLE LETTER FOR MEMBERS

REQUEST TO CONTINUE WORKING BEYOND RETIREMENT

This is a sample letter for members to use when they wish to continue working
beyond the intended retirement date. The letter must be lodged with the employer
between 3 and 6 months before the date of retirement, or up to the date of
retirement if the employer has failed to give notice of retirement.

[Date]

Dear Chair of Governors

Request to continue working beyond retirement date

Thank you for your notice of [date] that you intend to retire me on [e.g. 30 th April
2008]. I can confirm that I will be 65 on [enter the date of your 65 th birthday] and
that in accordance with my contractual entitlements, my expected date of
retirement date is [e.g. 30th April 2008].

Although my contractual retirement date is approaching I would like to continue


teaching in my current role and I am making this formal request to continue
working under paragraph 5 of Schedule 6 of the Employment Equality (Age)
Regulations 2006.

For the reasons below, I would like to request that my employment continues
[state whether you wish your employment to continue (i) indefinitely; (ii) for a
specific period, e.g. two terms or one academic year; or (iii) until a stated date,
e.g. until 30 April 2009].

My reasons for wishing to continue to teach in my current role are [give your
reasons, for example, I am competent and fit to continue teaching, etc].

I intend to bring [my colleague or NUT representative] to any meeting held to


discuss my request.

I look forward to your response.

Yours faithfully

RESOURCE FOR MEMBERS 1


NATIONAL UNION OF TEACHERS MARCH 2006

[Member's Signature]

cc Head teacher
Local authority personnel officer [community, voluntary controlled, maintained nursery and special schools]

RESOURCE FOR DIVISION SECRETARIES AND CASEWORKERS 2

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